Tag questions
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A tag question is a statement followed by a short question that asks for confirmation or agreement. A positive statement is followed by a negative tag question and vice versa, such as "You like snacks, don't you?" Tag questions emphasize the statement and encourage the other person to agree or confirm. Positive statements are followed by negative question tags and negative statements by positive question tags.
Tag questions
- 1. Short explanation and a few examples
- 2. What is it? A tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question. The whole sentence is a "tag question", and the mini-question at the end is called a "question tag": You like snacks, don't you? Using tag questions Use tag questions to emphasize and encourage the other person to agree. They ask for a kind of confirmation like: " Am I right? or "Do you agree?" Structure. Just one thing is very important to know: A positive statement will be followed by a negative tag and vice versa: Walking is healthy, isn't it? Smoking isn't healthy, is it? J ust a little bit of theory...
- 3. Positive statement > negative question tag They love dogs, don't they? Tom will arrive tonight, wont he? Its a good day to play football, isnt it? A teacher should try to explain things clearly, shouldnt he? Negative statement > positive question tag I cannot take this serious, can I? We shouldnt fight about this, should we? Im afraid they are not allowed to visit this club, are they? Some more examples...