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Tag question is a statement which has been transformed into a question by putting a question tag at the
end.
Rule: Use a question tag based on the subject-verb of the sentence. In the basic tag question formation,
the rules below apply.
However, this section will explain to you the exceptions of tag question formation. Not
all sentence types follow the general rules above. The exceptions are as listed below.
1) negative adverbs
Sentences with negative adverbs such as hardly,never,barely, rarely,scarcely,seldom do not have a
negative question tag at the end.
Few men have the proper values to live through this age, don't they?
Few men have the proper values to live through this age, do they?
Little money was invested in this scheme, wasn't it?
Little money was invested in this scheme, was it?
3) Pronouns with negative meanings
The subject of the sentence with negative meaning (none, nothing,neither, nobody,not many, few,
little, hardly any, scarcely any) does not require a negative question tag at the end
Note: The question tag for "none/nothing/not many/few/nobody/neither" is .....they?
The question tag for "nothing" is .....it?
The question tag for "little+NOUN" is .....it?
When you use the word "let", the question tag at the end must be "will/won't+you?"
When you are making short observations about the something living, the question tag at the end must
be "isn't/aren't+she/he/they?" >