TAG
QUESTIONS
G8 Grammar
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WHAT ARE TAG QUESTIONS?
These are short questions added to the end of a sentence to ask
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for confirmation.
TAG QUESTIONS
They are used to ask whether the statement is true or not.
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(Joshua’s answer is the right one, isn’t it?)
They are also used to determine if the other person in the
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conversation understood your message and to engage them in
the conversation.
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OTHER EXAMPLES
It's a beautiful day today, isn't it?
There was a club meeting earlier, wasn't there?
You have already tried this drink, haven't you?
Disney on Ice appeals to kids, doesn't it?
Melissa doesn't use her iPad anymore, does she?
TAG QUESTIONS
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FORMING TAG QUESTIONS
Tag questions for positive sentences are negative. These are
used to verify whether the statement is true or untrue.
You are a student from CKSC, aren't you?
Linda loves BTS and Blackpink, doesn't she?
We have studied about punctuation marks, haven't we?
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FORMING TAG QUESTIONS
Tag questions for negative sentences are positive. These are
used to confirm if something is untrue.
Some tickets aren't sold, are they?
You didn't save enough money last year, did you?
Ms. Florendo, we can't answer this activity yet, can we?
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REMINDER
A few things to keep in mind:
The kind of verb in the sentence (First set for to be, modals,
and helping verbs; second set is for all other verbs)
The pronoun to replace the noun
Positive verbs take negative contraction; negative verbs
take positive contraction.
TAG QUESTIONS
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POSITIVE SENTENCES: SET 1
(TO BE, MODALS, HELPING VERBS)
You are a grade 8 First Step
First, take that first verb (to be,
student, __________?
modal, or auxiliary) add n't to it.
TAG QUESTIONS
This is the negative contraction,
The milk carton was which is the equivalent of the
verb + not.
empty, __________?
Second Step
Next, add the subject
The class should start pronoun after the negative
now, __________? contraction.
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POSITIVE SENTENCES: SET 1
(TO BE, MODALS, HELPING VERBS)
You are a grade 8 First Step
First, take that first verb (to be,
student, aren't you?
modal, or auxiliary) add n't to it.
TAG QUESTIONS
This is the negative contraction,
The milk carton was which is the equivalent of the
verb + not.
empty, wasn't it?
Second Step
Next, add the subject
The class should start pronoun after the negative
now, shouldn't it? contraction.
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EXCEPTION
For sentences beginning with “I am”, we don’t use “amn’t I?” as
tag question. Instead, it becomes “aren’t I?” like in the example
below:
Correct: I am the winner, aren’t I?
Incorrect: I am the winner, amn’t I?
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POSITIVE SENTENCES: SET 2
(OTHER VERBS)
Charlotte wakes up early First Step
during weekdays, Use do or does for present tense
verbs and did for past tense
TAG QUESTIONS
__________?
verbs, and make it a negative
contraction.
Mark walked too fast,
__________? Second Step
Then, add the subject
Everyone needs to be early pronoun that matches the
for the flag ceremony, subject of the sentence.
__________?
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POSITIVE SENTENCES: SET 2
(OTHER VERBS)
Charlotte wakes up early First Step
during weekdays, doesn't Use do or does for present tense
verbs and did for past tense
TAG QUESTIONS
she?
verbs, and make it a negative
contraction.
Mark walked too fast,
didn't he? Second Step
Then, add the subject
Everyone needs to be early pronoun that matches the
for the flag ceremony, subject of the sentence.
don't they?
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NEGATIVE SENTENCES: SET 1
(TO BE, MODALS, HELPING VERBS)
What to do
Use the positive form of the verb followed by the appropriate
TAG QUESTIONS
subject pronoun.
This cheese isn't from Italy, ____________?
Mike and Jessica weren't clueless, ____________?
Customers can't reserve a table one week before, __________?
The emcees have not yet announced the winners, __________?
The lumpia has not been eaten, ____________?
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NEGATIVE SENTENCES: SET 1
(TO BE, MODALS, HELPING VERBS)
What to do
Use the positive form of the verb followed by the appropriate
TAG QUESTIONS
subject pronoun.
This cheese isn't from Italy, is it?
Mike and Jessica weren't clueless, were they?
Customers can't reserve a table one week before, can they?
The emcees have not yet announced the winners, have they?
The lumpia has not been eaten, has it?
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NEGATIVE SENTENCES: SET 2
(OTHER VERBS)
What to do
Use a positive form of do and the appropriate subject pronoun.
TAG QUESTIONS
Cats generally don't socialize as much as dogs, __________?
The previous customer didn't give the waiter a tip, __________?
This pack of sweets from Hong Kong doesn't fit in my paper bag,
__________?
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NEGATIVE SENTENCES: SET 2
(OTHER VERBS)
What to do
Use a positive form of do and the appropriate subject pronoun.
TAG QUESTIONS
Cats generally don't socialize as much as dogs, do they?
The previous customer didn't give the waiter a tip, did he?
This pack of sweets from Hong Kong doesn't fit in my paper bag,
does it?
