Question Tags Are Special Sentence Patterns In English That: Are Used To Request Confirmation, Approval Or Confirmation

Question tags are special sentence patterns in English that are used to request confirmation, approval or confirmation. Question tags are in the form of statements followed by mini-questions.

There are several things that must be considered in Question Tags, including:

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1. If a positive statement is followed by a negative tag Positive Statement (+)

Negative Tag(-)

Arti

You are Hanna

Aren’t?

Kamu Hanna, kan?

2. If a negative statement is followed by a positive tag. Negative Statement (-) Budi doesn’t like coffee

Positive Tag (+)

Arti

Does he?

Budi tidak suka kopi, kan?

1. The word "NOT" in Negative Tag is always abbreviated (will not = won’t). 2. Use a personal pronoun in the tag (Budi isn't fit, is he?)

Here are some question tags or formulas: 1. Positive Statement-Negative Tag

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POSITIVE STATEMENT (+)

NEGATIVE TAG (-)

You are writing We have learned They will go to school I can do it You should study She must go He plays guitar You study English You played football

Aren’t you? Haven’t we? Won’t they? Can’t I? Shouldn’t you? Mustn’t she? Doesn’t he? Don’t you? Didn’t you?

2. Negative Statement-Positive Tag

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NEGATIVE STATEMENT (-) You aren’t coming We haven’t read it They won’t go to school I can’t drive You shouldn’t go She mustn’t sleep She doesn’t write a letter You don’t speak Japanese You didn’t arrive yesterday

POSITIVE TAG (+) Are you? Heve we? Will they? Can I? Should you? Must she? Does she? Do you? Did you?

2.Should Cases  A. Negative words NEGATIVE STATEMENT (-) You never come to this place We seldom washed the shoes You barely ever meet me Nobody calls me

POSITIVE TAG (+)

ARTI

Do you?

Nothing came to this inbox

Did it?

Kamu tidak pernah datang ketempat ini ,kan? Kita jarang mencuci sepatu,iya kan? Kamu hampir tidak pernah bertemu aku,kan? Tak seorangpun menghubungi saya,kan? Tak ada satupun yang masuk ke inbox, ya kan?

Did we? Do you? Do they?

B. Imperative use tag “will you”  Close the door, will you?

 Turn off the lamp, will you?  Sit down, will you?  Don’t come late, will you?  Open the window, will you? C. I am” use tag “aren’t I?” 1. I am wrong , aren’t I? 2. I am sad, aren’t I? 3. I am clever, aren’t I? D. ”Have” use tag: - “Have"Can be used as auxiliary, example:  We have visted Bandung Zoo, haven’t we? (kita telah mengunjungi Bandung Zoo, kan?)  You have finished, haven’t you? ( kamu sudah selesai, kan?)

E. 1. 2. 3. F. -

“Let’s” (Let us) use tag “shall”. Let’s go, shall we? Let’s read, shall we? Let’s write, shall we? “Had better” use tag “hadn’t” He’d better to stay here, hadn’t he? You’d better to run, hadn’t you?