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Grammar reference

Question Forms

Question Tags

Short checks at the end of a statement.

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Explanation

A tag reverses the polarity of the main clause and repeats its auxiliary. A positive statement takes a negative tag and vice versa. Falling intonation invites agreement; rising intonation asks a real question.

Examples

  • You have finished, have not you? Correct form: You have finished, have not you. Note the contracted form is usual in speech.
  • She does not drive, does she?
  • Let us start, shall we?

Common mistakes

  • You have finished, isn not it?

    You have finished, have not you?

    The tag repeats the main auxiliary.

  • She does not drive, does not she?

    She does not drive, does she?

    The tag reverses polarity.

  • Let us begin, will we?

    Let us begin, shall we?

    Let us takes shall we.

More Question Forms

Yes/No Questions and Short Answers

Auxiliary before subject.

Wh- Questions

Question words and word order.

Indirect and Polite Questions

Embedded questions keep statement order.