RULES FOR
QUESTION TAGS:
In simple present or past tense, if there's no auxiliary verb, use "do/does/did".
Example: You like pizza, don't you?
Let's see usage of question tags in some sentences.
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SENTENCE 13:
Let's go for a walk.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
Let's go for a walk, shall we?
RULES:
Suggestive sentences often take 'shall we?' as question tag irrespective of the sentence being positive or negative.
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SENTENCE 14:
Nothing has happened.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
Nothing has happened, has it?
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SENTENCE 15:
You must remember to lock the door.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
You must remember to lock the door, mustn't you?
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SENTENCE 16:
Don't be late.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
Don't be late, will you?
RULES:
Imperative sentences (commands or requests) use question tags to seek agreement or confirmation.
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SENTENCE 17:
Everybody was tired.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
Everybody was tired, weren't they?
RULES:
Everybody is considered plural. So in agreement, question tag verb is 'weren't'.
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SENTENCE 18:
I am a good student.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
I am a good student, aren't I?
RULES:
We don't say 'aimn't I'. It's an IRREGULAR question tag. Exception to the rule.
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