UNIT 22 : QUESTION TAGS

 The negative Question-Tag for positive statement

Examples:

- She will recover soon, won’t she?

- Breast milk is the perfect source of nutrition for infants, isn’t it?

 The positive question-tag for negative statement

Examples:

- Mothers are not urged to discard colostrums, are they?

- House dust isn’t the major problem of allergy, is it?

 If the statement contains a main verb, you must use the auxiliary “do” in the
Question-Tag. The tenses of the auxiliary “do” are determined by the tenses of the
main verb in the sentence.

Examples:

- He appears calm, doesn’t he?

- She lost her leg in the accident, didn’t she?

- Vegetables contain a lot of fibre, don’t they?

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EXERCISE 1

Add tag questions to the following.

1. They want to invent something, _______________?

2. Elizabeth is a dentist,______________?
3. They won’t be here,_______________?
4. There aren’t any problems,______________?
5. That is your umbrella,_____________?
6. George is a student,______________?
7. He’s learned a lot in the last couple of years,______________?
8. Many flowers have medicinal values,______________?
9. Joan can’t come with us,______________________?
10. She’ll help us later,_________________?
11. Peggy would like to come with us to the conference,_______________?
12. Those aren’t Fred’s notebook,________________?
13. You’ve never been to Paris,_________________?
14. Something is wrong with him today,______________?
15. Some aquatic animals cannot breathe in the air,_______________?
16. Nobody cheated on the exam,_________________?
17. Nothing went wrong while I was gone,__________________?
18. I am invited,_________________?

EXERCISE 2

Provide responses to the following questions.

1. The room isn’t too small, is it? ____________________

2. The cat won’t scratch, will it? ____________________
3. The judges weren’t fair, were they?___________________
4. The robbers haven’t been caught, have they?______________________
5. She doesn’t know the way to the clinic, does she?__________________
6. You needn’t post the letter today, need you?_____________________
7. They are not allowed to eat here, are they?______________________
8. The school field will not be used today, will it?__________________
9. They aren’t ready to perform, are they?_________________________
10. The train will be delayed, won’t it? ____________________________

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EXERCISE 3
Complete these statements with a question tag.

1. Ben is worried, __________ ?

2. Anita should tell the teacher, ____________ ?

3. Chee Keong isn’t back, ____________ ?

4. My mother couldn’t come, ___________ ?

5. You were at the show last night, __________?

6. The movie wasn’t interesting, ____________ ?

7. Jenny has a pet rabbit, __________ ?

8. We haven’t met for a long time, ___________ ?

9. Mei Leng is your sister, ____________ ?

10. Nathan doesn’t live here, ____________ ?

11. He didn’t watch the movie, ____________ ?

12. You haven’t voted, ____________ ?

13. Tommy will come, ____________ ?

14. Susie should be here now, _____________ ?

15. Ahmad won’t talk to you, ___________ ?

16. The children were feeling sad, _____________ ?

17. My neighbours aren’t polite, _____________ ?

18. You haven’t seen her, _____________ ?

19. David didn’t talk to you, ____________ ?

20. They could play very well , _____________ ?

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