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Grammar- Unit 52 Question tags

Grammar- Unit 52 Question tags. Agenda. Learning objectives Example Set A for usage of question tags Example Set B for usage of negative question tags Example Set C for usage of appropriate tone of voice Example Set D for usage of question tags at the end of the sentence.

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Grammar- Unit 52 Question tags

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  1. Grammar- Unit 52Question tags

  2. Agenda • Learning objectives • Example Set A for usage of question tags • Example Set B for usage of negative question tags • Example Set C for usage of appropriate tone of voice • Example Set D for usage of question tags at the end of the sentence Question tags

  3. Learning Objectives • Question tags (do you? isn’t it? etc.) • Usage of question tags • Usage of negative question tags • Usage of appropriate tone of voice • Usage of question tags at the end of the sentence Question tags

  4. Example Set A - usage of question tags It was a good film, wasn’t it? You haven’t seen Kate today, have you? No, I’m afraid not. Yes, it was great Question tags

  5. Agenda • Learning objectives • Example Set A for usage of question tags • Example Set B for usage of negative question tags • Example Set C for usage of appropriate tone of voice • Example Set D for usage of question tags at the end of the sentence Question tags

  6. Continue… Have you? and wasn’t it? are question tags(=mini-questions that we often put on the end of a sentence in spoken English). In question tags, we use an auxiliary verb (have/was/will etc). We use do/does/did for the present and past simple: • ‘Karen plays the piano, doesn’t she? ‘Well, yes, but not very well.’ • ‘You didn’t lock the door, did you?’ ‘No, I forgot.’ Question tags

  7. Agenda • Learning objectives • Example Set A for usage of question tags • Example Set B for usage of negative question tags • Example Set C for usage of appropriate tone of voice • Example Set D for usage of question tags at the end of the sentence Question tags

  8. Example Set B - usage of negative question tags Normally we use a negative question tag after a positive sentence: …. and a positive question tag after a negative sentence positive sentence +negative tag Kate will be here soon, won’t she? There was a lot of traffic, wasn’t there? Michael should pass the exam, shouldn’t he? negative sentence +positive tag Kate won’t be late, will she? They don’t like us, do they? You haven’t got a car, have you? Question tags

  9. Continue… Notice the meaning of yes and no in answer to a negative sentence: • You’re not going out today, are you? Yes. (=yes, I am going out) No. (=No, I am not going out) Question tags

  10. Agenda • Learning objectives • Example Set A for usage of question tags • Example Set B for usage of negative question tags • Example Set C for usage of appropriate tone of voice • Example Set D for usage of question tags at the end of the sentence Question tags

  11. Example Set C - usage of appropriate tone of voice The meaning of a question tag depends on how you say it. If your voice goes down, you are not really asking a question; you are only inviting the listener to agree with you: • ‘It’s a nice day, isn’t it?’ ‘Yes, beautiful.’ • ‘Tim doesn’t look well today, does he?’ ‘No, he looks very tired.’ • She’s very funny. She’s got a great sense of humor, hasn’t she? Question tags

  12. Continue… But if the voice goes up, it is a real question: • ‘You haven’t seen Lisa today, have you?’ ‘No, I ’m afraid I haven’t.’ (=Have you by chance seen Lisa today?) Question tags

  13. Continue… You can use a negative sentence + positive tag to ask for things or information, or to ask somebody to do something. The voice goes up at the end of the tag in sentences like these: • ‘You haven’t got a pen, have you? ‘Yes, here you are .’ • ‘You couldn’t do me a favor, could you?’ ‘It depends what it is.’ • ‘You don’t know where Karen is, do you?’ ‘Sorry, I have no idea.’ Question tags

  14. Agenda • Learning objectives • Example Set A for usage of question tags • Example Set B for usage of negative question tags • Example Set C for usage of appropriate tone of voice • Example Set D for usage of question tags at the end of the sentence Question tags

  15. Example Set D –usage of question tags at the end of the sentence After Let’s…. the question tag is shall we: • Let’s go for a walk, shallwe? (the voice goes up) After Don’t ……, the question tag is will you: • Don’t be late, will you? (the voice goes down) After I’m …., the negative question tag is aren’t I? (= am I not?): • I’m right, aren’t I? ‘Yes, you are.’ Question tags

  16. Summary • Learning objectives • Example Set A for usage of question tags • Example Set B for usage of negative question tags • Example Set C for usage of appropriate tone of voice • Example Set D for usage of question tags at the end of the sentence Question tags

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