Syllabus topic 32: Question tags
Question tags. A question tag repeats an auxiliary with a pronoun, usually changing polarity.
A question tag repeats an auxiliary with a pronoun, usually changing polarity. Use do/does/did when the statement has no auxiliary. Negative words such as never take a positive tag. Common exceptions include aren't I and shall we after let's.
Notice how each form fits its sentence. Read the context before choosing a form.
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Practice my mistakesBack to my daily planYou're coming, ___?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: aren't you
Completed sentence: You're coming, aren't you? A question tag repeats an auxiliary with a pronoun, usually changing polarity. Use do/does/did when the statement has no auxiliary. Negative words such as never take a positive tag. Common exceptions include aren't I and shall we after let's.
She works here, ___?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: doesn't she
Completed sentence: She works here, doesn't she? A question tag repeats an auxiliary with a pronoun, usually changing polarity. Use do/does/did when the statement has no auxiliary. Negative words such as never take a positive tag. Common exceptions include aren't I and shall we after let's.
They didn't call, ___?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: did they
Completed sentence: They didn't call, did they? A question tag repeats an auxiliary with a pronoun, usually changing polarity. Use do/does/did when the statement has no auxiliary. Negative words such as never take a positive tag. Common exceptions include aren't I and shall we after let's.
Let's go, ___?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: shall we
Completed sentence: Let's go, shall we? A question tag repeats an auxiliary with a pronoun, usually changing polarity. Use do/does/did when the statement has no auxiliary. Negative words such as never take a positive tag. Common exceptions include aren't I and shall we after let's.
He never complains, ___?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: does he
Completed sentence: He never complains, does he? A question tag repeats an auxiliary with a pronoun, usually changing polarity. Use do/does/did when the statement has no auxiliary. Negative words such as never take a positive tag. Common exceptions include aren't I and shall we after let's.
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Correct answer: aren't you
Completed sentence: You're coming, aren't you? A question tag repeats an auxiliary with a pronoun, usually changing polarity. Use do/does/did when the statement has no auxiliary. Negative words such as never take a positive tag. Common exceptions include aren't I and shall we after let's.
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Correct answer: doesn't she
Completed sentence: She works here, doesn't she? A question tag repeats an auxiliary with a pronoun, usually changing polarity. Use do/does/did when the statement has no auxiliary. Negative words such as never take a positive tag. Common exceptions include aren't I and shall we after let's.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: did they
Completed sentence: They didn't call, did they? A question tag repeats an auxiliary with a pronoun, usually changing polarity. Use do/does/did when the statement has no auxiliary. Negative words such as never take a positive tag. Common exceptions include aren't I and shall we after let's.
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Correct answer: shall we
Completed sentence: Let's go, shall we? A question tag repeats an auxiliary with a pronoun, usually changing polarity. Use do/does/did when the statement has no auxiliary. Negative words such as never take a positive tag. Common exceptions include aren't I and shall we after let's.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: does he
Completed sentence: He never complains, does he? A question tag repeats an auxiliary with a pronoun, usually changing polarity. Use do/does/did when the statement has no auxiliary. Negative words such as never take a positive tag. Common exceptions include aren't I and shall we after let's.
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