Add appropriate question tags to the following sentences.
1. You haven’t paid the fee, …………………….?
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences and non-negative tags are used after negative sentences. If the main sentence has an auxiliary it is repeated in the question tag.
2. Janet is here, ……………………..?
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences and non-negative tags are used after negative sentences. If the main sentence has an auxiliary it is repeated in the question tag.
3. You want to come with me, …………………………?
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences and non-negative tags are used after negative sentences. If the main sentence does not have an auxiliary, the tag is made with do, does or did.
4. He speaks too fast, …………………………?
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences and non-negative tags are used after negative sentences. If the main sentence does not have an auxiliary, the tag is made with do, does or did.
5. They learn French as a second language, …………………………?
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences and non-negative tags are used after negative sentences. If the main sentence does not have an auxiliary, the tag is made with do, does or did.
6. He went to Africa last month, ………………………..?
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences and non-negative tags are used after negative sentences. If the main sentence does not have an auxiliary, the tag is made with do, does or did.
7. Edison sold newspaper as a boy, ………………………..?
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences and non-negative tags are used after negative sentences. If the main sentence does not have an auxiliary, the tag is made with do, does or did.
8. He worked all day yesterday, ………………………….?
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences and non-negative tags are used after negative sentences. If the main sentence does not have an auxiliary, the tag is made with do, does or did.
9. Nobody came, ……………………………?
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences and non-negative tags are used after negative sentences. If the main sentence does not have an auxiliary, the tag is made with do, does or did.
10. The children performed really well, …………………………?
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences and non-negative tags are used after negative sentences. If the main sentence does not have an auxiliary, the tag is made with do, does or did.
11. He never donates money to charities, ………………………..?
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences and non-negative tags are used after negative sentences. If the main sentence does not have an auxiliary, the tag is made with do, does or did.
12. You never waste even a single opportunity to blame me, ……………………….?
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences and non-negative tags are used after negative sentences. If the main sentence does not have an auxiliary, the tag is made with do, does or did.
Answers
1. You haven’t paid the fee, have you?
2. Janet is here, isn’t she?
3. You want to come with me, don’t you?
4. He speaks too fast, doesn’t he?
5. They learn French as a second language, don’t they?
6. He went to Africa last month, didn’t he?
7. Edison sold newspaper as a boy, didn’t he?
8. He worked all day yesterday, didn’t he?
9. Nobody came, did they?
10. The children performed really well, didn’t they?
11. He never donates money to charities, does he?
12. You never waste even a single opportunity to blame me, do you?
