Grammar+Exercises

=Question Tags=

Write your own sentence under the model given below (one of each type) - put your name in brackets after it. Remember, you must click "edit" first, and then click "Save", when you have finished.

__**Question tags are tricky, aren't they? Yes, they are. (Wendy) They have moved from Coffs Harbour,haven't they? Yes, they have.(Fatima) I can get 2 days off this week, can't I? Yes, you can.(Lek) He likes me, doesn't he? Yes he does. (yarob) We live happily in Coffs Habour, don't we? Yes, we do.(Yanga). This flower smells very nice, doesn't it? Yes, it does.(Chie) I can help you, can't you **(can't I? Wendy)** ? Yes, you can (Ida) You have **( + spent - Wendy)** a lot of time waiting for me, haven't you? Yes, you **(I - Wendy)** have. (Susy) Compare: You have a lot of time on your hands, don't you? Yes I do. (Wendy) (here "do" is the "helping verb")
 * __Positive (Statement) + Negative (Question tag) + Positive (statement/agreement)
 * (here, "have" is the auxiliary or "helping" verb)
 * I can teach my son driving lessons, Can't I? Yes, I can.( Jabe )

__**There is never enough time to do everything, is there? No, there isn't. (wendy) You cann't see well, can you? No, I cann't.(Fatima) **(can't -with one "n", but cannot, with 2 "n"s - Wendy) He won't bite me, will he? No,he won't.(yarob) It isn't raining to day, is it? No, it isn't.(Yanga). They don't like tomatoes, do they? No, they don't. (Ida) She doesn't drive very well, does she? No, she doesn't. (Susy) Time never waits for people, does it ? No, it doesn't. (Jabe)
 * __Negative (Statement) + Positive(Question tag) + Negative (statement/agreement)
 * Most people don't like fat, do they? No, they don't.(Lek)
 * She don't** You won't see her today, will you? No, I won't.(Chie) **(take away the "she don't" - Wendy)
 * He can't understand me, can he? No, he can't.(Ida)