WE USE THE QUESTION TAGS AT THE END OF THE SENTENCES WHEN WE ARE NOT SURE ABOUT WHAT WE ARE SAYING AND WANT SOMEBODY TO CONFIRM IT.. WHEN THE SENTENCE IS AFFIRMATIVE,THE QUESTION TAG IS
Trang 1WE USE THE QUESTION TAGS AT THE END OF THE SENTENCES WHEN WE ARE NOT SURE
ABOUT WHAT WE ARE SAYING AND WANT SOMEBODY TO CONFIRM IT.
THE QUESTION TAG IS FORMED WITH THE AUXILIARY VERB AND A PRONOUN.
WHEN THE SENTENCE IS AFFIRMATIVE,THE QUESTION TAG IS NEGATIVE
EXAMPLE: HE IS DRINKING COKE, ISN’T HE?
WHEN THE SENTENCES IS NEGATIVE, THE QUESTION TAS IS AFFIRMATIVE.
EXAMPLE: THEY AREN’T AT SCHOOL, ARE THEY?
WHEN THERE IS A NEGATIVE WORD IN THE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE SUCH AS “NEVER
,RARELY, SELDOM” THE QUESTION TAG IS AFFIRMATIVE.
EXAMPLE: SHE NEVER COOKS, DOES SHE?
THE QUESTION TAG FOR “LET’S” IN THE AFFIRMATIVE OR NEGATIVE IS “SHALL WE”?
EXAMPLE: LET’S GO TO THE PARK, SHALL WE?
THE QUESTION TAG FOR THE IMPERATIVE IN AFFIRMATIVE OR NEGATIVE IS “WILL YOU”?
EXAMPLE: ANSWER THE PHONE, WILL YOU?
DON’T TALK, WILL YOU?
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
QUIZ
1- THE AMAZONAS IS THE LONGEST RIVER OF
AMERICA, ?
2-CRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DISCOVERED AMERICA, ?
3-AUSTRONAUTS HAVE WALKED ON MARS, ?
4-THERE AREN’T ANY LIONS IN AFRICA, ?
5-WATER BOILS AT 95°, ?
6-GRAHAM BELL INVENTED THE TELEPHONE, ?
7-ARGENTINA ISN’T IN EUROPE, ?
8-TITANIC SANK IN ITS FIRST VOYAGE, ?
9-YOU CAN’T START A FIRE WITHOUT MATCHES, ?
10-THE PACIFIC OCEAN IS LARGER THAN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, ?
READ THE QUIZ, COMPLETE WITH THE RIGHT QUESTION TAG AND ANSWER THEM
COMPLETE WITH THE RIGHT QUESTION TAG.( PRESENT SIMPLE) 1-HE LIKES WATCHING TV, ?
2-YOU DON’T STUDY FRENCH, ?
3-YOU AREN’T A TEACHER, ?
4-SHE IS MY SISTER, ?
5-SHE DOESN’T PLAY COMPLETE WITH THE RIGHT QUESTION TAG (SIMPLE PAST) 1-I DIDN’T WATCH T.V LAST NIGHT , ?
2-SHE BOUGHT A NEW DRESS, ?
3.I WAS AT HOME, YESTERDAY,
? 4-THEY WEREN’T AT THE CLUB, ?
COMPLETE WITH THE RIGHT QUESTION TAG (PRESENT PERFECT) 1-HE HAS JUST BOUGHT A CAR, ?
2-YOU HAVEN’T SENT THE E-MAIL YET, ?
3-I HAVE WRITTEN A REPORT, ?
4-SHE HAS PLAYED TENNIS, ?
5-THEY HAVEN’T FINISHED THEIR HOMEWORK, .?
COMPLETE WITH THE RIGHT QUESTION TAG (IMPERATIVES AND SUGGESTIONS) 1- DO YOUR HOMEWORK, ?
2- LET’S HAVE A COFFEE, ?
3-DON’T DO THAT, ?
4.OPEN YOUR BOOKS, ?
5.LET’S MEET OUTSIDE THE CINEMA, ?
6.CON’T TALK DURING THE TEST, ?
7- LET’S GO TO THE BEACH, ?