The verb am in the statement takes aren’t as its tag; ain’t 12th - - In Celebration of Being Alive Page is not used in formal English; ‘ am I not ’is very formal. e.g. I am a very honest and humble being, aren’t I ? Sentences that begin with ‘Let’s…’ take ‘shall we?’ as the question tag.
e.g. Let’s close our eyes and meditate for some time, shall we ? Let’s all go to the beach this evening, shall we ? Sentences that begin with ‘Each of’, ‘Either of’, ‘Neither of’, ‘Both of’ and ‘All of’ take plural pronouns as the subject in the question tag.
e.g. Neither of my two brothers helped me in that situation, did they ? All of us are not eligible to apply for this course, are we ? Punctuation : A comma is added at the end of the statement and the tag begins with a small letter and ends with a question mark.
Intonation : Question tags are usually asked for agreement when the speaker already knows the answer. Sometimes the speaker uses a tag question when he really wants to know the answer. If the speaker asks a real question, he/she uses a rising intonation i.e. his/her tone of voice rises.
If the speaker already knows the answer and expects only an agreement or confirmation, he/she uses a falling intonation i.e. his/her tone of voice falls. Task – Add suitable question tags to the following sentences and punctuate properly. .
The children are very happy today. . You have not returned my books yet. .
We enjoyed the trip very much. . Let’s clean the shelves this weekend. .
My mother rarely travels by bus. . Somebody must bell the cat. .
Anita never comes late to office. . I am always the winner. .
Don’t commit this mistake again. . There is a pharmacy near that bus stand. .
Bacteria can never survive in extreme weather conditions. . I am not as smart as you are. .