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QUESTION TAGSNice day, isn’t it?

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Question tags are used in conversation to get a (positive) reaction from the person you are talking to. That’s not really difficult, is it?

Formpositive main clause → negative question

tag You are Tom, aren’t you?negative main clause → positive question

tag He isnt Joe, is he?

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I am right, aren't I? (not amn't I)You have to go, don't you?I have been answering, haven't I?Nothing came in the post, did it?(treat statements with nothing, nobody etc

like negative statements)Let's go, shall we? He'd better do it, hadn't he?

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Imperative + question tag:InvitationTake a seat, won't you?Polite ordersHelp me, can you?Close the door, would you?Do it now, will you?Don't forget, will you?

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Mr McGuinness is from Ireland, .............? The car isn't in the garage,.................. ? You are John, ............................? She went to the library yesterday, …......? He didn't recognize me, ......................? Cars pollute the environment, …............? Mr. Pritchard has been to Scotland

recently, …………………………? The trip is very expensive, ................? He won't tell her,................. ? Hugh had a red car, ..................?

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1. You wanted that, .......... ?  a)would you   b)didn't you   c)wouldn't you   d)do you

2. He saw that .......... ?   a)is he   b)won't he   c)didn't he   d)doesn't he

3. You know that's right .......... ?   a)would you   b)wouldn't you   c)don't you   d)didn't you

4. He wil be coming .......... ?   a)is he   b)did he   c)doesn't he   d)won't he

5. After all this time you'd think he'd have forgotten .......... ....

  a)didn't you   b)wouldn't you   c)don't you   d)do you

6. The amount he is suffering from hay fever he needs to see a doctor ................ ?  

 a)doesn't he   b)did he   c)won't he   d)is he

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7. You may think you know the answer but you don't ............. ?  

 a)don't you   b)would you   c)wouldn't you   d)do you

8. After working so hard he didn't deserve to fail the exam .............. ? 

  a)doesn't he   b)did he   c)won't he   d)is he

9. You wouldn't report me, ............. ?   a)don't you   b)would you   c)wouldn't you   d)do

you

10. He isn't going to like this, ..............?   a)didn't he   b)did he   c)won't he   d)is he

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1. The Mount Rushmore National Memorial Park is in Keystone,………………….?

2. The rock was a sacred Indian site once,…………………. ?

3. It has been a national memorial since 1925, ……………………..?

4. The monument doesn’t show the bust of President Clinton, …………………….?George Washington was the first President of the United States,………………………… ?