Geraldo CG (e-portfolio): TAG QUESTIONS

Hello, I am going to explain you a topic that I learned in my English class. The tag questions.

They have an easy structure. The tag questions are a statement. Then, you must add a mini-question, this mini-question is called “Question Tag”.

For example:

She is tall, isn’t she?

It’s used to make affirmations. It’s very common to ask for confirmation. It means, when the people need to know if something is true or not. It’s like when people say am I right? Those questions are very used in English. In CR people say “Ella es bonita, verdad?”

So, I’m going to show you an image. It’s to make it clearer.

Notice that when the statement is positive, the question tag must be negative. Furthermore, if the statement is negative, the question tag must be positive.

Also, you can see that after the statement you must add a comma. Then, write the question tag. People mostly use contractions.

EXAMPLES:

She’s beautiful, isn’t she?
You don't really love her, do you?
She ate hamburgers, didn`t she?

With Modal Verbs

I couldn't help it, could I?
We'd never have known, would we?
You should help me, shouldn’t you?
She can’t dance, can she?
You’ll tell me “if she calls”, won't you?
She hasn’t eaten, has she?
He had known it, hadn’t he?

Be careful if you use adverbs of frequency, because it would make the statement negative or positive.

Example:

You never come on time, do you?
She can hardly love him after all that, can she?

It is clear, isn’t? Well, if you don’t get it, perhaps would be, because for you is easier listening than reading. So, I leave you with a video. This video is an abstract of the lesson.