Using Tag Questions: - She's Very Beautiful, Isn't She?
Using Tag Questions: - She's Very Beautiful, Isn't She?
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TAG QUESTIONS
A tag question is a question
added at the end of a
sentence. Speakers use it to
make sure their information
is correct.
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1. To clarify information
(the speaker expects an answer)
Example:
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?
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Step 1:
verb
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Step 2:
Main verb
Step 3:
Present tense
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Step 4:
If in present tense, determine if 1st or 3rd person.
If in past tense, use auxiliary “to be” or “do” in
past.
Third person
• Use the auxiliary verb “does”.
Step 5:
doesn’t
Sergio likes to eat at buffets, __________?
Affirmative
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Step 6:
Noun
Overview
Step 1: Identify the verb in the sentence.
Step 2: Identify the type of verb.
Step 3: Identify the tense.
Step 4: If in present tense, determine if 1st
or 3rd person. If in past tense, use auxiliary
“to be” or “do” in past.
Step 5: Affirmative or negative?
Step 6: Add pronoun.
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Affirmative sentence +
negative tag
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Negative sentence +
affirmative tag
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Let’s Practice
didn’t it
• Class finished quickly, _________?
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Important Notes
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