Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Tag Questions





positive statement [+]
negative tag [-]
notes:
subject
auxiliary
main verb

auxiliary
not
personal
pronoun
(same as subject)

You
are
coming,

are
n't
you?

We
have
finished,

have
n't
we?

You
do
like
coffee,
do
n't
you?

You

like
coffee,
do
n't
you?
You (do) like...*
They
will
help,

wo
n't
they?
won't = will not
I
can
come,

can
't
I?

We
must
go,

must
n't
we?

He
should
try
harder,
should
n't
he?

You

are
English,
are
n't
you?
no auxiliary for main verb bepresent & past
John

was
there,
was
n't
he?




negative statement [-]
positive tag [+]
subject
auxiliary

main verb


auxiliary
personal
pronoun
(same as subject)
It
is
n't
raining,


is
it?
We
have
never
seen

that,
have
we?
You
do
n't
like

coffee,
do
you?
They
will
not
help,


will
they?
They
wo
n't
report

us,
will
they?
I
can
never
do

it right,
can
I?
We
must
n't
tell

her,
must
we?
He
should
n't
drive

so fast,
should
he?
You
wo
n't
be

late,
will
you?
You


are
n't
English,
are
you?
John


was
not
there,
was
he?