TAG QUESTIONS
A tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question. The whole sentence is a "tag question", and the mini-question at the end is called a "question tag".
Example:
We use tag questions at the end of statements to ask for confirmation. They mean something like: "Am I right?" or "Do you agree?" They are very common in English.
The basic structure is:
Look at these examples with positive statements:
Look at these examples with negative statements:
Some special cases:
*Notice the meaning of yes and no in answer to question tags:
You are coming, aren't you? 'Yes' ( = I am coming)
'No' ( = I'm not coming)
QUESTION: Match the following tag questions with their right question tags:
1. It isn't very warn today, ________________ 2. The weather forescat was wrong again, _______________ 3. You can cook, ________________ 4. You don't eat snails, _________________ 5. You've got a CD, __________________ 6. I am a silly person, ______________________
1. It isn't very warn today, ________________
2. The weather forescat was wrong again, _______________
3. You can cook, ________________
4. You don't eat snails, _________________
5. You've got a CD, __________________
6. I am a silly person, ______________________