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4.3 Tag Questions

Negative Tag Question Affirmative Tag Question
Affirmative Statement Negative Tag Negative Statement Affirmative Tag

Vanessa is the teacher, isn't she? Philip isn’t the writer, is he?

Class starts at 1:30, doesn't it? The test doesn’t start at 1:30, does it?

Carla and Luca came yesterday, | didn't they? Matt and Fran didn’t come, did they?

You've read that book, haven't you? They haven't arrived yet, have they?

1. Tag questions are used to ask someone to A: That was a hard test, wasn't it?
agree with or confirm information. A tag question B: Yeah, it was really hard. (agreement)
is a statement with a two-word tag (auxiliary verb
A: Carlos is from Mexico, isn’t he?
+ pronoun) atthe end. A comma is always used
B: Yes, he is. Confirmation)
before a tag.

2. lf the statement is affirmative, the auxiliary in the The Smiths are going home, aren't they?
tag is negative.
If the statement is negative, the auxiliary in the The Smiths haven't come home, have they?
tag is affirmative.

3.Use doesn’t, don’t, and didn’tin the tag with Pedro likes the school, doesn’t he?
simple present and simple past affirmative Gina and Tim play a lot of sports, don’t they?
statements that have verbs other than be. Mariko already saw the movie, didn't she?

Subject Pronoun
4. The pronoun in the tag matches the subject. Carole is a hard worker, isn’t she?
If there is/there are is used in the statement, use There aren't any eggs. are there?
there in the tag.

4 Complete the tag questions about the Arctic. Use the tags from the box.

aren't there doesn’t it do we haven't they isn’t it
didn’t they don’t they hasn't he isn’t he wasn'tit

1. Bgrge Ousland’s experience in the Arctic was different from his normal life, _wasrtit 2

2. Ousland is worried about global warming, ?

3. He has seen how warming temperatures are affecting Arctic ice, ___________?
4. The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, =

—C—CS<—
5. Scientists have collected a lot of information about seaice,_ =
6. They used radar to show snow and ice thickness, ——___?

7. There are many different types of ice, ?

8. Arctic explorers have to wear many layers of warm clothing, ——________?

9. The Arctic has one of the most extreme climates on Earth,

10. We don’t know exactly what will happen to Arctic ice in the future, —_____?

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