QUESTION TAGS


- A positive statements + a negative question tag
        
You are a student, aren't you?

- A negative statements + a positive question tag

Mary isn't a teacher, is she?

More examples

You don't have brains, do you?

You stole my money, didn't you?

You haven't seen my jeans, have you?

You will always love me, won't you?

⚠ There's not a toilet near here, is there?

⚠ (It's a ) Nice day, isn't it?

⚠ Let's finish for today, shall we?

⚠ I'll do all of the work, shall I?

⚠Oh! You love me, do you?

⚠ I am handsome, am I not?

⚠ Don't make any noise, will you? / Open the windows, won't you?

⚠ I am older than you, aren't I?

⚠ They have got a friend, haven't they?

⚠ This is your umbrella, isn't it?

⚠ Someone is knocking at the door, aren't they?

⚠ Nothing is solved, is it?

INTONATION AND MEANING
- If the intonation of the question tag goes up, it means you are not sure and you want to know the answer.
                               John doesn't speak English, does he?↗

- If the intonation of the question tag goes down , it means you are confirming information or making conversation.
                              John speak English, doesn't he?↘







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