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4.4 Answering Tag Questions

a . When the statement in a tag question is A: You are coming to the party, aren’t you?
affirmative, the soeaker expects the answer to B: Yes, lam.
be affirmative.
When the statement in a tag question is negative, A: You haven't eaten lunch yet, have you?
the speaker expects the answer to be negative. B: No, | haven't.

2.When the listener disagrees with the speaker or A: Ahmed is from Egypt, isn’t he?
answers in an unexpected way, there is often B: No, he’s from Canada.
an explanation.

3.Be careful! The answers to tag questions and A: Is Jim happy?
affirmative Yes/No questions are the same. It B: Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
does not matter whether the tag is negative or
A: Jim isn’t happy, is he?
affirmative. A: Jim is happy, isn’t he?
B: Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.

B: Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.

5 Complete the interview with an explorer. Write Yes or No.

1. The life of an explorer is difficult, isn’t it?
YES It’s hard, but it’s very exciting.
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wb Your joureys require a lot of planning, don’t they?

, |plan for months, and sometimes even years.
wb You take other people with you on these journeys, don’t you?

, most of the time I have two or three people with me.

o> There isn’t a lot of free time, is there?

, there’s always something to do. We’re busy all day long.

wo oS You're working on a new project now, aren't you?
, 'm making plans for a trip next year.

wo oS You didn’t get hurt on your last expedition, did you?

. I didn’t have any problems last time.

wb An expedition usually costs a lot of money, doesn’t it?

, supplies and equipment are very expensive.

wb You miss your family during these expeditions, don’t you?

, very much.

o> You don’t go on more than one expedition a year, do you?
, definitely not.

wo oS , 1 went to the Sahara Desert.
10. Your last journey was to the Gobi Desert, wasn’t it?

104 NEGATIVE YES/NO QUESTIONS; STATEMENT AND TAG QUESTIONS
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