Question tags - 1

Question tags are very similar to reply questions. The only difference is that the reply questions are used by the listener and the question tags by the speaker himself.

A question tag consists of an auxiliary verb and a personal pronoun.
It is used at the end of a sentence and means as much as "right?".

  1. With a question tag you use the same auxiliary verb as in the sentence: If the sentence down't contain an auxiliary verb, use a form of to do:
  2. Intonation plays an important role in tags. When the intonation goes down it is simply an addition to the sentence: But when the intonation goes up it is a real question and an answer is expected:
  3. If the sentence is affirmative, the tag is usually negative, and vice versa.

    But that is not always the case. If you are questioning the information, use a similar tag.