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Tag k‡ãi AvwfavwbK A_© nj Ry‡o †`qv| A_©vr ev‡K¨i †k‡l †kÖvZvi m¤§wZ ev Am¤§wZ Rvbv‡bvi Rb¨ †h mswÿß †h cÖkœ Ry‡o †`qv nq Zv‡K Tag
question e‡j| ‡hgbt
Karim is a regular student, isn’t he? -Kwig GKRb wbqwgZ QvÎ, ZvB bq wK?
Tag Question Gi DËi Kivi mgq †h wbqg¸‡jv g‡b ivL‡Z n‡e-
➢ g~j evK¨wU nu¨v-‡evaK n‡j Tag AskwU Aek¨B bv-‡evaK n‡e| g~j evK¨wU bv-‡evaK n‡j Tag AskwU Aek¨B nu¨v-‡evaK n‡e|
➢ g~j evK¨‡Z auxiliary verb _vK‡j H auxiliary verb wU Tag As‡k P‡j hv‡e| wKš‘ g~j ev‡K¨ auxiliary verb bv _vK‡j g~j verb Gi
iƒc Abyyhvqx Tag As‡k Do verb ( do/did/does) em‡e|
➢ g~j ev‡K¨ †Kvb e¨w³ ev e¯‘i bvg _vK‡j Tag As‡k H e¨w³ ev e¯‘i cwie‡Z© Zvi Pronoun em‡e| wKš‘ g~j evK¨wU‡Z hw` bvg bv †_‡K
Av‡M †_‡KB Pronoun _v‡K Zvn‡j †mB Pronoun wU B em‡e|
➢ me †k‡l cÖkœ‡evaK wPý (?) Aek¨B emv‡Z n‡e| cÖkœ‡evaK wPý bv w`‡j DËi fzj n‡e|
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Rana is a student, isn’t he? She likes him, doesn’t she?
Rina is not a student, is she? They play football, don’t they?
He went to market, didn’t he? I do not take drugs, do I?
N.B: g~j wµqvi present form Gi mv‡_ s/es hy³ bv _vK‡j don’t, s/es hy³ _vK‡j dosen’t, wµqvi past form _vK‡j didn’t Ges Gi
KZ©vi pronoun iƒc+? e‡m|
Rule:01- g~j ev‡K¨‡Z am _vK‡j Tag As‡k ain’t/ aren’t e‡m wKš‘ g~j ev‡K¨‡Z am not _vK‡j Tag As‡k am e‡m|
Example: I am a famous doctor, ain’t/ aren’t I? I am not a famous doctor, am I?
Rule:03- Do not/ Let+ me/ her/ him/ them `¦viv imperative sentence ïiæ n‡j Tag As‡k will you+? e‡m|
Example: Do not disturb me, will you? Let me do the work, will you?
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Rule:04- Let’s ev Let us `¦viv imperative sentence ïiæ n‡j Tag As‡k shall we+? e‡m|
Example: Let us do the work, shall we?
Rule:05- †Kvb ev‡K¨ Every, Everyone, Everybody BZ¨vw` _vK‡j Ges g~j verb Gi mv‡_ s/es hy³ _vK‡j Tag As‡k don’t they+? e‡m|
Example: Everybody loves the honest man, don’t they?
N.B: g‡b ivL‡Z n‡e they Gi mv‡_ does e‡m bv|
Rule:06- g~j ev‡K¨ subject wnmv‡e everybody/ everyone/ somebody/ someone/ nobody/ no one/ none etc _vK‡j pronoun
wnmv‡e they e‡m|
Example: Everybody wants success, don’t they?
Rule:07- g~j ev‡K¨ hardly/ scarcely/ seldom/ rarely/ barely/ little/ few/ never/ nobody/ none/ nothimg/ none one etc
_vK‡j Tag As‡k not hy³ nq bv|
Example: I have few friends, have I? There is little water in the glass, is there?
N.B: Z‡e ev‡K¨‡Z a few/ a little _vK‡j Tag As‡k not hy³ n‡e|
Example: I have a few friends, haven’t I? There is a little water, isn’t there?
Rule:08- g~j ev‡K¨ subject wnmv‡e nothing/ anything/ something/ everything etc _vK‡j Tag As‡k pronoun wnmv‡e it e‡m|
Example: Nothing is imposible, is it?
Rule:09- g~j ev‡K¨i subject wnmv‡e wkï, BZi cÖvYx ev Ro c`v_© n‡j Tag As‡k pronoun wnmv‡e it e‡m|
Example: The cow is a domestic animal, isn’t it? My laptop looks nice, doesn’t it?
Rule:10- The+ adjective (virtuous, pious, poor, rich, education, civilized, unfed……..etc) _vK‡j Tag As‡k pronoun wnmv‡e
they e‡m| KviY GB¸‡jv mgMÖ RvwZ‡K wb‡`©k K‡i|
Example: The rich are not always happy, are they? The educated should be respected, shouldn’t they?
Rule:11- ev‡K¨i cÖ_‡g Here/ There/ One _vK‡j Tag As‡k pronoun wnmv‡e here/ there/ one em‡e|
Example: There are many students, aren’t there? One should obey one’s parents, shouldn’t one?
Here is the phone, isn’t here?
Rule:12- Moon/ ship/ country/ river BZ¨vw` Subject wnmv‡e e¨eüZ n‡j Tag As‡k pronoun wnmv‡e she em‡e|
Example: Bangladesh is an independent country, isn’t she? The moon shines at night, doesn’t she?
Rule:13- GKvwaK person and Øviv hy³ n‡j Tag As‡k pronoun wnmv‡e hv hv emv‡Z n‡e-
You and I = we, You and he = you, I and you = we, You, he and I =we, I and he = we, I, he and you = we.
Example: I and he are doing the work, aren’t we?
Rule:14- Put/ cut/ read/ broadcast/ telecast/ cast/ spread/ hurt/ beat/ hit G verb ¸‡jvi present, past, past participle
form GKB ai‡bi nq| ZvB G ¸‡jv _vK‡j mZ©KZvi mv‡_ DËi w`‡Z nq-
Example: He read a comic book, didn’t he? Jony spreads the news, dosen’t he?
Rule:15- Who cares/ who loves/who saves- G ai‡bi n‡j tag As‡k do they? em‡e|
Example: Who loves, do they?
Rule:16- Please/kindly Øviv ïiæ n‡j tag As‡k can you? /could you? em‡e|
Example: Please help me, can you?
Rule:17- Complex Sentence Gi †ÿ‡Î (If/that/ when/ though/ who hy³ Ask ev` w`‡q) Principal Clause Gi Tag n‡e|
Example: If you come, I shall go with you, shan’t l? He told that you were no at home, didn’t he?
Rule:18- Sun, Summer, Winter, Death, War Subject wnmv‡e e¨eüZ n‡j Tag Question Gi †ÿ‡Î he/it em‡e|
Example: The sun is shining, isn’t he/it?
Rule:19- This/ That _vK‡j it em‡e| Example: This is my book, isn’t it?
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