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Tags are either questions, statements or imperatives added to a clause to invite a response from the listener:
A: You’re a musician, aren’t you?
B: Yes, I am.
A: She can’t swim, can she?
B: No. Apparently she never learnt as a child.
A: Neeharika plays the guitar, doesn’t she?
B: Yes, she does
A: You’re a musician, aren’t you?
B: Yes, I am.
A: She can’t swim, can she?
B: No. Apparently she never learnt as a child.
A: Neeharika plays the guitar, doesn’t she?
B: Yes, she does
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| Main clause | Be, do, have, modal | Subject Pronoun |
| Hes working as a tour guide, | isnt | he? |
| Your mother was Scottish, | wasnt | she? |
| She plays the piano, | doesnt | she? |
| The shops dont open till 9 | do | they? |
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When we use auxiliary be, do or have, a modal verb, or main verb 'be' in the main clause, the same verb is used in the tag.
E.g. She was crying, wasn’t she?
E.g. She was crying, wasn’t she?
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He does look like his father, ______
isn't he? |
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They’ve waited a long time, ______
didn't they? |
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You’re Danish, ______
aren't you? |
do you? |
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If there is no auxiliary or modal verb in the main clause, we use auxiliary do, does, did in the tag:
E.g. He plays cricket, doesn't he?
With will:
You will come to the party tomorrow, won't you?
You won't tell her my secret, will you?
E.g. He plays cricket, doesn't he?
With will:
You will come to the party tomorrow, won't you?
You won't tell her my secret, will you?
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She dances beautifully, ______
hasn't she? |
doesn't she? |
isn't she? |
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The girls wanted to go home, ______
didn't they? |
do they? |
have they? |
are they? |
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If the main clause verb is used to, the tag verb is did:
A: Martin used to live in Oxford, didn’t he?
B: Yes, that’s right.
If the main clause verb is ought to, the tag verb is most commonly should or, far less commonly, ought:
We ought to leave now, really, shouldn’t we? Or (far less commonly) We ought to leave now, really, oughtn’t we?
When tags follow imperatives, the tag verb is usually will:
A: Remind me this evening, will you?
B: Yeah, OK.
A: Martin used to live in Oxford, didn’t he?
B: Yes, that’s right.
If the main clause verb is ought to, the tag verb is most commonly should or, far less commonly, ought:
We ought to leave now, really, shouldn’t we? Or (far less commonly) We ought to leave now, really, oughtn’t we?
When tags follow imperatives, the tag verb is usually will:
A: Remind me this evening, will you?
B: Yeah, OK.
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I used to chew my nails as a child, ______
didn't I? |
hadn't I? |
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Question tags turn statements into yes-no questions. There are two types.
Type 1: The first type of question tag consists of an affirmative main clause and a negative tag, or a negative main clause and an affirmative tag. Negative tags are most commonly used in the contracted form:
[main clause]She’s a teacher, [tag]isn’t she? (affirmative main clause + negative tag)
He hasn’t eaten yet, has he? (negative main clause + affirmative tag)
We can use type 1 question tags when we expect 'the answer to the question' to confirm that 'what we said in the main clause' is true:
A: You work with Anna, don’t you? (A thinks it is true that B works with Anna.)
B: Yes, that’s right.
A: Jill’s not very old, is she? (A thinks it is true that Jill is not very old.)
B: No, she is only 24.
Type 1: The first type of question tag consists of an affirmative main clause and a negative tag, or a negative main clause and an affirmative tag. Negative tags are most commonly used in the contracted form:
[main clause]She’s a teacher, [tag]isn’t she? (affirmative main clause + negative tag)
He hasn’t eaten yet, has he? (negative main clause + affirmative tag)
We can use type 1 question tags when we expect 'the answer to the question' to confirm that 'what we said in the main clause' is true:
A: You work with Anna, don’t you? (A thinks it is true that B works with Anna.)
B: Yes, that’s right.
A: Jill’s not very old, is she? (A thinks it is true that Jill is not very old.)
B: No, she is only 24.
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Type 2
The second type of question tag consists of an affirmative main clause and an affirmative tag:
[main clause] You’re Joe’s cousin, [tag] are you?
We can use type 2 tags when we do not know if the answer is yes or no. The intonation is usually a rising tone:
A: Maria lives in New York, does she? (The speaker wants to know if Maria lives in New York or not.)
B: Yes, She does.
The second type of question tag consists of an affirmative main clause and an affirmative tag:
[main clause] You’re Joe’s cousin, [tag] are you?
We can use type 2 tags when we do not know if the answer is yes or no. The intonation is usually a rising tone:
A: Maria lives in New York, does she? (The speaker wants to know if Maria lives in New York or not.)
B: Yes, She does.
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John smokes a lot, ______
doesn't he |
isn't he |
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My mother has lovely hair, ______
doesn't she |
isn't she |
hasn't she |
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You like this film we're watching, ______
aren't you |
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He can't speak English very well, ______
can he |
does he |
is he |
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Your brother isn't married, ______
has he |
does he |
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She is the richest woman in the town, ______
isn't she |
wasn't she |
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We should leave before it gets dark, ______
don't we |
shouldn't we |
are we |
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You'd like a cup of tea, ______
wouldn't you |
are you |
do you |
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They mustn't go too near the lake, ______
do they |
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You'll see John tomorrow, ______
willn't you |
aren't you |
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We won't be going to that restaurant again, ______
will we |
do we |
are we |
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Let's try and call her again, ______
do we |
shall we |
are we |
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You've seen this film already, ______
haven't you |
don't you |
are you |
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You're seeing Amy next week, ______
won't you |
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I'm not speaking first at the meeting, ______
am I |
do I |
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This was an interesting exercise, ______
isn't it |
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