When people speak in English and make a statement, they often add a little Question to the end of a sentence.
(1) We normally use a negative question tag after a positive sentence and a positive question tag after a negative sentence as is clear from A and B.
- Jamil is very busy, isn’t he?
- Jamil isn’t very busy, is he?
(2) In question tags we use verbs (be, have, will) as is evident from the following sentences.
- He isn’t a good boy, is he? Yes, he is.
- It is a nice day, isn’t it? Yes, lovely.
- It was a good film, wasn’t it? Yes, I really enjoyed.
- You haven’t seen Alia today, have you? No, of course not.
- Razia won’t be late, will she? No, she’s never late.
(3) We use (do, does, did) for the Present and Past tense as:
- Kiran goes to school, doesn’t she? Yes, let’s.
- They don’t like us, do they? No, not very.
- You didn’t lock the door, did you? No, forgot.
(4) After the imperative sentences the question tag is usually ‘will you’:
- Open the door, will you? Yes.
- Don’t be late, will you? No, not at all.
(5) After ‘Let’s’ the question tag is ‘shall we’.
- Let’s go for a walk, shall we? Yes let’s.
- let’s go now, shall we? Yes let’s.
Test Eight
(A) Complete the following positive statements with the negative question tag:
- You are French, ……………………………..
- There was a lot of traffic, ……………………………..
- All the students have played well, ……………………………..
- Judges wear wigs, ……………………………..
- She can understand my language, ……………………………..
(B) Complete the following negative statements with the positive question tag:
- Kinza doesn’t like mangoes, ……………………………..
- Lubna doesn’t smile sweetly, ……………………………..
- I don’t love her at all, ……………………………..
- Naheed did not stay in Lahore, ……………………………..
- Don’t drop that vase, ……………………………..
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