Topic 25

Topic 25                     Question -Tags

A Question-tag (Q - tag) is a question with only the Subject and verb added to the end of a statement to turn them into a question.

          

     A Positive Statement,   A Negative Q-tag

     A Negative Statement,  A Positive Q -tag

A)        am                                       

           is          was     (not)                     

           are        were

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    [John] is obedient today, isn’t [he]?  (+)(-)

    [You] aren’t  attentive, are [you]      (-)(+)

    [Leena] was absent yesterday, wasn’t [she]?     (+)(-)

    [The pupils] weren’t co-operative just now, were [they]?     (-)(+)

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B)  Ordinary Verb

   a)  Simple Present Tense  (F1 / F1 + s / es)

        He                                                        he

        She  v + s / es  -------------------, doesn’t   she ?

        It                                                          it

        He                                                        he  

        She  doesn’t  F1  --------------------,  does  she ?

        It                                                           it

       [Peter] plays the guitar every day, doesn’t [he]?

        [Tina] doesn’t  jog every day, does [she]?

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       I   /   We                                                         I   /   we

    You  /   You      F1   ----------------------,      don’t  you  /  you ?

               They                                                               they

       I    /   We                                                         I   /   we

    You   /   You   don’t  F1 -------------------,         do  you  /  you ?

                They                                                               they

         [Thomas and his classmates] write every day,  don’t [they]?

         [You] don’t sweat a lot, do [you]?

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   b)  Simple Past Tense  (F3)

        [S]  F3  ----------------------,  didn’t [S] ?

        [S]  didn’t F1  ----------------,  did [S] ?

        [James] slept a lot yesterday afternoon,  didn’t [he]?

         [The children] didn’t come early this morning, did [they]?     (87)                 

Topic 25                         Question – Tags                                    

Exercise 145

Fill in the blanks with a suitable Question – tag.

1.  [John] is at the desk now, _________________?

2.  [You] aren’t  in a hurry, ___________________?

3.  [My grandmother] isn’t in good health, ______________?

4.  [We] are well-informed, ___________________?

5.  [The children] weren’t afraid of the tiger, ________________?

6.  [Meena] is absent today, ___________________ ?

7.  [The lion] isn’t in the cage, __________________?

8.  [I] wasn’t obedient yesterday, __________________ ?

9.  [They] are in the classroom now, ______________?

10. [I] am not so careful with the work, ______________________?

Exercise 146

Fill in the blanks with a suitable Question – tag.

1.  [The pupils] were talkative in class last Thursday, ________________?

2.  [Tina] is so skilful in handicraft, _________________________?

3.  [I] am not so strong to run the marathon, ____________________?

4.  [You] aren’t so tough to endure the hardship, __________________?

5.  [Chiew Yieng] wasn’t aware of the danger, _____________________?

6.  [Patrick] was greedy yesterday, __________________?

7.  [We] aren’t absent-minded, ______________________________?

8.  [Hashimah] isn’t willing to do the work, ________________________?

9.  [You] weren’t eager to help them a few days ago, ________________?

10. [Patricia] isn’t sleepy now, ______________________ ?

11. [They] are alert of the environmental impact of logging, ___________?

12.  [Jim] was upset when he heard the news, _____________________?

Exercise 147

Fill in the blanks with a suitable Question – tag.

1.  [Joseph] always follows his time-table strictly, __________________?

2.  [I] don’t often meet Peter, ___________________________?

3.  [George] doesn’t buy four-digit number every week, ______________?

4.  [The children] speak both Chinese and English well, ______________?

5.  [Miss Kiu] doesn’t teach History, __________________________?

6.  You enjoy New Year celebration very much, ___________________ ?

7.  [Cecilia] collects stamps, ____________________________?

8.  [We] don’t like the taste of honey dew, ________________________ ?

9.  [Chiayi] doesn’t attend tuition classes every day, _________________?

10. [Aida and I] often browse the bookstore, _______________________?

11. [Paul and his brother] don’t travel a lot, ________________________?

12. [The lion] roars a lot every day, _______________________?      (88)

Exercise 148                                                                              

Fill in the blanks with a suitable Question – tag.

1.  [Ann] didn’t perform well in the concert last Saturday, _____________?

2.  [Jee Hua] often quarrels with his classmates, ____________________?

3.  [We] admitted our mistakes bravely, ______________________?

4.  [Siaw Tien] doesn’t play badminton every Saturday, ______________?

5.  [Helen and her friends] often dye their hair, ____________________?

6.  [Rita and Rowena] didn’t visit the museum last Friday, ____________?

7.  [We] don’t like the strawberry ice-cream, ______________________?

8.  [The dog] barks a lot at night, ________________________________?

9.  [The people] protested loudly for the price hiking of petrol, _________?

10. [I] really admire his talents, __________________________?

11. [You] don’t eat a lot of tidbits now, ___________________________?

12. [ Yu Sieng] doesn’t back-bite others now, ______________________?

Exercise 149

Fill in the blanks with a suitable Question – tag.

1. [Mark] is fond of playing baseball, __________________________?

2. [Oliver and I] weren’t obedient yesterday, _______________?

3. [Susan] doesn’t communicate well, _____________________?

4. [ You] are interested in birds watching, _______________________?

5. [I] don’t follow fashion in anyway, __________________________?

6. [Hassan’s brother] repairs computers, ________________________?

7. [He] didn’t buy a bottle of gel, ______________________________?

8. [Rajis] caught a tortoise a few days ago, _______________________?

9. [You and Meena] aren’t imaginative enough, _____________________?

10.  [We] listen attentively in class, ______________________________?

Exercise 150

Fill in the blanks with a suitable Question – tag.

1.  [Nora] isn’t at home now, _____________________?

2.  [Joe] was fussy and lazy last year, ___________________?

3.  [I] don’t drink much tea nowadays, ___________________?

4.  [Mariana] is enthusiastic about her work, _____________________?

5.  [You and Zaki] always argue a lot, ___________________________?

6.  [Nina] doesn’t celebrate her birthday every year, _________________?

7.  [Anna and I] are cousins, _____________________?

8.  [Irene] dusts the shelves every day, ________________________?

9.  [Becky and her friends] weren’t keen on roller-skating, ____________?

10.  [My parents] burnt the rubbish just now, ______________________?

11.  [Xian Wei] wasn’t worried about his studies last year, ____________?

12.  [Aminah] didn’t weigh the food just now, _____________________?