What are examples of question tags?

What are examples of question tags?

Look at these examples to see how question tags are used.

• You haven’t seen this film, have you?
• She’s a doctor, isn’t she?
• He isn’t here, is he?
• I don’t need to finish this today, do I?
• Jenni eats cheese, doesn’t she?
• The bus stop’s over there, isn’t it?
• They could hear me, couldn’t they?
• I’m never on time, am I?

What is correct question tag?

In grammar, a question tag is a very short clause at the end of a statement which changes the statement into a question. For example, in ‘She said half price, didn’t she?’ , the words ‘didn’t she’ are a question tag.

What is the question tag for had?

The question tags may seek approval or confirmation. The sentence, “I had done it” is a positive statement, therefore the question tag has to be negative question tag , thus we write, “I had done it, hadn’t I? If the sentence were negative we would write, “I hadn’t done it, had I?

How many question tags are there?

Twelve Rules for Tag Questions

Rule	Example
9. Use “they” in a question tag when the sentence includes “these” or “those”.	Those are your sandals, aren’t they?
10. Use “there” in a question tag when the sentences includes “there + a form of be”.	There is a lot of work to do today, isn’t there?

What is the question tag of she had a car?

Answer: She does not have a car, hadn’t she??

What is had better example?

Example sentences — We had better buy travel insurance this time. — Thank you but I’d better not have another glass of wine because I’m driving. — We’d better get going—it looks like a storm is coming soon. — My doctor said I had better use less salt in my food because I’ve got pre-hypertension.

What is question tag for grade 4?

Question tags are short questions at the end of statements. They are mainly used in speech when we want to confirm that something is true or not, or to encourage a reply from the person we are speaking to. A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag. Tomorrow is Monday, isn’t it?

Do It tag questions?

A tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question. We use tag questions to ask for confirmation. They mean something like: “Is that right?” or “Do you agree?” They are very common in English.

How do you form a question tag?

Forming question tags is very easy. Remember that the question tag uses the auxiliary verb in the opposite form of the sentence itself. In other words, if the sentence is positive, the question tag takes the negative form of the auxiliary verb. If the sentence is negative, the question tag employs the positive form.

What is the tag question of I am late?

I’m late, aren’t I? (Not, am not I?) However, when the tag is affirmative following a negative sentence, the tag can use am I. For example, I’m not late, am I?

Has been had been?

Present perfect ‘have/has been ‘ is used when describing an action completed in the recent past and still assumes importance in the present. We use ‘had been’ when you describe something that happened in the past before something else in the past.

Had better VS should?

The past tense of should is should have + past participle. Had better is similar, but it’s used for more urgent advice with bad consequences if you don’t follow it (eg. You had better quit smoking or you’ll die).

Which of the following is an imperative sentence a May I come in please B Wow I won the match C What is your name d get out of my class?

Explanation: Option D gives a command and hence is an imperative sentence. Therefore, option D is correct.

What is a compound-complex sentence Grammarly?

When a sentence has two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause, that sentence is a compound-complex sentence. These are long sentences that communicate a significant amount of information.

Do form questions?

Short Answers with Do and Does

Sample Questions	Short Answer (Affirmative)	Short Answer (Negative)
Do you both speak English?	Yes, we do.	No, we don’t.
Do they speak English?	Yes, they do.	No, they don’t.
Does he speak English?	Yes, he does.	No, he doesn’t.
Does she speak English?	Yes, she does.	No, she doesn’t.

Do you or don’t you?

In “standard” spoken English, “Don’t you” is more common, and “do you not” sounds very formal. But in some UK dialects “do you not” is the more common form (and not considered formal).