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Transcript
tag questions
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GRAMMAR
introduction
The best way to start a conversation is with a question, right? That's the importance of question tags (also known as tag questions). Their use will allow you to break the ice in some situations or to know a person's opinion on various topics. In this PRACTICA you will learn exactly what they are, how to formulate them, tips to use them in their different versions to create sentences and examples.
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TAG QUESTIONS ESTRUCTURE
WHAT ARE TAG QUESTIONS?
Auxiliary verbs
WHEN SHOULD WE USE THEM?
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TAG QUESTIONS
WHAT ARE THEY?
Question tags are grammatical elements that are placed at the end of a sentence in the form of a short question and whose structure is opposed to the previous sentence. That is, if a sentence is affirmative, the question tag that accompanies it will be negative, and vice versa. For example: Your son is growing up so fast, isn't he? the first sentence states that the son is growing up so fast, while the final question tag is expressed in the negative.
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TAG QUESTIONS
HOW CAN WE FORM THEM?
The two main rules for forming question tags are that when a sentence is affirmative, the question is negative. When a sentence is negative, the question is positive. The structures of question tags are as follows:
It is cool, isn't it?
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Importance of auxiliary verbs in question tags
It is important to emphasize that auxiliary verbs have great importance in the formation of this type of questions. That is why you should pay attention to whether the auxiliary verb appears or not, in order to structure the question in the right way. In the next slides you can find examples.
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TAG QUESTIONS
HOW CAN WE FORM THEM?
Case 1: Affirmative sentence + negative question tag.
She is an artist, isn’t she? (Ella es una artista, ¿verdad?)
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TAG QUESTIONS
HOW CAN WE FORM THEM?
Case 1: Affirmative sentence + negative question tag.
-They are your schoolmates, aren’t they? (Ellos son tus compañeros de escuela, ¿cierto?)
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TAG QUESTIONS
HOW CAN WE FORM THEM?
Case 1: Affirmative sentence + negative question tag.
-You are the new employee, aren’t you? (Tú eres el nuevo empleado, ¿no?)
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TAG QUESTIONS
HOW CAN WE FORM THEM?
Case 2. NEGATIVE sentence + POSITIVE question tag.
-My wallet isn’t here, is it? (Mi cartera no está aquí, ¿o sí?)
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TAG QUESTIONS
HOW CAN WE FORM THEM?
Case 2. NEGATIVE sentence + POSITIVE question tag.
-He doesn't work here, does he? (Él no trabaja aquí, ¿no?)
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TAG QUESTIONS
HOW CAN WE FORM THEM?
Case 2. NEGATIVE sentence + POSITIVE question tag.
We don't drink wine, do we? (Nosotros no tomamos vino, ¿o sí?)
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YOU DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS, DO YOU?
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