Tag Questions Quiz

TAG QUESTIONS

• Used to confirm information or ask for agreement
• Added at the end of a statement
• Formed with an auxiliary verb (helping verb) and a pronoun
• The auxiliary verb agrees with the main verb in the statement
• Usually, the auxiliary verb is the opposite of the main verb in the statement
• If the statement is positive, the tag question is negative
• If the statement is negative, the tag question is positive
• Use "do" or "does" to form tag questions when the main verb is a simple present tense in the statement (e.g. work, eat, study)
• Use "did" to form tag questions when the main verb is in the simple past tense in the statement (e.g. worked, ate, studied)
• If the statement is in the present perfect, past perfect, future, or any other tense, the tag question is formed using the auxiliary verb from the statement

CORRECTING TAG QUESTIONS

• Subject-verb agreement: The subject of the tag question must agree with the subject of the main statement
• Tense: The tense of the tag question must match the tense of the main statement
• Polarity: The polarity of the tag question (positive or negative) must be the opposite of the main statement
• Correct auxiliary verb: The tag question uses the auxiliary verb from the main statement or "do" / "does" / "did" when needed

Tag Questions

• Tag questions are used to ask for confirmation
• The tag question is a short question at the end of a statement
• The structure of a tag question with a positive statement is: statement + auxiliary verb + pronoun
• The structure of a tag question with a negative statement is: statement + not + auxiliary verb + pronoun
• The auxiliary verb in a tag question should match the tense of the main verb in the statement.

Grammar Error Correction

• Sentence 1 - "They live in San Francisco, aren’t they?" should be "They live in San Francisco, don't they?"
• Sentence 2 - "He didn’t buy the chairs, did they?" should be "He didn’t buy the chairs, did he?"
• Sentence 3 - "We are late, do we?" should be "We are late, aren't we?"
• Sentence 4 - "He can’t swim, does he?" should be "He can’t swim, can he?"
• Sentence 5 - "She was a student, isn’t she?" should be "She was a student, wasn't she?"
• Sentence 6 - "Thomas saw a movie, wasn’t he?" should be "Thomas saw a movie, didn't he?"
• Sentence 7 - "He couldn’t answer the question, did he?" should be "He couldn’t answer the question, could he?"
• Sentence 8 - "Mr.Smith were late, wasn’t he?" should be "Mr.Smith was late, wasn't he?"
• Sentence 9 - "They had dinner, were they?" should be "They had dinner, didn't they?"
• Sentence 10 - "Your sister bought a new house, didn’t it?" should be "Your sister bought a new house, didn't she?"
• Sentence 11 - "You don’t exercise, don’t you?" should be "You don’t exercise, do you?"
• Sentence 12 - "It’s three o’clock, aren’t it?" should be "It’s three o’clock, isn't it?"
• Sentence 13 - "She is your friend, don’t she?" should be "She is your friend, isn't she?"
• Sentence 14 - "He is from Canada, isn’t it?" should be "He is from Canada, isn't he?"
• Sentence 15 - "Your father doesn’t drink tea, is he?" should be "Your father doesn’t drink tea, does he?"
• Sentence 16 - "They already started their class, don’t they?" should be "They already started their class, didn't they?"