A. Fill in the blanks with the question tags. The first one is done for you.
1. The staff members should be in office by 09:30 a.m., shouldn’t they?
2. Maria is not present in the meeting, ___________
3. The HR executive asked the employees to submit their documents, ___________
4. John is the chief suspect in the theft case, ___________
5. My friends didn’t attend my wedding, ___________
6. My grandfather got me a present on my birthday, ___________
7. After achieving the target, my boss is planning to give me incentives, ___________
8. You did not wait for me for the movie, ___________
9. The guests brought a bottle of wine when they visited our home, ___________
10. Danny and Andy did not have baby girl, ___________
B. Check which sentence is correct.
1)
a) There’s a fly in your soup, is there?
b) There’s a fly in your soup, isn’t it?
c) There’s a fly in your soup, isn’t there?
2)
a) I think he’s from India, doesn’t he?
b) I think he’s from India, don’t I?
c) I think he’s from India, isn’t he?
3)
a) Don’t talk to Peter during the lesson, do you?
b) Don’t talk to Peter during the lesson, will you?
c) Don’t talk to Peter during the lesson, won’t you?
4)
a) Let’s not go swimming, aren’t we?
b) Let’s not go swimming, isn’t it?
c) Let’s not go swimming, shall we?
5)
a) Pass me the salt, aren’t I?
b) Pass me the salt, aren’t you?
c) Pass me the salt, won’t you?
EDUFOLKS TIPS
Question Tags
- In order to change a statement to a question, a question tag is added.
- The positive statement will take negative question tag, and vice versa.
Answers:
A. Fill in the blanks with the question tags.
1. The staff members should be in office by 09:30 a.m., shouldn’t they?
2. Maria is not present in the meeting, is she?
3. The HR executive asked the employees to submit their documents, did s/he?
4. John is the chief suspect in the theft case, isn’t he?
5. My friends didn’t attend my wedding, did they?
6. My grandfather got me a present on my birthday, did he?
7. After achieving the target, my boss is planning to give me incentives, isn’t he?
8. You did not wait for me for the movie, did you?
9. The guests brought a bottle of wine when they visited our home, didn’t they?
10. Danny and Andy did not have baby girl, did they?
B. Check which sentence is correct.
1)
b) There’s a fly in your soup, isn’t it?
2)
c) I think he’s from India, isn’t he?
3)
b) Don’t talk to Peter during the lesson, will you?
4)
c) Let’s not go swimming, shall we?
5)
c) Pass me the salt, won’t you?