Tag Questions is used to conversation English as statement from audience about something not sure the person or request agreement from audience with additing short question in last sentence.
Example :
1. She is a Girlband, isn’t she ?
2. They can do the national examination, can”t they ?
3. He is a guitarist of Mahadewa, isn’t he ?
Word/Not in this sentences is called Tag Questions. Tag Question is form with used auxiliaty (is,an,are,do,does,did,have,has,can,may,must,shall,will,were,was and others) and next arrange it with pronoun (They,we,I,you,she,he,it).
1. Making Tag Question
1. Jika pernyataan positif, tagnya negative atau sebaliknya
2. Subject dalam tag questions harus pronoun (Kata ganti)
3. Kata bantu (auxiliary verb) harus diulang dalam tag
4. Jika tidak mengandung auxiliary verb, used : do,does or did.
Example :
1. She has a new dress, doesn’t she ?
2. They like dangdut music, don’t you ?
A. The sentences with to be (am,is,are,was,were)
Example :
1. She is a nurse, isn’t she ?
2. He was late to come my birthday party, wasn’t he ?
B. The sentences with verb. Tag question is form with do,does,did with tense, from that sentences.
Example :
1. Last morning you spent the morning at the Gelora Bung Karno, didn’t you ?
2. Last morning you didn’t spent the morning at Gelora Bung Karno, did you ?
C. The sentences with auxiliaries (Can,may,must,will,should,would,here,had,etc). Tag Question is form with repeat that auxiliaries.
Example :
1. They must study English, musn’t they ?
2. She must not study English, must she ?
D. For Idiomatic expression used to, Tag questionnya is form with did and auxiliary have to/has to is form with do, does.
Example :
1. I have to study Japanese, don’t I ?
2. She doesn’t have to study Japanese, does she ?
E. For imperative sentences, Tag question is form with use will you and shall we.
Example :
1. Let her have a comic, will you ?
2. Let’s go for a walk, shall we ?
Exception :
1. - I am handsome, am I not ? (Formal)
- I am handsome, aren’t I ? (Informal pada percakapan)
2. - I think, they will come here, won’t they ? bukan : don’t I?
- You believe, he sent me a letter, didn’t he ? bukan : don’t you ?
3. There is a some positive sentences as negative sentences, if using words :
· Never : Tidak pernah
· Seldom : Jarang
· Rarely : Jarang
· Hardly : Hampir tidak
· Few/Little : Sedikit ( Bukan a few/a little )
· Impossible : Tidak mungkin
· Dislike : Tidak suka
· Incorrect : Tidak benar
Example :
1. The children can hardly do it, do they ?
2. He never come here, does he ?
2. The answer for Tag Question
A. If you hope the postif answer or yes, we use positive sentences
Example :
1. They are happy, aren’t you ? Yes,I’m.
2. She likes this colour, doesn’t she ? Yes She does.
B. If you hope negative answer or no, we use negative sentences.
Example :
1. We didn’t go there, did you ? No, I didn’t
2. He is not a musician, is he ?. No, he isn’t.
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