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<blockquote data-quote="Fırat" data-source="post: 1943" data-attributes="member: 34"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>Tag questions</em></span> <em>are used when seeking confirmation of what one believes to be true. They restate, in question form, the previously spoken sentence. For example, </em></p><p></p><p><span style="color: deepskyblue">He is an engineer. Isn't he?</span></p><p><span style="color: red">(Positive statement, negative tag)</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: deepskyblue">They're not from Colorado. Are they?</span></p><p><span style="color: red">(Negative statement, positive tag)</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: deepskyblue">Zack is really tired. Isn't he?</span></p><p><span style="color: red">(Positive statement, negative tag)</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: deepskyblue">She is going to Taiwan, isn't she?</span></p><p><span style="color: red">(Positive statement, negative tag)</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: deepskyblue">You have never been to Las Vegas. Have you?</span></p><p><span style="color: red">(Negative statement, positive tag)</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: deepskyblue">The Rays are playing the Jays. Aren't they?</span></p><p><span style="color: red">(Positive statement, negative tag)</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: deepskyblue">You went to the supermarket. Didn't you?</span></p><p><span style="color: red">(Positive statement, negative tag)</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: deepskyblue">Zane doesn't live in Missouri. Does he?</span></p><p>(Negative statement, positive tag)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: deepskyblue">Ms. Zeller has a new car. Doesn't she?</span></p><p><span style="color: red">(Positive statement, negative tag) </span></p><p></p><p>In <span style="font-size: 12px"><em>tag questions</em></span>,<em> the corresponding pronoun and the first verb of the corresponding yes/no question are used. Also, notice that with <span style="color: red">positive </span>statements, <span style="color: red">negative </span>tag questions are used and vice versa.</em></p><p></p><p>You are the zookeeper. Yes <span style="color: deepskyblue"><strong>(Incorrect)</strong></span></p><p>You're the zookeeper. Aren't you? <span style="color: seagreen"><strong>(Correct)</strong></span></p><p></p><p>You come from Canada. No? <span style="color: deepskyblue"><strong>(Incorrect)</strong></span></p><p>You come from Canada. Don't you? <span style="color: seagreen"><strong>(Correct)</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: seagreen"><strong></strong></span></p><p>You're the boss. Are you? <span style="color: deepskyblue"><strong>(Incorrect-in most situations)</strong></span></p><p>You're the boss. Are you? <span style="color: seagreen"><strong>(Correct) </strong></span></p><p></p><p>Simon is from Singapore. Isn't it? <span style="color: deepskyblue"><strong>(Incorrect)</strong></span></p><p>Simon is from Singapore. Isn't he? <span style="color: seagreen"><strong>(Correct) </strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: seagreen"><span style="font-size: 12px">Some modals can be used in tag questions: can, will, would, could, should and must.</span></span></p><p>Mr. James will be at the ceremony. Won't he?</p><p>They couldn't do it. Could they? </p><p></p><p><span style="color: red"><span style="font-size: 12px">Note</span></span>:</p><p><span style="color: seagreen">When the subject is ?I? and the statement is in present tense, aren't is commonly used for tag questions. </span></p><p><span style="color: deepskyblue">I'm the winner. Aren't I?</span></p><p><span style="color: red">(Common usage)</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: deepskyblue">I'm the winner. Am I not?</span></p><p><span style="color: red">(Formal)</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">Dinlemek için ekteki dosyayı indiriniz...</span></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]90[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fırat, post: 1943, member: 34"] [SIZE="3"][I]Tag questions[/I][/SIZE] [I]are used when seeking confirmation of what one believes to be true. They restate, in question form, the previously spoken sentence. For example, [/I] [COLOR="deepskyblue"]He is an engineer. Isn't he?[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"](Positive statement, negative tag)[/COLOR] [COLOR="deepskyblue"]They're not from Colorado. Are they?[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"](Negative statement, positive tag)[/COLOR] [COLOR="deepskyblue"]Zack is really tired. Isn't he?[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"](Positive statement, negative tag)[/COLOR] [COLOR="deepskyblue"]She is going to Taiwan, isn't she?[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"](Positive statement, negative tag)[/COLOR] [COLOR="deepskyblue"]You have never been to Las Vegas. Have you?[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"](Negative statement, positive tag)[/COLOR] [COLOR="deepskyblue"]The Rays are playing the Jays. Aren't they?[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"](Positive statement, negative tag)[/COLOR] [COLOR="deepskyblue"]You went to the supermarket. Didn't you?[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"](Positive statement, negative tag)[/COLOR] [COLOR="deepskyblue"]Zane doesn't live in Missouri. Does he?[/COLOR] (Negative statement, positive tag) [COLOR="deepskyblue"]Ms. Zeller has a new car. Doesn't she?[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"](Positive statement, negative tag) [/COLOR] In [SIZE="3"][I]tag questions[/I][/SIZE],[I] the corresponding pronoun and the first verb of the corresponding yes/no question are used. Also, notice that with [COLOR="red"]positive [/COLOR]statements, [COLOR="red"]negative [/COLOR]tag questions are used and vice versa.[/I] You are the zookeeper. Yes [COLOR="deepskyblue"][B](Incorrect)[/B][/COLOR] You're the zookeeper. Aren't you? [COLOR="seagreen"][B](Correct)[/B][/COLOR] You come from Canada. No? [COLOR="deepskyblue"][B](Incorrect)[/B][/COLOR] You come from Canada. Don't you? [COLOR="seagreen"][B](Correct) [/B][/COLOR] You're the boss. Are you? [COLOR="deepskyblue"][B](Incorrect-in most situations)[/B][/COLOR] You're the boss. Are you? [COLOR="seagreen"][B](Correct) [/B][/COLOR] Simon is from Singapore. Isn't it? [COLOR="deepskyblue"][B](Incorrect)[/B][/COLOR] Simon is from Singapore. Isn't he? [COLOR="seagreen"][B](Correct) [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR="seagreen"][SIZE="3"]Some modals can be used in tag questions: can, will, would, could, should and must.[/SIZE][/COLOR] Mr. James will be at the ceremony. Won't he? They couldn't do it. Could they? [COLOR="red"][SIZE="3"]Note[/SIZE][/COLOR]: [COLOR="seagreen"]When the subject is ?I? and the statement is in present tense, aren't is commonly used for tag questions. [/COLOR] [COLOR="deepskyblue"]I'm the winner. Aren't I?[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"](Common usage)[/COLOR] [COLOR="deepskyblue"]I'm the winner. Am I not?[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"](Formal)[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Dinlemek için ekteki dosyayı indiriniz...[/COLOR] [ATTACH]90[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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