Friday, 8 September 2017

QUESTION TAGS

QUESTION TAGS

     Question tags are used in spoken English when you wanted to agree or disagree.

     We use use two types sentences in question tag,
                  1.  Positive Statement:- Here question tag will be Negative
                       Example:- You are Ramesh, aren't you?
                                          In the above example, "You are Ramesh" is the positive sentence and the question taq is "aren't you?", which is negative.
    
                  2. Negative Statement:- Here question tag will be Positive  
                      Example:- He is not Ram, is he?
                                         In the statement " He is not Ram" is a positive one, but the question tag "is he?" is a negative statement.


Most Commonly Asked Question Tags 

1.  I am late, aren't I?
2.  I am not late, am I?
3. You have got a car, haven't you?
4. Let us have a cup of tea, shalll we?
5. Open the door, will you?
6. Open the door, won't you?
7. He never goes out, does he?
8. He goes for a job, doesn't he?

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