HomeQuestion Tags Question Tags byPrasun Goswami -Friday, January 10, 2025 Question Tags QUESTION TAGS PGDRMC 10-01-2025 Question Tags General Purpose Check or clarify information Involve the listener interactively Structure Consist of: Auxiliary or modal verb Lexical verb "be" Subject pronoun Subject Pronoun Repeats the subject of the main clause Agrees in number, person, and gender with the subject Types of Question Tags 1. Question Tags with Repeated Auxiliary Rule : Repeat the auxiliary/modal verb or lexical verb "be" from the main clause. Examples You’ve worked hard, haven’t you? He didn’t get it, did he? We had talked about it, hadn’t we? I can do it now, can I? Kate is Irish, isn’t she? 2. Question Tags with Added Auxiliary Verb Rule : Use auxiliary "do/does/did" when there is no auxiliary/modal verb in the main clause. Examples He said it’s basically the same, did he? Patsy lives in Lincoln, doesn’t she? They have one every year, do they? (lexical verb "have") 3. Negative Tags Informal Style : Normally contracted (e.g., doesn’t he?, don’t they?) Formal Style : Uncontracted "not" may occur. Examples You changed servants at that time, did you not? So we’re left with three possibilities, are we not? Created by Prasun Goswami To test your understanding of Question Tags in English Grammar, Click here to take the quiz! Tags Question Tags Facebook Twitter Share:Question Tags Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Tumblr Telegram Email
