Unit 1 : Critical Thinking
Grammar
We
use question tags at the end of the statement when we want someone to confirm
what we already know, when we’re looking for the other person’s agreement or we
want to involve them in conversation. We often use tag questions to make
conversations friendlier.
You’re
Indian, aren’t you?
Structures:
1.
If the statement is Positive then tag is negative & if the statement is
negative then the tag is positive.
He
is a chemist, isn’t he?
She
can’t jump high, can she?
2.
If there is “everybody everyone someone somebody noone nobody these those Ram
and Shyam dogs” in the sentence then we use “they” as the subject in the tag.
Someone
does it, don’t they?
Somebody
is there, aren’t they?
3.
If there is “something anything nothing this that water milk gerund dog…” in
the subject in the sentence then we use “it” as the subject in the tag.
Everything
is all right, isn’t it?
4.
If the sentence start with “Let & Verb” then we use “will you” in the tag.
Come
tomorrow, will you?
Let
me go out, will you?
5.
If the sentence starts with “Let’s” then we use “shall we” in the tag.
Let’s
go for a walk, shall we?
6.
If there is no auxiliary verb in the sentence then we take help from the main
verb to make the tag.
|
V1 |
do |
They
buy it, don’t they? |
|
V5 |
does |
She
buys it, doesn’t she? |
|
V2 |
did
|
She
bought it, didn’t she? |
7.
For the contraction form in the sentence
|
Sub’s
+ V4 |
is
+ V4 |
She’s
sleeping now, isn’t she? |
|
Sub’s
+ V3 |
has
+ V3. |
She’s
slept now, hasn’t she? |
|
Sub’d
+ better + V1 |
had
better + V1 |
He’d
better do it, hadn’t he? |
|
Sub’d
+ rather + V1 |
would/could/should
+ rather + V1 |
He’d
rather do it, wouldn’t he? |
|
Sub’d
+ V3 |
Had
+ V3 |
She’d
done her homework, hadn’t she? |
|
S’re
+ V4 |
S
+ are + V4… |
You’re
going to school, aren’t you? |
|
S’re
+ V4 |
S
+ were + V4… |
You’re
going to school, weren’t you? |
|
S’d
+ V1 |
S
+ would + V1 |
You’d
go to school, wouldn’t you? |
8.
Some more examples:
There
is a boy, isn’t there?
One
can do it, can’t one?
A. Study the following examples.
a.
You are tired, aren't you?
b.
He left Kathmandu, didn't he?
c.
Your father never touched alcoholic drinks, did he?
B. Rewrite the following sentences adding appropriate question tag.
a. Gill
does not know Ann, ...............?
Gill
does not know Ann, Does he?
b. I’m
very patient, ...............?
I’m
very patient, Aren't I?
c.
They’d never met me before, ...............?
They’d
never met me before, had they?
d.
Listen carefully, ...............?
Listen
carefully, will you?
e.
Let’s have a break, ...............?
Let’s
have a break, shall we?
f. Let
us invite them, ...............?
Let
us invite them, Shall we?
g.
Hari used to live in France as a boy, ...............?
Hari
used to live in France as a boy, didn't he?
h.
You’d better not take a hard drink, ...............?
You’d
better not take a hard drink, had you?
i. Sheep
eat grass, ...............?
Sheep
eat grass, don't they?
j.
Mr. Pande can speak nine languages, ...............?
Mr.
Pande can speak nine languages, can't he?
k.
She’s finished her classes, ...............?
She’s
finished her classes, hasn't she?
l.
She barely managed to reach the goal, ...............?
She
barely managed to reach the goal, did she?
m.
Don’t let him swim in that pond, ...............?
Don’t
let him swim in that pond, Will you?
n.
There are lots of people here, ...............?
There
are lots of people here, aren't there?
C. Read the following situations. What do you say in these
situations? Use question tags.
a.
The sky is full of cloud. You can see lightning and hear thunder.
It’s
going to rain soon, isn't it?
b.
You want to pay the taxi fare but you are short by 100 rupees.
Shyam,
you have to lend me Rs. 100, haven't you?
c.
You have met a stranger at a party and you want to have a chat with him/
her.
We
will talk later, won't we?
d.
You came out of the film hall with your friend. You enjoyed the film.
The
film was very enjoyable, wasn't it?
e. You
and your friend listened to a comedian on the stage and felt spellbound by
his/her performance.
He
gave an excellent presentation, didn't he?
f.
You think your friend’s father has arrived from the US but you are not
sure.
Your
father has not arrived from US, has he?
g.
You think Susan will join the new job tomorrow but you are not sure.
Susan
will go to her new job tomorrow, won't she?
h.
Your friend’s hair looks too short.
You
have got too short hair, haven't you?
i.
You want to go for a picnic with your friends in class.
Let’s
go to picnic, shall we?
j.
You want permission from your father to go for a walk.
Let
me go for a evening walk, will you?
Extra Exercise:
Rewrite
the following sentences adding appropriate question tag.
1)
All is well, ..........? (aren’t they /
isn’t it / don’t they)
2)
Betty has a good job, ..........?
3)
But you don't really love her,
..........?
4)
But you'll tell me if she calls,
..........?
5)
Close the window, ..........?
6)
David and Julie don't take Chinese
classes, ..........?
7)
Don’t make a noise, ..........? (will
you / shall we / isn’t he)
8)
Everybody has finished the work,
..........? (hasn’t it / haven’t they / hasn’t he)
9)
Everyone is here now, ..........?
10)
Everything is perishable, ..........?
(isn’t there/ isn’t it / aren’t they)
11)
Gopal and Krishna will finish the work,
..........? (won’t he / won’t they / willn’t they)
12)
Hari and I are close friends,
..........? (aren’t I / isn’t he / aren’t we)
13)
Have a cup of tea, ..........? (haven’t
you / have you / will you)
14)
He can help, ..........?
15)
He could have bought a new
car, ..........?
16)
He had forgotten his
wallet, ..........?
17)
He hasn't been running in this
weather, ..........?
18)
He speaks French, ..........? (does he /
doesn’t he / hasn’t he)
19)
He used to have long
hair, ..........?
20)
He went to the party last
night, ..........?
21)
He won't be studying
tonight, ..........?
22)
He won't have been travelling all
day, ..........?
23)
He’s singing a song, ………..? (hasn’t he /
wasn’t he / isn’t he)
24)
He's very handsome, ..........?
25)
Hold this, ..........?
26)
I like chocolate very
much, ..........?
27)
I often come home late, ..........?
28)
I’m a little red, ..........?
29)
I’m on time, ..........?
30)
I’m sitting next to
you, ..........?
31)
I’m tired and hungry, ..........? (isn’t
it/ aren’t I / am I)
32)
I'm clever, ..........?
33)
I'm not the person with the
tickets, ..........?
34)
It was cold yesterday, ..........?
35)
John and Max don't like
math, ..........?
36)
John must stay, ..........?
37)
John's a very good
student, ..........?
38)
Julie isn't an
accountant, ..........?
39)
Keep quite, ..........? (don’t you,
shall you, will you)
40)
Kevin will come tonight, ..........?
41)
Let me open the door, ………….? (shall we /
shan’t you / will you)
42)
Let’s do our homework, ..........? (will
you / shall you / shall we)
43)
Let’s go to the beach, ..........?
44)
Let’s have a coffee, ..........?
45)
Let’s invite the neighbours over for
dinner on the weekend, ..........?
46)
Mary didn't do her homework last
Monday, ..........?
47)
Mingma has never been to Pokhara,
..........? (hasn’t she / has she / does she)
48)
Niru never gets angry, ..........? (does
she / doesn’t she / didn’t she)
49)
No one solved the problem, ..........?
(did they / didn’t they / did he)
50)
Nobody asked for me, ..........?
51)
Nobody has eaten yet, ..........?
52)
Nobody knows, ..........?
53)
Nobody lives here, ..........?
54)
Nobody lives in this
house, ..........?
55)
Nothing bad happened, ..........?
56)
Nothing ever happens, ..........?
57)
Nothing will happen, ..........?
58)
Oh you do, ..........?
59)
Oh you think so, ..........?
60)
Peter played handball
yesterday, ..........?
61)
She can hardly love him after all that,
..........?
62)
She can't speak Arabic, ..........?
63)
She doesn't cook very
often, ..........?
64)
She doesn't have any
children, ..........?
65)
She doesn't work in a
hotel, ..........?
66)
She had a great time, ..........?
67)
She hasn't eaten all the
cake, ..........?
68)
She is collecting
stickers, ..........?
69)
She studies very hard every
night, ..........?
70)
She wasn't at home
yesterday, ..........?
71)
She won't have left work before
six, ..........?
72)
Sheila, bring me your pen, ………….? (will
you / will she / don’t she)
73)
She'll come at six, ..........?
74)
She'll have been cooking all
day, ..........?
75)
She's been studying a lot
recently, ..........?
76)
She's from a small town in
China, ..........?
77)
Shut up, ..........?
78)
So you don't think I can do it,
..........?
79)
Someone is waiting for you, ..........?
(isn’t someone / is he / aren’t they)
80)
That film was
fantastic, ..........?
81)
That film was
fantastic, ..........?
82)
The bus isn't coming, ..........?
83)
The meeting’s tomorrow at
9am, ..........?
84)
The weather is really bad
today, ..........?
85)
The weather's bad, ..........?
86)
There is a lot of work to do
today, ..........?
87)
There’s a big pond in front of the
Durbar school., ..........? (isn’t it / aren’t there / isn’t there)
88)
They are going home from
school, ..........?
89)
They aren't in Mumbai at the
moment, ..........?
90)
They aren't on their way already, ..........?
91)
They didn't go out last
Sunday, ..........?
92)
They live in London, ..........?
93)
They mustn't come
early, ..........?
94)
They need some new
clothes, ..........?
95)
They won't be late, ..........?
96)
They'll be arriving
soon, ..........?
97)
They'll have finished before
nine, ..........?
98)
They've been to Japan, ..........?
99)
This is your pen, ..........?
100)
This meal is horrible, ..........?
101)
This must be the
address, ..........?
102)
This'll work, ..........?
103)
Those are your sandals, ..........?
104)
Wait here until I
return, ..........?
105)
Wait here until I
return, ..........?
106)
We don't watch much TV, ..........?
107)
We hadn't been to London
before, ..........?
108)
We live in a tiny flat, ..........?
109)
We often watch TV in the
afternoon, ..........?
110)
We were waiting at the
station, ..........?
111)
We'd been working, ..........?
112)
We'd never have known, ..........?
113)
Well, I couldn't help it, ..........?
114)
We're late again, ..........?
115)
We're working tomorrow, ..........?
116)
You aren't from Brazil, ..........?
117)
You can swim, ..........?
118)
You couldn't help me, ..........?
119)
You don’t know where the boss
is, ..........?
120)
You don’t know where the boss
is, ..........?
121)
You don't like spicy
food, ..........?
122)
You hadn't been
sleeping, ..........?
123)
You have a Ferrari, ..........?
124)
You have cleaned your
bike, ..........?
125)
You have enough money, ..........?
126)
You live in Spain, ..........?
127)
You never come on time, ..........?
128)
You think you're clever, ..........?
129)
You used to work here, ..........?
130)
You want to come with
me, ..........?
131)
You weren't sleeping, ..........?
132)
You won’t go without
me, ..........?
133)
You won't be late, ..........?
134)
You’d better help them, ..........? (do
you / wouldn’t you / hadn’t you)
135)
You’ll bring the other
things, ..........?
136)
You’re moving to
Brazil, ..........?
137)
You’re not Spanish, ..........?
138)
You’re Spanish, ..........?
139)
You’ve never liked me, ..........?
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