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Tag questions |
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Tag questions are used frequently in conversation to encourage agreement or to
verify a statement.
Remember that the subject in the main clause and the subject
in the tag question must refer to the same person or thing.
The tag question is always
separated from the main clause by a comma. |
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S = Subject |
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S BE
, BE not S |
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The mail is late, isn't it? |
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S = Subject |
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S BE not
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The mail isn't late again, is it? |
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Avoid using a negative in both the main clause and the tag question. |
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S = Subject; V (present) =
Verb in present tense |
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S V (present)
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DO not S |
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They agree with us, don't they? |
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Avoid using won't instead of don't or doesn't.
Avoid using did. |
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S = Subject; V (past) = Verb
in past tense |
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S V(past)
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did not S |
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They agreed with us, didn't they? |
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Avoid using don't or doesn't instead of didn't. |
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EXAMPLE: |
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Incorrect: |
I owe you twenty dollars, won't I? |
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Correct: |
I owe you twenty dollars,
don't I? |
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