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TAG QUESTIONS

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• The baby boy doesn't want to eat his food, does he?

Tag Questions A tag question is a question added at the end of a sentence. Speakers use it to make sure their information is

What is a tag question? • A tag question is a sentence with a question phrase connected at the end. • Example: It’s windy today, isn’t it? Sentence part Tag

Tag questions have two purposes: 1. To clarify information (the speaker expects an answer) Example: We have a test tomorrow, don’t we? Mr. Smith is coming to the meeting, isn’t he?

2. To agree with someone (the speaker does not expect an answer) Example: • You’re falling asleep, aren’t you? • The party was a lot of fun, wasn’t it? • I didn’t win the lottery, did I?

Forming Tag Questions

Step 1: Identify the verb in the sentence. Diego likes to eat at buffets, ______ __? verb

Step 2: Identify the type of verb. (Is it the verb “to be”, an auxiliary verb, or the main verb? ) Diego likes to eat at buffets, _____ ___? Main verb

Step 3: Identify the tense of verb. (Is it in present or past tense? ) Diego likes to eat at buffets, ______ ___? Present tense

Step 4: • Present tense, determine the person you’re talking about (I, you, we, they) or 3 rd person (he/she/it). If in it is the past tense, use auxiliary “to be” or “do” in past. Diego likes to eat at buffets , _ Third person • Use the auxiliary verb “does”. _ ____?

Step 5: Is the verb affirmative or negative? doesn’t Diego likes to eat at buffets, _____? Affirmative Write in the opposite.

Step 6: Add the pronoun at the end. Diego likes to eat at buffets, doesn’t he ?

Overview Step 1: Identify the verb in the sentence. Step 2: Identify the type of verb. Step 3: Identify the tense. Step 4: Present tense, determine the person you’re talking about (I, you, we, they) or 3 rd person (he/she/it). If in past tense, use auxiliary “to be” or “do” in past. Step 5: Affirmative or negative? Step 6: Add pronoun.

Affirmative sentence + negative tag Mary is here, isn’t she? They left, didn’t they?

Negative sentence + affirmative tag • Niko can’t sing, can he? You don’t like tea, do you?

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. She is happy, ______? They are siblings ______? We are in class right now ______? She works for a big company, ____ _? The concert started at 8: 00, _____ ___? This is a good dessert, _____? You had breakfast, _____? The students are going to take a test today, ____? 9. Your car is working now, ______? 10. Javier has some money, _______? 11. Marco made some coffee, ______?

1. You don't have to work this weekend, ___? 2. It isn’t sunny today ___? 3. That wasn't a very good movie, _____ __? 4. The computer isn't on, _____? 5. Tracy and Bill aren’t getting back together, ____? 6. The alarm didn't go off, _____? 7. He can't move any heavy furniture, _ __? 8. It doesn't really matter, ____ ___? 9. That cat is lost ____ ___? 10. We don’t have to turn in that homework ____ ___?

Important Notes • In the present tense, if the subject is "I", the auxiliary changes to aren't. I'm sitting next to you, aren't I?

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. You’ve called the movers, They’re coming tomorrow, This isn’t going to be cheap, You haven’t finished packing, We don’t need any more boxes, Pablo is going to help us, We can put some things in storage, Jack isn’t buying our books, We need to disconnect the phone, The movers aren’t packing the books for us, We can’t turn off the electricity yet, Moving is hard, a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. can we? do we? is he? isn’t it? aren’t they? have you? isn’t he? is it? haven’t you? don’t we? can’t we? are they?

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