Question Tag Intonation

Of Question
Tags

Types Of
Question
Tags

Question
Tags
 Question Tags

Question tags are short questions at the

end of statements.

Questions tags are used when

asking for agreement or
confirmation.
 There are 2 types of Question
Tags:

Positive Tags

Negative Tags
 Form:
Positive Statement + Negative Tag

Negative Statement + Positive Tag

 1. Positive Statement

A positive
statement A negative tag

You are a student, aren’t you?

 2. Negative Statement

A negative
A positive tag
statement

Mary isn’t a teacher, is she?

 Positive Question Tag:

an auxiliary verb + pronoun

The subject of the

is / am / are / do / sentence---
does / did…. it / he / she / they /
you / I / there / we /…
 Negative Question Tag:

an auxiliary verb + n’t + pronoun

is / am / are not it / he / she /

/ do / does / they / you / I /
did….
there / we /…
 Intonation Of Question Tags
1. When we are sure of the answer and we are
simply encouraging a response, the intonation in
the question tag goes down:

This is your car, isn't it?

(Your voice goes down when you say
isn't it.)

2. When we are not sure and want to check

information, the intonation in the question
tag goes up:

He is from France, isn't he?

(Your voice goes up when you say
isn't he.)
 Exercises
1. The introduction tells you what the book’s about,......?

2. Most of the people said they enjoyed the film,....?

3. It hasn’t stopped raining since Sunday, ......?

4. You’re not having an early lunch today,.....?

5. We don’t see each other very often nowadays,.......?

6. We haven’t finished cleaning yet,.....?

7. I think Raul is right – we work well together, ......?

8. I’m trying to tell you what happened,......?

9. Most shops are closed on Bank Holidays,.....?

10. The hours have gone so quickly,.....?

 Exercises
11. I’ve never been late for work since I started here,.... ?

12. There aren't any spiders in the bedroom,...... ?

13. I’ve got an appointment with the doctor at 4.30 pm,......?

14. But you don't really love her,.......?

15. You never come on time,....?

16. You won't be late,..... ?

17. I can do this faster, …?

18. She wasn’t happy when he didn’t came to her house, …?

19. Mia and I wanted to shop together last Friday night, …?

20. They were learning Physics when we came last morning, …?

Thankyou 