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Grammar in Practice 2. Unit 3: Question Tag. Illustration Agnes : Hi, Mickey! You are so early at school. Mickey: Yes, I am, aren’t I. It seems that there is no one here except you. Agnes : Right. But I don’t think the others will be late. They’ve never been late, have they?
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Unit 3: Question Tag • Illustration Agnes : Hi, Mickey! You are so early at school. Mickey: Yes, I am, aren’t I. It seems that there is no one here except you. Agnes : Right. But I don’t think the others will be late. They’ve never been late, have they? Mickey: No, they are usually about on time. Agnes : I am afraid that one will be absent, though. Mickey: Who? Agnes : Rita. She went to Padang last week, didn’t she? Mickey: That’s right. Well then, we’ll have the meeting without her, won’t we?
Formulation • Positive Statement, Negative Tag? e.g. • Dewi passed her exams, didn’t she? • We can post our letters at the post office, can’t we? • Anita has ever visited Bali, hasn’t she? • Arman will participate in English Speech contest, won’t he? • Mr. Sahala speaks English fluently, doesn’t he?
Negative Statement, Positive Tag? e.g. • They don’t know my address, do they? • Vivi won’t visit me again, will she? • Herlan shouldn’t go to the dentist, should he? • My nephew didn’t arrive here on time last night, did he? • She hasn’t returned my English novel yet, has she?
The Use • To ask for confirmation. • So, the expected answer is the same as the statement.
Exceptions • When the statement is (+), but contains (-) tense word (i.e. hardly, seldom, rarely, barely, scarcely, never, few), then QT must be in (+) form. e.g. • They hardly understand my explanation, do they? • He has never been to Medan, has he? • When the subjects of statements are: somebody, someone, everybody, everyone, nobody, none, the pronoun in QT must be they. e.g. • Everybody admired my paintings, didn’t they? • Nobody loves me, do they?
When the subjects of statements are: something, everything, nothing, the pronoun in QT must be it. e.g. • Everything is all right, isn’t it? • Nothing can be done, can it? • When the subject of statement in the Present tense form is I, then the QT is irregular form: aren’t I. e.g. • I am a promising student in my school, aren’t I?
The QT of Let’s … is shall we? e.g. Let’s practice speaking English every day, shall we? • When the subject of statement is there, QT is still there. e.g. There’s something wrong with my TV, isn’t there? • The QT of imperative is will you? e.g. Sit down, will you?