TAG Question

Tag Question

Definition
Falling intonation, speaker thinks the statement is true Noman knows that it is lovely day & he I inviting Ali to continue the conversation the tag is not a real question.

Construction
Positive statement + negative tag question
Tag Question
H.V + n’t + Pronoun

Example
It is lovely day, isn’t it?
She looks pretty, doesn’t she?
They are good players of Pakistan, aren’t they?
He is going to Dubai, isn’t he?
She has got 1st position, hasn’t she?

Definition
Rising intonation, when speaker is less sure & tag question is a real question.

Construction
Negative statement + positive tag
Positive Tag
H.V + Pronoun

Example
They haven’t done their work, have they?
She isn’t good student, is she?
They haven’t been to Dubai, have they?
It isn’t getting dark, is it?
She isn’t going there, is she?
We use “so” after positive statement & “neither” after negative statement.
Construction
So/neither + H.V + Sub

Example
He is hungry, so I am (I am hungry too)
She got 1st position, so did I (I got 1st position too)
Muhammad Yousuf has made 200 runs, so has Younus Khan
She likes tea, so does Ali (Ali likes tea too)
She hasn’t submitted her assignment, neither have I (I haven’t submitted my assignment too)
He has not eaten anything since morning, neither have I?
They did not take class, neither did Mohsin
I didn’t come yesterday, neither did he?