Tag Questions
Take your umbrella,____?
Nobody has woken up,___?
He'd rather change hus mind,____?
She'd better send the letters by her self,____?
This is a big meal,___?
Answers
Explanation:
This is not the Answer for these questions : I will Give you some hits to do those questions. OK, that seems easy.
Yes, but you need to think about what verb to use in the tag. If there is an auxiliary, a modal verb or the verb to be in the main clause, we use that in the question tag.
You’re in a desert in the middle of Australia, aren’t you?
If there is another main verb, we use do in the correct form (as we would with questions and negatives).
I think she might be getting a bit old for this sort of travelling, don’t you?
We told you not to drive in the outback on your own, didn’t we?
OK, so the question tag refers to the subject of the main sentence.
Yes, very often, but sometimes it doesn’t.
I can’t imagine her doing anything else, can you?
Are there any exceptions?
There are a few. We use 'aren’t I' instead of the more logical 'amn’t I'.
I’m next in the queue, aren’t I?
Where is the stress in question tags?
It’s on the verb and the intonation is usually falling, unless the speaker isn’t sure about some kind of factual information, then it’s rising.
You’re from Beijing, aren’t you? (falling intonation = you’re fairly sure)
You’re from Beijing, aren’t you? (rising intonation = you’re not very sure and want the other person to confirm the information)
You use them a lot in conversation, don’t you?
Yes, we do. We use them a lot to try and involve other people in conversations.
So I’d better start using them more, hadn’t I?
Yep!