tag questions
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This is all students need to know about tag questions / or question tags. There is noe need for regular students to know anymore.TRANSCRIPT
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Tag Questions
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What is a tag question?
A tag question is a sentence with a small part at the end that makes it a question.
For example:
You like kittens.
This is a statement, not a question.
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Now we add a small part at the end of it:
You like kittens, don't you?
Now this sentence is a question. We call it a tag question.
The little part at the end (after the comma) is called a question tag.(A tag is a word or phrase that is added to a sentence.)
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Why do we need these question tags?
We use questions tags (such as "don't you?", "isn't it?") to turn statements into questions, or to check that a statement is correct.
It's like saying "Am I right?" or "Is that correct?"
Using question tags can help you sound more natural in English.
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Tag Question Rules
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Positive Statements
In most cases, the helping verb (or BE verb) from the positive statement is repeated in the tag and changed to negative.
Example sentences:
Statement: Brenda is sad.
Question tag: isn't she?
Tag question: Brenda is sad, isn't she?
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