Слайд 2WHEN DO WE USE TAG QUESTIONS?
We use tag questions when we
want to confirm some information, don’t we?
Yes, we do!
Слайд 3COMPARE:
John is a teacher (I know this is true).
John is a
teacher, isn’t he? (I’m 90% sure, I need confirmation)
Mary runs every day (I know this)
Mary runs every day, doesn’t she? (I’m not 100% sure)
Слайд 4WHEN DO WE USE TAG QUESTIONS?
We also use tag questions when
we think someone will agree with us, don’t we?
Yes, we do!
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This project is good for the environment, isn’t it? (I know
it’s good and I expect you have the same opinion)
It wasn’t a nice weather yesterday, was it? (I think that the weather was bad yesterday and I expect you agree with me)
Слайд 6THE FORMATION OF TAG QUESTIONS
Sentence + COMMA (,) + a helping
verb (do, don’t, does, doesn’t, did, didn’t, have, haven’t, has, hasn’t, can, can’t, etc.) OR the verb TO BE (is, isn’t, are, aren’t, was, wasn’t, were, weren’t, etc.) + a pronoun (I, you, we, they, he, she, it).
Oxford is a school, isn’t it?
sentence a helping verb a pronoun
Слайд 7THE FORMATION OF TAG QUESTIONS
If the sentence is AFFIRMATIVE (+), the
tag will be NEGATIVE (-)
Students are smart, aren’t they?
If the sentence is NEGATIVE (-), the tag will be AFFIRMATIVE (+).
Lazy pupils don’t like to study, do they?
Слайд 8THE FORMATION OF TAG QUESTIONS
To help you with the formation, use
QUESTIONS (?).
Claire likes chocolate.
simple sentence
Does Claire like chocolate?
question
Claire likes chocolate, doesn’t she?
tag question
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The committee discussed the local regeneration project.
simple sentence
Did the committee discuss the local regeneration project?
question
The committee discussed the local regeneration project, didn’t it?
tag question
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I have a lot of ambitions towards the future.
simple sentence
Do I
have a lot of ambitions towards the future?
question
I have a lot of ambitions towards the future, don’t I?
tag question
I haven’t got a lot of ambitions towards the future, have I?
tag question
Слайд 11EXCEPTIONS
Some tag questions form differently (they are irregular):
I’m right, aren’t I?
I’m lucky, aren’t I?
Nobody is here, are they? (nobody is NEGATIVE, that’s why the tag is AFFIRMATIVE).
Everybody has done the homework, haven’t they?
There is plenty of food, isn’t there?
Слайд 12SHORT ANSWERS
Michelle went to a restaurant, didn’t she?
Yes, she
did. OR No, she didn’t.
We shouldn’t drink alcohol, should we?
Yes, we should. OR No, we shouldn’t.
(this person wants to drink alcohol) (this person agrees that we shouldn’t drink it)
Слайд 13PRACTICE
You are French, _____ ___?
You work at the university, _____ ___?
Jack
isn’t buying a new phone, _____ ___?
We can put some things in storage, ____ __?
Pablo is going to help us, _____ ___?
They haven’t read the novel, _____ ___?
You didn’t speak to the manager, ____ __?
I’m tired, ____ __?
There are a few documents that you have to sign, ____ ___?
Nobody is here, ____ ___?
It rains in September a lot, _____ ___?