Question Tag

Grammatical structure in which a declarative statement or an imperative is turned into a question by adding an interrogative fragment (the "tag"). Small question that comes at the ends of sentence.

statement + -

Question Tag +

Question Tag Function

Question tag has two main objectives: to streng then the information and are expected to ask for information that is not expected. Both of these goals can be distinguished by the tone of speech that we use

Question Tag Pattern

Positive Statement
Positive Tag: MODAL VERB + SUBJECT ?

Negative Statement
Negative Tag: MODAL VERB + NOT + SUBJECT ?

Positive Statement
Positive Tag: MODAL VERB + SUBJECT ?

Example : This is economic book of mine , isnt it?

A man gets job at this company , doesnt he ?

She will work as secretary at company, wont she?

Negative Statement
Negative Tag: MODAL VERB + NOT + SUBJECT ?

Example :

Kao and ben didnt go to college, did they?

Angel isnt student of unsera, is she ?

She wont do that coursework, will she ?

Kinds Of Question Tag

Question Tag In Nominal

Question Tag In Verbal Question Tag In Modal

Question Tag In Nominal

explain: if nominal sentence always use to be

Example :

nancy isnt student of here, is she ? there were not sick for go to campus, were they? she is an economist, Isn't she?

Question Tag In Verbal

Example :

Ani,Ina, and Nia came to my class yesterday, didnt they? we wont work tomorrow, will we?

I run into the college before the gates closed, dont I ?

Question Tag In Modal

Modal verbs consists of can, may, will, shall, must, should etc.

Example :
1. They will study English at university of serang raya, wont they ? 2. You cant borrow accounting book in library, can you ? 3. she should be more carefull in making financial statment, shouldn't he?