NEGATIVE QUESTIONS AND TAG QUESTIONS

NEGATIVE AND TAG QUESTIONS

OPEN QUESTIONS

No confirmation of opinion demanded

We use open questions using an auxiliary verb (like do, have) and inverting the subject and verb.

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Do you enjoy traveling by plane? Has he been to India before?

We use open questions when we don't know what the answer will be or when we don't expect a particular answer.

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Are you going on vacation this year? Possible answers: Yes, I am. No I'm not. Well, maybe.

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Negative questiosn

We form negative questions using the negative form of the verb.

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Don't you love traveling? Hasn't Jane been to Thailand?

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We use negative questions to check information that is probably true. We answer with yes or no. Weren't you on vacation last week? Yes, I was. I went to Cancun.

We also negative questions:

• To show surprise: Don't you love going to the beach?
• To make a suggestion: Don't you need to go now?
• To request something, especially when we expect a negative answer. Can't I have a different room?

TAG QUESTIONS

To form tag question we use the auxiliary of the verb in the main sentence.

When the main verb in the sentence is affirmative the tag question is negative.They flew by plane, didn't they? When the main vern in the sentence is negative, the tag question is affirmative. Mike isn't on vacation, is he?

We use tag questions to ask for information, or to check and confirm information. We are staying in nearby hotel, aren't we?

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