Question tag |exercise

Question tag is a small question that you add to the end of a statement to confirm information or to seek agreement. It usually consists of an auxiliary verb and a pronouns that refers back to the subject of the statement. 

Sometimes people finish what they are saying with a short question. Why do they do this? Because they want to know if the person they are speaking to agrees with them. This short question is called a question tag. Look at the following sentence. 

The weather is lovely today, isn't it? 

The main part of the sentence is posetive, but the question tag is negative. You expect the answer to a negative question tag to be yes. For example:

The weather is lovely today, isn't it?  Yes it is. 

Use helping verb and the subject of the sentence to make the question tag. Notice that the subject has been replaced by a pronoun in the example sentences. 

• Tom is older than you, isn't He? 
• Sally has got a dog, hasn't she? 
• Anna and I can go by train, can't we? 
• Peter and David should leave now, shouldn't they? 

If the main part of the sentence has I am in it, use aren't I in the questions tag. 

• I'm your best friend, aren't I? 
• I'm taller than Sumiko, aren't I?

If the main part of the sentence is negative, the question tag is posetive. You expect the answer to a Posetive question tag to be no. 

• These questions aren't very difficult, are they? 
• You haven't read this book, have you? 
• Peter isn't tall as I am, is he? 
• She isn't eight yet, is she? 
• There aren't many clouds in the sky, are there? 
• There isn't much wind today, is there? 
• There weren't any emails for me, were there? 

Notes:

Here are some important points about question tags:

Posetive and negative: if the statement is posetive, the question tag is negative, and if the statement is negative the question tag is posetive. 

Example: she likes coffee, doesn't she? - ( Posetive statement + negative tag). 

They don't play soccer, do they? - ( negative statement + Posetive tag). 

Exercise

Complete the following sentences by edding a question tag. Remember that a posetive sentence needs a negative question tag, and negative sentence needs a Posetive question tag. The first one has been done for you. 

1. This is your house, isn't it? 
2. That isn't the right answer_____________? 
3. Your sister is very pretty, __________? 
4. Andrew can't ride, _________________? 
5. You've already seen that movie, ___________? 
6. I'm lucky to have a friend like Alice, ________? 
7. The tunnel was very dark, ___________? 
8. They didn't play very well, ___________? 
9. We shouldn't look at the answers first, __________? 
10. Aunt Sarah could come to our house for dinner, __________________? 
11. There was a bag in the car, __________? 
12. Sally hasn't got a dog, _______________? 
13. We mustn't be late, _________________? 
14. There is a post office nearby, _________? 
15. There were some people in the Park, ______? 
16. We can stay an extra day, _____________? 
17. The Journey won't take long, __________? 
18. I'm your best friend, __________________? 
19. Andrew and Susan are your neighbors,________________? 
20. You didn't see the dog in the garden, ____________?