STUDY NOTE - ENGLISH

QUESTION TAG

It is a small question used at the end of a statement Rule:

Rules:  Main verbs (split )
1. If a statement is Positive, tag is Negative. 1. V1 = do+V1
Eg: She is a doctor, isn’t she? 2. V2 = did+V1
2. If a statement is Negative, tag is Positive. 3. V1+s/es/ies = does+V1
Eg: She is not a doctor, is she? Eg :
Negative words 1. He loves football, ………?
 No, not, never, nothing, nil, neither, not only, no 2. Children like toys, ………?
sooner, no other, nobody, no one, none, hardly, 3. Arun ate an apple, ……….?
scarcely, rarely, barely, little, few, seldom. Rule:
Am + not = aren’t Used to
Will + not = won’t  Used to+not = didn’t
Shall + not = shan’t Eg :
Ought to + not = oughtn’t / hadn’t 1. She used to write beautiful poems, ……..?
Used to + not = didn’t 2. They are used to playing football in the ground,..........?
Example
Rule:
1. This is my uncle, ……..?
Complex Sentence
2. The child is very naughty, ……?
 Take the auxiliary verb from ‘Main clause’.
3. Nothing will happen, ……..?
Eg:
Rule: 1. When he reached the railway station, the train had
 If a statement begins with, left, ………?
This, That, Everything, Something, Anything, 2. You will win the match if you play well, ……….?
Nothing, Little, a little, The little, Child, Infant 3. The patient had died before the doctor came, ….?
 Use the pronoun ‘It’ in question tag.
Rule:
Rule: Begins with ‘one’
 These, Those, Few, A few, The few, Everyone,  If a statement begins with the pronoun ‘One’, take
Everybody, Someone, Somebody, Anyone, Anybody, the same pronoun ‘One’ in question tag.
No one, Nobody, Either of them, Neither of them,
None of them, Some of them, All of them Eg:
 Use the pronoun ‘They’ in question tag. 1. One should do one’s duty first, ………….?
(Begins with Either of them, Neither of them/Some 2. One must come here, ………?
of them/ None of them/All of them = they 3. One student is writing this exam, ………..?
(Begins with neither of us/Some of us/None of us/All Rule:
of us = we  If a statement begins with everyone, everybody,
(Begins with neither of you/Some of you/None of you/ someone, somebody, anyone, anybody, no one,
All of you = you nobody
Eg:  Use Plural auxiliary verb in question tag.
1. These are my best friends, ……….? Eg:
2. Few students are studying here, ………? 1. Someone has stolen my pocket, ………?
3. None of them have attended my class, ……….? 2. No one is coming here, ……….?
 3. Nobody wants my help, ……..?
4. Everybody had listened to me, ………..?
Rule:
 Has, Have, Had ( Main verbs = to eat)
1. Has = does
2. Have = do
3.Had = did
Eg:
1. I had my breakfast at 8 O’ clock,……..?
2. She has her lunch at 2 O’ clock, …………?
3. They have their dinner at 7 O’ clock, ………..?
4. She takes her breakfast at 9 O’ clock,………….?
Rule:
 Has, Have, Had ( To possess something)
1. She has a nice doll, ……….?
2. They haven’t a flat, …........?
3. I had a beautiful pen, ………?
Rule:
 Need, Dare ( Auxiliary verb/ main verb )
Eg:
1. They need to write this examination, ………..?
2. I dare not to make a noise, ………..?
3. She needs his help, ………….?
4. She dared his behaviour, ……………?
5. We need a house,……………?
Rule:
 Begins with ‘You and I’
Eg:
1. You and I saw the film, ………..?
Imperative sentences
 Begins with ‘Let’
1. Let us / Let’s = shall we?
2. Let us please = will you?
3. Let me = will you?
4. Let me please = will you?
Eg:
1. Let us go for a walk, ………..?
2. Let’s arrange this party, ………..?
3. Let us please write this examination, ………..?
4. Let me sing this song, ………….?
5. Let her read this letter, ………….?
6. Let them please watch this film, ………..?
Rule:
Do / Don’t / Have / Do have
 If a statement begins with Do /Don’t/Have/Do have
 Question tag is ‘will you’
Eg:
1. Don’t go there, ………..?
2. Have a cup of coffee, ………..?
3. Do have a cup of coffee, ………….?
Rule:
 If a statement shows Urgency
 Tag is won’t you?
Eg:
1. Catch them, ………..?
2. Give me this medicine immediately, …………?
Rule:
 An imperative that expresses impatience or rebuke
 Tag is ‘can’t you’
Eg:
1. Keep your things with you,….........?
2. Use your brain, ………….?
Rule:
 To Obey the rules
 Tag is ‘won’t you’
Eg:
1. Obey the traffic rules, won’t you?
Rule:
 Request / order
 Tag is ‘will you’
Eg:
1.Give me a pen, will you?
2.Get me a glass of water, will you?
3. Open the door, will you?
4. Stop talking, will you?
Exercise no: 1
1. Barking dogs seldom bite, ………..?
2. You and I can do it, ………..?
3. Let’s have some fresh air, …….?
4. You needn’t come again, ………..?
5. Do as I am going to stay, ………..?
6. Few students knew the answer,………..?
7. Nothing was said, …………..?
8. You found your bag, ……..?
9. She used to sing well in her college days, ……….?
10. Let me show you how to open it,……………..?
 Answers: 3. Don’t be late for the class, ……?
1. do they 2. can’t we 4. Few people came, …………?
3. shall we 4. need you 5. It may rain, …………?
5. will you 6. did they Answers:
7. was it 8. didn’t you 1. is it 2. oughtn’t he
9. didn’t she 10. shall I? 3.will you 4. did they
Exercise no:2 5. mayn’t it
1. Stop it, ………..? Exercise no:4
2. Little progress has been made, ……..? 1. The baby has not woken up, ……?
3. No one would agree, ……….? 2. Nobody wants to be poor, ……?
4. He dared to hit them, …….? 3. There is no sense in wasting time, …….?
5. Rarely do we see him nowadays, ………..? 4. We hadn’t much time to spare, …………?
Answers: 5. Most of us opposed the motion, ……..?
1. will you 2. has it? Answers:
3. would they 4.didn’t he 1. has it 2. do they
5. do we 3. is there 4. had we
Exercise no: 3 5. didn’t we
1. That is not yours, …….?
2. He ought to call the police, ………?