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    This document discusses question tags, which are short questions added to the end of statements to check for confirmation or correctness of information. Question tags follow specific grammatical rules depending on whether the preceding statement is positive or negative. For positive statements, the question tag is negative, and vice versa. They consist of an auxiliary verb and pronoun matching the subject of the statement. Intonation when speaking question tags indicates whether the speaker knows or is unsure of the answer. The document provides examples and explanations of how to form and use question tags appropriately in English.

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    This document discusses question tags, which are short questions added to the end of statements to check for confirmation or correctness of information. Question tags follow specific grammatical rules depending on whether the preceding statement is positive or negative. For positive statements, the question tag is negative, and vice versa. They consist of an auxiliary verb and pronoun matching the subject of the statement. Intonation when speaking question tags indicates whether the speaker knows or is unsure of the answer. The document provides examples and explanations of how to form and use question tags appropriately in English.

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    Thoibah Santoso
    This document discusses question tags, which are short questions added to the end of statements to check for confirmation or correctness of information. Question tags follow specific grammatical rules depending on whether the preceding statement is positive or negative. For positive statements, the question tag is negative, and vice versa. They consist of an auxiliary verb and pronoun matching the subject of the statement. Intonation when speaking question tags indicates whether the speaker knows or is unsure of the answer. The document provides examples and explanations of how to form and use question tags appropriately in English.

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    Question tags

    (made by sri.uswatun@bptikpjateng.org)

    USE
    A question tag is a short question at the end of a
    statement:
    He won the prize, didnt he?
    question tag
    We use question tags when we want to check if
    information is correct.

    FORM
    1. Use question tags at the end of a sentence:
    He won the prize, didnt he?
    question tag

    FORM
    2.a.

    NEGATIVE QUESTION TAG:

    If the sentence is positive, the question tag is negative:


    You have seen that film, havent you?
    +

    2.b.

    POSITIVE QUESTION TAG:

    If the sentence is negative, the question tag is positive:


    You havent seen that film, have you?
    +
    If the sentence contains a negative word (never, hardly) the
    question tag is positive:
    Ann never goes anywhere, does she?
    +

    FORM
    3. Questions tags consist of
    AUXILIARY VERB + PRONOUN:
    I shouldnt laugh,

    should

    Sarah was winning, wasnt

    I?
    she?
    she

    We use the auxiliary verb that is used in the previous


    sentence. If there is no auxiliary verb, se use do/does
    (present tense) and did (past tense):
    You live near here, dont you?
    You turned left, didnt you?
    The pronoun refers to the subject of the previous
    sentence.

    FORM
    4. Some verbs form question tags differently:
    I am arent I?
    Im helpful, arent I?
    There is isnt there?
    There is a chemists near here, isnt there?
    There are arent there?
    There are many shops in the area, arent there?
    This is / That is isnt it?
    Thats your wife over there, isnt it?

    FORM
    5. When we answer question tags, we often use short
    answers:
    A: You are French, arent you?
    B: Yes, I am.
    am / No, Im not.
    not

    SHORT ANSWERS

    A: Shes got a dog, hasnt she?


    B: Yes, she has.
    has / No, she hasnt.
    hasnt

    SHORT ANSWERS

    A: You smoke, dont you?


    B: Yes, I do.
    do / No, I dont.
    dont

    SHORT ANSWERS

    FORM
    6. Intonation:
    When we are sure of the answer, the voice goes
    down in the question tag:
    John doesnt like gold, does he?
    The speaker knows John doesnt like gold.
    When we are not sure of the answer, the voice
    goes up:
    They left for Milan, didnt they?
    The speaker doesnt know if they left for Milan
    or not.

    Question tags
    I hope you have understood how to use
    question tags.

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