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UNIT 6

GRAMMAR Tag questions : a tag question is a

question that is added onto the end of a sentence. An auxiliary verb is used in a tag questions.

Use tag questions to make a comment, check, or confirm information.

That’s a nice sweater, isn’t it? You’re coming to my party, aren’t

you? You won’t forget me, will you? Use only pronouns in question tags. Our teachers are great, aren’t they?

The subject in the statement matches the subject in the question tag.

She’s in your math class, isn’t she? He likes you, doesn’t he?o If the statement is affirmative, the

tag is negative. If the statement is negative, the tag is affirmative. Contractions are usually used in negative tag questions.

You’re in my class, aren’t you? We haven’t been there before, have

we?

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Use is/isn’t, are/aren’t, was/wasn’t, were/weren’t in tag questions with be.

The mall is open today, isn’t it? Offices aren’t closed during president’s day, are

they? She was just here, wasn’t she? The games weren’t that exciting, were they? Note that these two tags for statements

with “I + am” are acceptable. I’m a faster runner than you, aren’t I? (common in spoken English) I’m a faster runner than you, am I not?

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Tag questions with do If there is no auxiliary verb in a

sentence, use a form of do in a tag question.

Our teacher loves classic music, doesn’t he?

They like ice cream, don’t they? She didn’t see me, did she? Amy and Paula left early, didn’t

they? We used to eat here, didn’t we?

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Tag questions with will and won’t Use will or won’t in tag questions

about the future. You won’t get a C in math, will you? You’ll get an A, won’t you?

Use will in tag questions for imperatives. Close the door, will you?

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Tag questions with have Use have in tag questions in the present

perfect. You’ve studied, haven’t you? You haven’t eaten lunch yet, have you? If the main verb is have, it is more

common to use do in the tag question. They have a beautiful house on the beach,

don’t they? We don’t have much money, do we?

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NOTE For all tag questions, the tense of the verb in the statement matches the tense used in the tag.

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