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What is Question tags

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A question tag is a small question (a question fragment) added to a statement to make it a question. The question usually has a 'yes/no' answer; it keeps the conversation flowing.

  • If the statement is positive, the question tag is negative. If the statement is negative, the question tag is positive. For example:
  • She's a teacher, isn't she?
  • You haven't seen him, have you?
  • The verb in the question tag is the same as that in the main part of the sentence. If it is an auxiliary verb, the same is used in the question tag. For example:
  • The students weren't here, were they?
  • If there is no auxiliary in the main part of the verb, then the appropriate form of 'do' is used. For example:
  • Lions eat meat, don't they?
  • Remember that 'I am' changes to 'aren't I' in the question tag.
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A?question tag?(also known as?question tail) is a?grammatical?structure in which a?declarative?or an?imperative?statement is turned into a question by the addition of an?interrogative?fragment
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We can add question tags like isn't it?, can you? or didn't they? to a statement to make it into a question. Question tags are more common in speaking than writing.
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A question tag is a grammatical structure in which a declarative or an imperative statement is turned into a question by the addition of an interrogative fragment.?
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