7 Rules of Forming Question Tags in English

A question tag or a tag question is a phrase that is added at the end of a statement to turn into a question

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7 Rules of Forming Question Tags in English

A question tag or a tag question is a phrase that is added at the end of a statement to turn into a question. When a speaker uses a question tag at the end of a statement, he/she is seeking approval, confirmation, or correction. Examples: APPROVAL QUESTION TAGS : I look smart today, don’t I? Yes you do. CONFIRMATION QUESTION TAGS : These are the new students, aren’t they? Yes, they are. CORRECTION QUESTION TAGS : I paid your money yesterday, didn’t I? No, you didn’t. Rules while forming Question tags Many learners face the problem of supplying the correct question tags to sentences. This is because they fail to observe the following rules of question tags: 1. A comma must be put to separate the statement with the question tag. A question mark must be placed at the end of the question tag. Examples: He has released a new album, hasn’t he? He is pushing for a decision by tomorrow, isn’t he? 2. The auxiliary verb in the statement must be repeated in the question tag Examples: He was in prison for 27…

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