Question Tags

    1. Definition

    Question Tags are short questions added at the end of statements to confirm or check information.

    2. Basic Rule

    Statement Question Tag
    Positive statement Negative tag
    Negative statement Positive tag

    3. Formation Rules

    Rule Example
    Use the same auxiliary verb You are coming, aren’t you?
    If no auxiliary, use do/does/did She likes tea, doesn’t she?
    Subject changes to pronoun Ravi is here, isn’t he?
    Imperatives use will/won’t Close the door, will you?

    4. Example Sentences

    1. You are a student, aren’t you?
    2. She is happy, isn’t she?
    3. They have finished the work, haven’t they?
    4. He can drive, can’t he?
    5. We should go now, shouldn’t we?
    6. She likes coffee, doesn’t she?
    7. You don’t know him, do you?
    8. He wasn’t late, was he?
    9. Let’s start the class, shall we?
    10. Open the window, will you?

    5. Special Cases

    Sentence Tag
    I am late aren’t I?
    Let us go shall we?
    Everybody is ready aren’t they?

    6. Common Mistakes (Right & Wrong)

    Wrong ❌ Right ✅
    ✗ You are coming, are you? ✓ You are coming, aren’t you?
    ✗ She likes tea, isn’t she? ✓ She likes tea, doesn’t she?
    ✗ He didn’t come, didn’t he? ✓ He didn’t come, did he?
    ✗ I am right, amn’t I? ✓ I am right, aren’t I?
    ✗ Let’s go, will we? ✓ Let’s go, shall we?
    ✗ Everybody came, didn’t he? ✓ Everybody came, didn’t they?
    ✗ Close the door, do you? ✓ Close the door, will you?
    Tip: Always check the auxiliary verb and make the tag opposite (positive ↔ negative).
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