Unit 7 – On the job
You speak English, don’t you?
Compare these two questions.
How do these two questions differ?
Today, you will use tag
questions.
Read the questions and
answers about rules for tag questions.
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Tag Question: Eric is looking for new employees for his company, isn’t
he?
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Q: Why is this called a tag
question?
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A: Because it’s a question
tagged onto the end of the sentence.
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Q: When do we use tag
questions?
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A: When we are almost sure
something is true, but we want to check and make sure.
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Q: When I’m asking a tag
question, how do I know if the tag should be positive or negative?
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A: If the sentence is
positive, the tag is negative. If the sentence is negative, the tag is
positive.
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Q: What verb tense do I use
in the tag?
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A: Use the same verb tense
in the tag that is used in the beginning of the statement.
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Study the chart below.
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Positive statement
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Tag
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Negative statement
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Tag
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She works,
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doesn’t she?
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She doesn’t work,
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does she?
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She is working,
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isn’t she?
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She isn’t working,
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is she?
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She worked,
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didn’t she?
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She didn’t work,
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did she?
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She will work,
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won’t she?
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she won’t work,
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will she?
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She is going to work,
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isn’t she?
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She isn’t going to work,
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is she?
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She has worked,
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hasn’t she?
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She hasn’t worked,
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has she?
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She had worked,
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hadn’t she?
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She hadn’t worked,
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had she?
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Listen to the tag questions
and mark the tag you hear.
| 1. | did he | didn't he | don't he | doesn't he |
| 2. | won't she | will she | won't he | won't we |
| 3. | did they | didn't they | don't they | don't you |
| 4. | hasn't she | did she | didn’t she | has she |
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are you | aren’t you | don’t you | were you |
Complete each of the
following sentences with the correct tag.
Find a partner to work with.
Student A will read the
statement.
Student B will complete the
statement with the correct tag question.
1. He isn’t being promoted,
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2. Lisa and Jack have never missed a day of work,
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3. Our computers will be repaired next week,
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4. Maria lives near her job,
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5. My assistant is going to get a new office,
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6. She didn’t finish her work,
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7. The supervisor said to wait until tomorrow to finish,
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8. The machine broke down,
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9. Roberto had worked in a restaurant before,
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10. We’ll have a business meeting next week,
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Switch roles, but do not look at the screen if you are
completing the sentence with a tag.