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what are Question tags ? How to use Explain deeply.​

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Answered by supriyasoham1988
1

Answer:

see,first of all question tags are mostly used in assertive / negative sentence to clear a doubt.like - isn't it the truth.question tag - isn't .

Answered by IdyllicAurora
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Answer :-

Question Tags are those tags or better to say phrase or group of words which when added to a statement usually at the end makes the assertive statement as an interrogative one.

Some of the question tags are as follows ::

  • isn't it ? ...

  • right ? ...

  • I guess ? ...

  • clear ? ...

  • aren't you ? ...

  • isn't she ? ...

  • don't you ? ...

  • didn't they ? ...

There are many more such question tags in English grammar language.

Usage of different question tags ::

The usage of question tags are basically classified into two ways that is nature of sentence and tense form.

Nature of sentence ::

We have two categories here that is positive and negative .

  • Positive question tags show the positive interrogation of the assertive statement . For example :- did you ?, do they ?, right ?, etc. Example :

  1. They are from America, right ?
  2. They aren't sportspersons, are they ?

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  • Negative question tags show the negative interrogation of the assertive statement. For example :- didn't they ?, don't they ?, isn't she ?, etc. Example :

  1. They study English, don't they ?
  2. You study Maths, don't you ?

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Tense form of sentence ::

We have seven categories here. Let's discuss about them one - by - one .

  • Present (be) type statement include the question tags with auxiliaries with ending letter as s/es, which shows the present tense. For example :- isn't she ?, is it ?, etc. Example :

  1. She is from America, isn't she ?
  2. It isn't theirs, is it ?

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  • Simple Present type statement include question tags with auxiliaries without the ending word as s/es, which shows the present tense. For example :- ain't you ?, didn't you ?, etc. Example :

  1. You know me, ain't you ?
  2. You ate the breakfast, didn't you ?

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  • Present Perfect type statement include question tags with auxiliaries which demonstrates the tense form along with making it interrogative. For example :- hasn't you ? , have you ?, etc . Example :

  1. You have done your breakfast, haven't you ?
  2. He has topped in the class, hasn't he ?

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  • Simple Past type statements include question tags with auxiliaries which demonstrates the tense form along with making it interrogative . For example :- did you ?, didn't they ?, etc. Example :

  1. You did your breakfast, didn't you ?
  2. They ate the food , didn't they ?

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  • Past Perfect type statements include question tags with auxiliaries which demonstrates the tense form along with making it interrogative . For example :- had you ? , hadn't they ? , etc. Example :

  1. You had done the work already, hadn't you ?
  2. They hadn't done the work, had they ?

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  • Will / Future type statements include question tags with auxiliaries which demonstrates the tense form along with making it interrogative. For example :- will you ?, wouldn't you ?, shan't they, etc. Example :

  1. They shall do their work, shan't they ?
  2. They would do their work, wouldn't they ?

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  • Modal verb type statements include question tags with auxiliaries which demonstrates the tense form along with making it interrogative. For example :- can't you ? , couldn't you ?, etc. Example :

  1. You can do the work, can't you ?
  2. They couldn't do the work, could they ?

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Important points to be kept in mind while using question tags ::

  • The subject in question tag should be same as the subject of statement.

  • The verb form of the question tag should be same as the verb of statement.

  • After using question tag, always include question mark (?) in the statement.

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