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Question Tag Practice for Students

The document contains examples of question tags being added to statements in order to form grammatically correct sentences. It provides the statements with blanks for the question tags and then gives the answers with the correct question tags filled in. There are multiple examples presented in order to demonstrate how to use question tags with different types of statements, including statements involving modal verbs, statements about the past or future, and statements with negative forms.

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Question Tag Practice for Students

The document contains examples of question tags being added to statements in order to form grammatically correct sentences. It provides the statements with blanks for the question tags and then gives the answers with the correct question tags filled in. There are multiple examples presented in order to demonstrate how to use question tags with different types of statements, including statements involving modal verbs, statements about the past or future, and statements with negative forms.

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Example : The budget makes every one happy, doesn't it ?

You did not submit your contest form, did you ?


1. The young student is very ambitious, ______ ?
2. Mother was rather upset with my results, ______ ?
3. You have informed Ms Wong about my absence, ______ ?
4. Dave broke the bad news to his best friend, ______ ?
5. The police will make their rounds every hour, ______ ?
6. You are not cross with me for the blunder, ______ ?
7. No one was present to help the old couple, ______ ?
8. Craig did not speak ill of us, ______
9. Susan won't bother to do as asked, ______
10. The hypermart does not offer cheap sales, ______ ?
Answers 1 The young student is very ambitious, isn't he ? Mother was rather upset with my
results, wasn't she ? 3. You have informed Ms Wong about my absence, haven't you ? 4.
Dave broke the bad news to his best friend, didn't he ? 5. The police will make their rounds
every hour, won't they ? 6. You are not cross with me for the blunder, are you ? 7. No one
was present to help the old couple, were they ? 8. Craig did not speak ill of us, did he ? 9.
Susan won't bother to do as asked, will she ? 10. The hypermart does not offer cheap sales, does
it ?

1. Kenny and Roger can speak German, ______ ? 2. Harry wouldn't make such a silly
mistake, ______ ? 3. I should bring in the dry clothing before I leave the house, ______
? 4. They will come and play with us again, ______ ? 5. Honglin and Linlin have
been to the Chinese garden, ______ ? 6. I can't be running around in circles, ______ ?
7. You must eat something before you take the medicine, ______ ? 8. She shouldn't
have gone to school when she is so sick, ______ ? 9. Ali should have called before he
came, ______ ? 10. That naughty boy won't be coming to our house again, ______ ?

Answers 1. Kenny and Roger can speak German, can't they ? 2. Harry wouldn't make
such a silly mistake, would he ? 3. I should bring in the dry clothing before I leave the house,
shouldn't I ? 4. They will come and play with us again, won't they ? 5. Honglin and Linlin have
been to the Chinese garden, haven't they ? 6. I can't be running around in circles, can I ? 7. You
must eat something before you take the medicine, mustn't you ? 8. She shouldn't have gone to
school when she is so sick, should she ? 9. Ali should have called before he came, shouldn't he ?
10. That naughty boy won't be coming to our house again, will he ?

Place an appropriate question tag at the end of each of these statements 1. We shall be going
to Australia for a vacation next month, ______ ? 2. Andrew is willing to assist in serving the
customers, ______ ? 3. Gin shouldn't have come here, ______ ? 4. The President will be
present at the President Star Charity Show, ______ ? 5. Fatimah can answer the history essay
question, ______ ? 6. Elisa went to visit the doctor yesterday, ______ ? 7. It wouldn't
require a lot of your time to help make the bed, ______ ? 8. Carol hasn't done anything right,
______ ? 9. The fireman is going to help the poor man down the ladder, ______ ? 10. The
teachers themselves must be punctual, ______ ?

1. We shall be going to Australia for a vacation next month, shan't we ? 2. Andrew is willing
to assist in serving the customers, isn't he ? 3. Gin shouldn't have come here, shouldn't she ? 4.
The President will be present at the President Star Charity Show, won't he ? 5. Fatimah can
answer the history essay question, can't she ? 6. Elisa went to visit the doctor yesterday, didn't
she ? 7. It wouldn't require a lot of your time to help make the bed, would it ? 8. Carol hasn't
done anything right, has she ? 9. The fireman is going to help the poor man down the ladder, isn't
he ? 10. The teachers themselves must be punctual, mustn't they ? 1. We shall be going to
Australia for a vacation next month, shan't we ? 2. Andrew is willing to assist in serving the
customers, isn't he ? 3. Gin shouldn't have come here, shouldn't she ? 4. The President will be
present at the President Star Charity Show, won't he ? 5. Fatimah can answer the history essay
question, can't she ? 6. Elisa went to visit the doctor yesterday, didn't she ? 7. It wouldn't require
a lot of your time to help make the bed, would it ? 8. Carol hasn't done anything right, has she ? 9.
The fireman is going to help the poor man down the ladder, isn't he ? 10. The teachers
themselves must be punctual, mustn't they ?

Place an appropriate question tag at the end of each of these statements 1. She is proficient in
both English and Malay, ______ ? 2. You have to cut the fish with a special knife, ______ ?
3. He studied computer-programming during the holidays, ______ ? 4. The child will obey
his parents, ______ ? 5. They must complete the project in two weeks' time, ______ ? 6.
The students were at a school camp, ______ ? 7. We must go now before it is too late,
______ ? 8. The car could not be stopped in time to avoid the pedestrian, ______ ? 9. You
had to spoil the evening with a practical joke, ______ ? 10. We shall try our best to win the
competition, ______ ?

Answers 1. She is proficient in both English and Malay, isn't she ? 2. You have to cut the fish
with a special knife, haven't you ? 3. He studied computer-programming during the holidays,
didn't he ? 4. The child will obey his parents, won't he ? 5. They must complete the project in
two weeks' time, mustn't they ? 6. The students were at a school camp, weren't they ? 7. We
must go now before it is too late, mustn't we ? 8. The car could not be stopped in time to avoid the
pedestrian, could it ? 9. You had to spoil the evening with a practical joke, hadn't you ? 10. We
shall try our best to win the competition, shan't we ?

1.
You can't help me, ______ you ? (A) would (B) should (C)
can
(D) will 2. Ahmad attended the meeting, ______ he ? (A)
didn't
(B) doesn't (C) don't (D) won't 3. You should ask me first, ______ you ?
(A)
shouldn't
(B) shan't (C) hadn't (D) wouldn't 4. He can drive a car, ______ he ?
(A) doesn't (B) didn't (C)
can't
(D) couldn't 5. The guards have locked all the doors, ______ they ? (A)
hasn't (B) hadn't (C)
haven't
(D) aren't 6. He likes durian, doesn't he ? ______. (A)
Yes, he does
(B) No, doesn't (C) Yes, he do (D) Yes, he did 7. You were wrong, ______
you ? (A) aren't (B) wasn't (C)
weren't
(D) didn't 8. I am glad to see you again. It has been exciting after so many years,
______ ? (A) wasn't it (B) has it (C)
hasn't it
(D) isn't it 9. When you get home, see that there is water in the kettle, ______ ?
(A) may you (B)
won't you
(C) won't it (D) will you 10. Be careful not to dash across the busy street, ______ ?
(A)
will you
(B) won't you (C) wouldn't you (D) won't they Answers
1C 2A 3A 4C 5C 6A 7C 8C 9B 10A

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