Add appropriate question tags
1. You know everything, …………………………?
Correct!
Wrong!
A negative tag is after an affirmative sentence. In the simple present tense, use do or does in the question tag.
2. She helped you, ………………………….?
Correct!
Wrong!
In the simple past tense, use did in the question tag.
3. He does hardly anything, …………………………..?
Correct!
Wrong!
An affirmative tag is used after negative expressions like hardly or nothing.
4. She is your sister, ……………………………?
Correct!
Wrong!
5. She bakes cakes, …………………………….?
Correct!
Wrong!
In the simple present tense, use do or does in the question tag.
6. You did not do it, …………………………….?
Correct!
Wrong!
Use an affirmative tag after a negative statement.
7. He is a good mechanic, …………………………….?
Correct!
Wrong!
8. There is no one in that room, …………………………….?
Correct!
Wrong!
Use an affirmative tag after negative expressions like no one.
9. She earns a good salary, …………………………?
Correct!
Wrong!
10. She refused to go, ……………………………….?
Correct!
Wrong!
In the simple past tense, use did in the question tag.
11. You and I saw it, …………………………..?
Correct!
Wrong!
12. No one is ready to go, ……………………………?
Correct!
Wrong!
We use they in question tags after nobody or no one.
Answers
- You know everything, don’t you?
- She helped you, didn’t she?
- He does hardly anything, does he?
- She is your sister, isn’t she?
- She bakes cakes, doesn’t she?
- You did not do it, did you?
- He is a good mechanic, isn’t he?
- There is no one in that room, is there?
- She earns a good salary, doesn’t she?
- She refused to go, didn’t she?
- You and I saw it, didn’t we?
- No one is ready to go, are they?