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1. The document discusses question tags, which are short questions added to the end of statements to check for confirmation or correctness. Question tags can be positive or negative depending on the statement. 2. The form of the question tag depends on whether the statement is positive or negative, and consists of an auxiliary verb like "do", "does", or "did" plus a pronoun referring to the subject. 3. Short answers to question tags are often used to confirm or deny the statement, like "yes, I am" or "no, she hasn't". Intonation when speaking can indicate certainty or uncertainty about the statement.

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Question Tag Presentation

1. The document discusses question tags, which are short questions added to the end of statements to check for confirmation or correctness. Question tags can be positive or negative depending on the statement. 2. The form of the question tag depends on whether the statement is positive or negative, and consists of an auxiliary verb like "do", "does", or "did" plus a pronoun referring to the subject. 3. Short answers to question tags are often used to confirm or deny the statement, like "yes, I am" or "no, she hasn't". Intonation when speaking can indicate certainty or uncertainty about the statement.

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QUESTION TAGS

UNIT 1

USE
A question tag is a short question at the end of a
statement
She won the prize, didnt she?
QUESTION TAG

1. We use question tags when we want to check if the information is correct.

FORM
1. We use question tags at the end of a sentence:
She won the prize, didnt she?
QUESTION TAG

FORM
2.a. NEGATIVE QUESTION TAG:

If the sentence is positive, the question tag is negative: You have seen that film, havent you?
+ -

2.b.

POSITIVE QUESTION TAG:

FORM

If the sentence is negative, the question tag is positive: You havent seen that film, have you? + If the sentence contains a negative word (never, hardly) the question tag is positive: Ann never goes anywhere, does she? +

FORM
3. Questions tags consist of AUXILIARY VERB + PRONOUN: I shouldn'tlaugh, should I?

Sarah was winning,

wasnt

she?

We use question tags when we want to check if the information is correct.

FORM
BUT if there is no auxiliary verb, we use:
do/does (present tense) and did (past tense) You live here, dont you? You turned left, didnt you?

The pronoun refers to the subject of the previous sentence.

FORM
4. Some verbs form question tags differently:
I am arent I? Im helpful, arent I?

There is isnt there?


There is a chemists near here, isnt there? There are arent there?

There are many shops in the area, arent there?


This is / That is isnt it? Thats your wife over there, isnt it?

FORM
5. When we answer question tags, we often use short answers:
A: You are French, arent you?
B: Yes, I am. / No, Im not. SHORT ANSWERS A: Shes got a dog, hasnt she?

B: Yes, she has. / No, she hasnt. SHORT ANSWERS


A: You smoke, dont you? B: Yes, I do. / No, I dont. SHORT ANSWERS

FORM
6. Intonation
When we are sure of the answer, the voice goes down in the question tag:
John doesn'tt like gold, does he?

The speaker knows John doesn'tt like gold. When we are not sure of the answer, the voice goes up:
They left for Milan, didn'tt they?

The speaker doesn'tt know if they left for Milan or not.

1. Snow is white, ___________? isnt it 2. You dont like me, ______________? do you

EXERCISE

arent you 3. Youre coming, ______________? havent you 4. You have finished, ______________?
5. The dinner is ready, ____________? isnt it

have we 6. We havent visited you, _____________? havent they 7. They have learnt a lot, ________________? did you 8. You didnt visit him, ______________?

are there 9. There arent any chips, _____________?


arent you 10. You are English, ______________?
11. They dont study Spanish, ______________? do they
12. Laura isnt here, _______________? is she 13. There is a cinema here, _______________? isnt there 14. There arent many shops, ______________? are there

shouldnt he 15. He should study harder, _________________?


wouldnt he 16. He would like milk, ________________?

wont he 17. He will visit you, _______________? have they 18. They havent studied, _____________? did they 19. They didnt come, ______________? didnt he 20. He passed the exam, ______________? werent we 21. We were very happy, ________________? arent they 22. They are too sad, _______________? will they 23. They wont visit them, ______________? must we 24. We mustnt go there, ______________? does she 25. She doesnt have to go, _______________? didnt she 26. She did many exercises, ______________? didnt we 27. We went on holiday, _______________? does it 28. The cinema doesnt open, _____________? isnt it 29. The coffee is cold, _____________? wouldnt he 30. Hed better do it, _______________? arent I 31. I am right, _______________? was he 32. John wasnt there, ______________?

EXERCISE

THANK YOU
I hope you have understood how to use question tags.

YOU ARE NOT LYING TO ME, ARE YOU?

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