❸ FORM & RULES: The whole sentence is a "tag question", and the mini-question at the end is called a "question tag".. You need to follow the following rules in German: < Wenn die Aussag
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❶ USAGE: A tag question is a special construction in English We use it to confirm information or if we
are not sure about something
❷ EXAMPLES:
This is very complicated, isn’t it?
You were shopping, weren’t you?
Joe will come to the party, won’t he?
❸ FORM & RULES:
The whole sentence is a "tag question", and the mini-question at the end is called a "question tag" (A
tag is something small that we add to something larger For example, the little piece of cloth added
to a shirt showing size or washing instructions is a tag.)
You need to follow the following rules (in German):
< Wenn die Aussage ein Hilfsverb (be, have + modal verbs) enthält, wird es im Frage Anhängsel
weiterverwendet (auch in der Kurzantwort):
The film was great, wasn’t it? - Yes, it was /No, it wasn’t
< Wenn die Aussage ein Vollverb enthält, wird im Frage-Anhängsel entweder do – don’t oder does - doesn’t oder did - didn’t verwendet
Peter likes pizza, doesn’t he? - Yes, he does /No, he doesn’t.
You know a lot, don’t you? - Yes, I do /No, I don’t.
Lisa called you, didn’t she? – Yes, she did./ No, she didn’t
< Wenn die Aussage positiv (d.h nicht verneint ist), wird das question tag verneint; wenn die Aussage negativ (also verneint) ist, wird das Anhängsel positiv
< Ausnahmen:
You say: I’m not the last, am I? Aber: I’m the last, aren’t I?
Let’s go to the cinema, shall we? Let’s eat a pizza, shall we?
Nach dem Imperativ (orders): Take it, will you? Sit down, will you?
❹Exercises
A: Write the correct tag question and the short answers
1) Max is in his room,………? Yes,…………./No,…………
2) Your new neighbours are nice,………? Yes,…………./No,…………
3) Your dad was in China last month, ,………? Yes,…………./No,…………
4) Columbus discovered America in 1492, ,………? Yes,……… , but the Vikings were there
500 years before him!
5) Andy has been here before,……… ? No, ……… this is his first visit
6) There is a strong smell in this room,……… Yes, there is
7) There weren’t any problems, ……… No, there weren’t
8) Stop that noise,……… ? OK, sorry
9) Let’s go there,………
10) Your dog eats carrots,……… ? No, ……… ! Who told you that?
11) Emily can be quite arrogant, ……….? Oh, yes, she ………and that’s not nice
12) Your mother works at a hospital, ……… ? Yes,………… She’s a nurse
13) You haven’t read this book,………? No, I ………, but I’d like to read it now
14) You don’t believe me,……….? No, I ………
15) Clean the bathroom, ………? No, I ………
I am awesome, arent I?
Trang 2We love grammar, don’t we? – Tag Questions
❶ USAGE: A tag question is a special construction in English We use it to confirm information or if we
are not sure about something
❷ EXAMPLES:
This is very complicated, isn’t it?
You were shopping, weren’t you?
Joe will come to the party, won’t he?
❸ FORM & RULES:
The whole sentence is a "tag question", and the mini-question at the end is called a "question tag" (A
tag is something small that we add to something larger For example, the little piece of cloth added
to a shirt showing size or washing instructions is a tag.)
You need to follow the following rules (in German):
< Wenn die Aussage ein Hilfsverb (be, have + modal verbs) enthält, wird es im Frage Anhängsel
weiterverwendet (auch in der Kurzantwort):
The film was great, wasn’t it? - Yes, it was /No, it wasn’t
< Wenn die Aussage ein Vollverb enthält, wird im Frage-Anhängsel entweder do – don’t oder does - doesn’t oder did - didn’t verwendet
Peter likes pizza, doesn’t he? - Yes, he does /No, he doesn’t.
You know a lot, don’t you? - Yes, I do /No, I don’t.
Lisa called you, didn’t she? – Yes, she did./ No, she didn’t
< Wenn die Aussage positiv (d.h nicht verneint ist), wird das question tag verneint; wenn die Aussage negativ (also verneint) ist, wird das Anhängsel positiv
< Ausnahmen:
You say: I’m not the last, am I? Aber: I’m the last, aren’t I?
Let’s go to the cinema, shall we? Let’s eat a pizza, shall we?
Nach dem Imperativ (orders): Take it, will you? Sit down, will you?
❹Exercises
A: Write the correct tag question and the short answers
1 Max is in his room,………? Yes,…………./No,…………
2 Your new neighbours are nice,………? Yes,…………./No,…………
3 Your dad was in China last month, ,………? Yes,…………./No,…………
4 Columbus discovered America in 1492, ,………? Yes,……… , but the Vikings were there
500 years before him!
5 Andy has been here before,……… ? No, ……… this is his first visit
6 There is a strong smell in this room,……… Yes, there is
7 There weren’t any problems, ……… No, there weren’t
8 Stop that noise,……… ? OK, sorry
9 Let’s go there,………
10 Your dog eats carrots,……… ? No, ……… ! Who told you that?
11 Emily can be quite arrogant, ……….? Oh, yes, she ………and that’s not nice
12 Your mother works at a hospital, ……… ? Yes,………… She’s a nurse
13 You haven’t read this book,………? No, I ………, but I’d like to read it now
14 You don’t believe me,……….? No, I ………
15 Clean the bathroom, ………? No, I ………
I am awesome, arent I?