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Question 1

Negative questions are similar to?

Answer 1

• yes/no questions

- begin with an auxiliary verb, a modal, or a form of be

Question 2

When are negative questions used?

Answer 2

• when the student thinks the information is true and he expects people to agree
• to show surprise or disbelief
• to show annoyance or anger

Question 3

How do the answer to negative questions look like ?

Answer 3

• with yes or no and an explanation

- >Yes, / No,

Question 4

For what are tag questions used?

Answer 4

• to confirm information or ask for arrangement

- >You’re a professor, aren’t you?

Question 5

With what does the pronoun in a tag question agrees with?

Answer 5

• the subject

- >The students (S) will be on time, won’t they(P) ?

Question 6

What do you use when the subject is that or something?

Answer 6

• it

- >That’s amazing information, isn’t it?

Question 7

What do you use when the subject is someone or everyone?

Answer 7

• they

- >Someone recorded the interview, didn’t they?

Question 8

What do you use with a negative statement?

Answer 8

• an affirmative tag (positive)

- >They don’t live in Chicago, didn’t they?

Question 9

What do you use with an affirmative statement?

Answer 9

• a negative tag

- >Geography is interesting, isn’t it?

Question 10

Which kind of answers are expected in tag questions?

Answer 10

• negative tags —> expect to get the answer yes, but no is possible (They moved from M to C, didn’t they?)
• affirmative tags —> expect to get the answer no, but yes is possible (They didn’t moved from M to C, did they?)

Question 11

What do you use when the subject is that or something?

Answer 11

-it

Question 12

What do you use when the subject is someone or everyone?

Answer 12

-they

Question 13

What do you use when it is an imperative?

Answer 13

-will

Question 14

What do you use by let’s?

Answer 14

-shall