Tag Questions

Question 1

Example

Answer 1

You’re John , aren’t you ?

Line statement “you’re John”is turned into a question by the tag “aren’t you “.

Question 2

Uses

Answer 2

• they can be a indicator of politeness emphasis or or irony.
• they may be confrontational, defensive or tentative.

Question 3

What is?

Answer 3

Is a grammatical structure in which a declarative statement or an imperative is turned into a question by adding on interrogative fragment.

Question 4

Forms

Answer 4

• Form tag question with the auxiliary verb form the main sentence. The subject in the questions is always a pronoun.
• We usually use negative question after a positive sentence and a positive tag question after a negative sentence .