We love grammar, don’t we? – Tag Questions ❶ USAGE: A tag question is a special construction in English We use it to confirm information or if we are not sure about something ❷ EXAMPLES: Statement We are late, This is very complicated, You were shopping, It has rained, Joe will come to the party, We work hard, She won, Question tag aren’t we? isn’t it? weren’t you? hasn’t it? won’t he? don’t we? didn’t she? I am awesome, arent I? ❸ FORM & RULES: The whole sentence is a "tag question", and the mini-question at the end is called a "question tag" (A tag is something small that we add to something larger For example, the little piece of cloth added to a shirt showing size or washing instructions is a tag.) You need to follow the following rules (in German): < Wenn die Aussage ein Hilfsverb (be, have + modal verbs) enthält, wird es im Frage Anhängsel weiterverwendet (auch in der Kurzantwort): The film was great, wasn’t it? - Yes, it was /No, it wasn’t < Wenn die Aussage ein Vollverb enthält, wird im Frage-Anhängsel entweder – don’t oder does doesn’t oder did - didn’t verwendet Peter likes pizza, doesn’t he? You know a lot, don’t you? - Yes, he does /No, he doesn’t - Yes, I /No, I don’t Lisa called you, didn’t she? – Yes, she did./ No, she didn’t < Wenn die Aussage positiv (d.h nicht verneint ist), wird das question tag verneint; wenn die Aussage negativ (also verneint) ist, wird das Anhängsel positiv < Ausnahmen: You say: I’m not the last, am I? Aber: I’m the last, aren’t I? Let’s go to the cinema, shall we? Let’s eat a pizza, shall we? Nach dem Imperativ (orders): Take it, will you? Sit down, will you? ❹Exercises A: Write the correct tag question and the short answers 1) 2) 3) 4) Max is in his room,……………………? Yes,…………./No,………… Your new neighbours are nice,……………………? Yes,…………./No,………… Your dad was in China last month, ,…………………? Yes,…………./No,………… Columbus discovered America in 1492, ,……………………? Yes,…………… , but the Vikings were there 500 years before him! 5) Andy has been here before,……………… ? No, ……………… this is his first visit 6) There is a strong smell in this room,…………… Yes, there is 7) There weren’t any problems, …………………… No, there weren’t 8) Stop that noise,…………………… ? OK, sorry 9) Let’s go there,………………… 10) Your dog eats carrots,……………… ? No, …………… ! Who told you that? 11) Emily can be quite arrogant, ……………….? Oh, yes, she ……………and that’s not nice 12) Your mother works at a hospital, ………………… ? Yes,………… She’s a nurse 13) You haven’t read this book,…………………? No, I ………………, but I’d like to read it now 14) You don’t believe me,……………….? No, I …………… 15) Clean the bathroom, …………………? No, I …………… We love grammar, don’t we? – Tag Questions ❶ USAGE: A tag question is a special construction in English We use it to confirm information or if we are not sure about something ❷ EXAMPLES: Statement We are late, This is very complicated, You were shopping, It has rained, Joe will come to the party, We work hard, She won, Question tag aren’t we? isn’t it? weren’t you? hasn’t it? won’t he? don’t we? didn’t she? I am awesome, arent I? ❸ FORM & RULES: The whole sentence is a "tag question", and the mini-question at the end is called a "question tag" (A tag is something small that we add to something larger For example, the little piece of cloth added to a shirt showing size or washing instructions is a tag.) You need to follow the following rules (in German): < Wenn die Aussage ein Hilfsverb (be, have + modal verbs) enthält, wird es im Frage Anhängsel weiterverwendet (auch in der Kurzantwort): The film was great, wasn’t it? - Yes, it was /No, it wasn’t < Wenn die Aussage ein Vollverb enthält, wird im Frage-Anhängsel entweder – don’t oder does doesn’t oder did - didn’t verwendet Peter likes pizza, doesn’t he? You know a lot, don’t you? - Yes, he does /No, he doesn’t - Yes, I /No, I don’t Lisa called you, didn’t she? – Yes, she did./ No, she didn’t < Wenn die Aussage positiv (d.h nicht verneint ist), wird das question tag verneint; wenn die Aussage negativ (also verneint) ist, wird das Anhängsel positiv < Ausnahmen: You say: I’m not the last, am I? Aber: I’m the last, aren’t I? Let’s go to the cinema, shall we? Let’s eat a pizza, shall we? Nach dem Imperativ (orders): Take it, will you? Sit down, will you? ❹Exercises A: Write the correct tag question and the short answers Max is in his room,……………………? Yes,…………./No,………… Your new neighbours are nice,……………………? Yes,…………./No,………… Your dad was in China last month, ,…………………? Yes,…………./No,………… Columbus discovered America in 1492, ,……………………? Yes,…………… , but the Vikings were there 500 years before him! Andy has been here before,……………… ? No, ……………… this is his first visit There is a strong smell in this room,…………… Yes, there is There weren’t any problems, …………………… No, there weren’t Stop that noise,…………………… ? OK, sorry Let’s go there,………………… 10 Your dog eats carrots,……………… ? No, …………… ! Who told you that? 11 Emily can be quite arrogant, ……………….? Oh, yes, she ……………and that’s not nice 12 Your mother works at a hospital, ………………… ? Yes,………… She’s a nurse 13 You haven’t read this book,…………………? No, I ………………, but I’d like to read it now 14 You don’t believe me,……………….? No, I …………… 15 Clean the bathroom, …………………? No, I ……………