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    Tag Questions: by Elisa Barrios

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    Tag questions are a grammatical construction in English where a statement is followed by a short question through the use of an auxiliary verb. They are used to seek confirmation from the listener about the preceding statement, with mini-questions like "isn't it?" or "don't they?". The structure of a tag question matches the main verb tense or modal and uses pronouns rather than names in the tag. Common examples are "She's Italian, isn't she?" or "It was cold yesterday, wasn't it?".

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    Tag questions are a grammatical construction in English where a statement is followed by a short question through the use of an auxiliary verb. They are used to seek confirmation from the listener about the preceding statement, with mini-questions like "isn't it?" or "don't they?". The structure of a tag question matches the main verb tense or modal and uses pronouns rather than names in the tag. Common examples are "She's Italian, isn't she?" or "It was cold yesterday, wasn't it?".

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    Tag questions are a grammatical construction in English where a statement is followed by a short question through the use of an auxiliary verb. They are used to seek confirmation from the listener about the preceding statement, with mini-questions like "isn't it?" or "don't they?". The structure of a tag question matches the main verb tense or modal and uses pronouns rather than names in the tag. Common examples are "She's Italian, isn't she?" or "It was cold yesterday, wasn't it?".

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    Tag questions are a grammatical construction in English where a statement is followed by a short question through the use of an auxiliary verb. They are used to seek confirmation from the listener about the preceding statement, with mini-questions like "isn't it?" or "don't they?". The structure of a tag question matches the main verb tense or modal and uses pronouns rather than names in the tag. Common examples are "She's Italian, isn't she?" or "It was cold yesterday, wasn't it?".

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    Tag Questions

    By Elisa Barrios
    Tag question
    • It is a special construction in
    English.
    • It is a statement followed by a
    mini-question.
    • We use tag questions to ask for
    confirmation
    • They mean something like: "Is
    that right?" or "Do you agree?"
    They are very common in English.

    The basic structure of a tag question is:


    • Use the same verb tense or
    modal in the tag question as in
    the main statement
    She's Italian, isn't
    she?
    They live in London, don't they?

    It was cold yesterday, wasn't it?


    He went to the party last night, didn't he?

    They've been to Japan, haven't they?


    Use aren’t I for negative tag
    questions after I am
    Example:
    I’m wrong, aren’t I?
    I’m on time, aren’t I?

    NOTE: Use PRONOUNS, not names or other nouns in


    tag questions
    Thank you
    Special thanks to
    https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Applicious-Teacher

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