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Fixed Question Tags
Fixed Question Tags
By SYAMSIAH,S.PD
Sentence part
Tag
question ( ex: Youve done a lot of travelling, havent you? you? by a negative or positive question tag. ( ex: tag. Your father works in Canada, doesnt he? / Canada, doesn There arent any theatres in the city, are city, there? there?
A positive or negative statement followed
verb
Main verb
Overview
Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Step 4:
Identify the verb in the sentence. Identify the type of verb. Identify the tense. If in present tense, determine if 1st or 3rd person. If in past tense, use auxiliary to be or do in past. Step 5: Affirmative or negative? Step 6: Add pronoun.
Lets Practice
Lunch was delicious, wasnt it ? isnt it Spring break is next week, _________? didnt it Class finished quickly, _________?
Youve called the movers, Theyre coming tomorrow, This isnt going to be cheap, You havent finished packing, We dont need any more boxes, Pablo is going to help us, We can put some things in storage, Jack isnt buying our bookcases, We need to disconnect the phone, The movers arent packing the books for us, We cant turn off the electricity yet, Moving is hard,
a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l.
can we? do we? is he? isnt it? arent they? have you? isnt he? is it? havent you? dont we? cant we? are they?