Explanation of tag questions

• Question 12: Sentence Construction with Explanation

🔢 📝 Statement 🧠 ⚙️ 🧩 Subject ✍️ Explanation

No. Sentence Verb Analysis
Type Type
12(a) Everybody Assertive Present "Everybody" = সাধারণ সত্য প্রকাশ
suffers from the Simple singular করর; "suffers" =
worst. singular verb
12(b) Women and Passive Present Plural subject "are found" =
children are Assertive Passive passive voice;
found universal presence
everywhere. ব াঝায়
12(c) Nobody wants to Assertive Present "Nobody" = "wants" = singular
live in peace. (Negative) Simple negative verb; peace
singular প্রত্যাশার অভা
ব াঝায়
12(d) Let's avoid war to Imperative Modal- "Let's" = Let us পরামশমূশ লক াকয;
live in peace. Suggestion like "avoid" = base verb
12(e) The habit of Assertive Linking Singular noun "is" = linking verb;
reading is good. Verb phrase habit-এর গুণ
ব াঝায়
12(f) Everybody loves Assertive Present "Everybody" = "loves" = singular
a lump of sugar. Simple singular verb; universal
liking ব াঝায়
12(g) Book is a good Assertive Linking "Book" = "is" = linking verb;
student's choice. Verb singular book-এর গুরুত্ব
ব াঝায়

📘 Question 13: All Sub-Questions with Broad Explanation

🔢 📝 🧠 ⚙️ 🧩 ✍️
N State Senten Verb Subjec Explanati
o. ment ce Type t on
Type Analy
sis
1 To Asserti Linki Gerun "To read
3( read ve ng d good
a) good Verb phras books" =
books ("is") e ("To subject;
is a read... "is" =
good ") linking
habit. verb;
habit
ব োঝোয়

1 Let’s Impera Mod "Let’s পরোমর্ শ

3( try tive al- " = Let মূলক
b) hard Sugges like us োকয;
and tion ("Let "try" =
slow ’s") base
to verb;
form habit
this
গঠনের
habit.
আহ্বোে

1 We Asserti Mod "We" "must

3( must ve al = not" =
c) not (Negati verb plural strong
waste ve) ("mu advice
our st") against
time. wasting
time

1 Time Asserti Linki "Time "is" =

3( is ve ng "= linking
d) valua Verb singul verb;
ble. ("is") ar সমনয়র
noun গুরুত্ব
ব োঝোয়

1 It Asserti Pres "It" = "waits" =

3( waits ve ent time singular
e) Simp verb;
le সময়
 for ("wa কোরও
none. its") জেয
অনপক্ষো
কনর েো

1 We Asserti Mod "We" "must

3( must ve al = make" =
f) make verb plural obligatio
the ("mu n;
best st") সমনয়র
use of সন োত্তম
শ
it. য হোর

1 Let us Impera Mod "Let "not

3( not tive al- us" = waste" =
g) waste (Negati like sugge negative
a ve ("Let stion advice;
single Sugges us") মুহূর্ও
শ
mom tion) েষ্ট েো
ent. করোর
পরোমর্ শ

📘 Tag Questions for Questions 14–16 with Broad Grammar Explanation

🔢 📝 ⚙️ Verb 🧩 👤 🧠 ✅ Tag
No. Statement Type & Auxiliary Pronoun Explanation Question
Tense in Tag in Tag

14(a) Fishes can Modal verb can → they "Can" Fishes can
swim (can) can’t affirmative → swim, can’t
negative tag; they?
"Fishes" plural
→ "they"
14(b) Help the Imperative — → will you Imperative Help the
helpless command → helpless,
tag uses "will will you?
you?"

14(c) 'She' is a Linking verb is → isn’t it "'She'" treated 'She' is a

pronoun (is) as a word → pronoun,
pronoun "it" isn’t it?

14(d) He put the Past simple did → he Past tense He put the
bag here (put) didn’t verb → bag here,
auxiliary "did" didn’t he?

14(e) They Present do → do they "Seldom" = They

seldom simple + negative → seldom
come to negative tag becomes come to
me adverb positive me, do
they?

14(f) The Past simple did → it Abstract noun The

friendship (rose) didn’t "friendship" → friendship
rose in pronoun "it" rose in
them them,
didn’t it?

14(g) Let’s go to Imperative —→ we "Let’s" = "Let Let’s go to

the outing suggestion shall us" → tag uses the outing,
"shall we?" shall we?

🔢 📝 ⚙️ Verb 🧩 👤 🧠 ✅ Tag
No. Statement Type & Auxiliary Pronoun Explanation Question
Tense in Tag in Tag

15(a) SSC Linking is → it Singular SSC

Examination verb (is) isn’t noun Examination
is the first phrase → is the first
public pronoun "it" public
examination
 examination,
isn’t it?

15(b) Every Present does → he / she "Every Every student

student simple doesn’t student" = takes the
takes the (takes) singular → examination
examination default seriously,
seriously masculine doesn’t he?

15(c) Its result Present does → it "Result" = Its result

allows one simple doesn’t singular allows one to
to enter the (allows) noun → enter the
next level pronoun "it" next level,
doesn’t it?

15(d) It is not less Linking is → is it Negative It is not less

important in verb (is) + sentence → important in
one's life negative positive tag one's life, is
it?

15(e) A student Present does → he / she Singular A student

needs to simple doesn’t subject → needs to take
take (needs) pronoun preparation,
preparation "he" doesn’t he?

15(f) One need Modal-like need → they "One" → One need not
not worry (need not) need (modern) modern worry about
about the usage the exam hall,
exam hall prefers need they?
"they"

15(g) Face the Imperative —→ you Imperative Face the

exam boldly will command exam boldly,
→ tag uses will you?
"will you?"
🔢 📝 ⚙️ Verb 🧩 👤 🧠 ✅ Tag
No. Statement Type & Auxiliary Pronoun Explanation Question
Tense in Tag in Tag

16(a) Nobody Present do → do they "Nobody" = Nobody

trusts a liar simple negative → trusts a liar,
(trusts) + tag becomes do they?
negative positive
subject

16(b) A liar has Modal-like does → he "Has to" A liar has to

to lead a (has to) doesn’t behaves like lead a
miserable present miserable
life simple life, doesn’t
he?

16(c) Speaking Linking verb is → isn’t it Gerund Speaking

the truth is (is) phrase = the truth is
a good singular → a good
exercise pronoun "it" exercise,
isn’t it?

16(d) Everybody Modal verb should → they "Everybody" Everybody

should (should) shouldn’t = singular → should have
have the modern the habit,
habit usage prefers shouldn’t
"they" they?

16(e) Many are Passive (are are → they "Many" = Many are
found found) aren’t plural → found
telling a lie pronoun telling a lie,
"they" aren’t they?

16(f) It is not Linking verb is → is it Negative It is not

desirable (is) + sentence → desirable, is
negative positive tag it?
 16(g) Let us Imperative —→ we "Let us" → Let us
always suggestion shall tag uses always
speak the "shall we?" speak the
truth truth, shall
we?

📘 17. Tag Questions [Dnj. B. 2023]

Sentence Tag Auxiliary Verb Pronoun যোখ্যো

Question

(a) What he said was wasn’t it? was → wasn’t it "What he said" =
true singular clause

(b) Don't forget me will you? Imperative → you Negative imperative →

will "will you?"

(c) How exciting the isn’t it? is → isn’t it Exclamatory → treat

game is as affirmative

(d) Let's try to make him shall we? Let’s → shall we Suggestive imperative
understand

(e) You, he, and I did the didn’t we? did → didn’t we Compound subject →
work "we"

(f) Deforestation is not is it? is → positive it Negative sentence →

good for us positive tag

(g) Books never leave us do they? never = they Negative adverb →

alone negative → do positive tag

📘 18. Tag Questions [M. B. 2023]

 Sentence Tag Auxiliary Verb Pronoun যোখ্যো
Question

(a) The unfed should be shouldn’t should → they Passive + plural

fed they? shouldn’t subject

(b) He let me do the didn’t he? let → did he "let" = past simple
work

(c) The Titanic sank on didn’t it? sank → did it Past simple verb
its first voyage

(d) There is no school in is there? is → positive there Negative phrase →

our village positive tag

(e) The father rose in didn’t it? rose → did it Abstract noun → "it"
him

(f) Good morning, sir isn’t it? is → isn’t it Greeting → treat as

present

(g) I have little water do I? little = negative I Negative quantity →

→ do positive tag

📘 19. Tag Questions [D. B. 2022]

Sentence Tag Auxiliary Verb Pronoun যোখ্যো

Question

(a) Everybody wants to don’t wants → do they Indefinite singular

lead a better life they? → "they"

(b) A better life seldom does it? seldom = it Negative adverb →

comes without hard work negative → positive tag
does

(c) We have to work hard don’t we? have to → do we "have to" behaves
for this like present
 (d) Most of us can hardly can they? hardly = they Negative adverb →
do the job negative → can positive tag

(e) Life is not a bed of is it? is → positive it Negative sentence

roses → positive tag

📘 20. Tag Questions [C. B. 2022]

Sentence Tag Auxiliary Pronoun যোখ্যো

Question Verb

(a) Good health doesn’t it? means → it Abstract noun → "it"

means... does

(b) One can keep good can’t they? can → can’t they "One" → modern usage
health... prefers "they"

(c) He is to eat a isn’t he? is → isn’t he "is to" = obligation

balanced diet

(d) He has to take doesn’t has to → he "has to" = modal-like

regular exercise he? does

(e) He must enjoy mustn’t must → he Modal verb

sound sleep he? mustn’t

📘 21. Tag Questions [R. B. 2022]

Sentence Tag Auxiliary Pronoun যোখ্যো

Question Verb

(a) He let me do it didn’t he? let → did he Past simple verb

(b) Let’s be sincere in our life shall we? Let’s → we Suggestive
shall imperative

(c) Everybody respects the don’t respects → they Indefinite singular →

freedom fighters they? do "they"

(d) Success cannot be can it? cannot → it Negative modal →

achieved without efforts can positive tag

(e) He has to lead a miserable doesn’t has to → he "has to" behaves like
life he? does present