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This document discusses question tags in spoken English. It explains that question tags are not really questions, but are used to keep a conversation open by prompting a response from the other person. It provides examples of positive and negative statements followed by the corresponding negative and positive question tags. Finally, it encourages the reader to practice using question tags in conversations.

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They are not really questions but a way of asking the other person to make a comment and so keep the conversation open. They are used in spoken English, never in formal written texts. So what do they look like? To make a tag, use the first auxiliary. If there is no auxiliary, use do, does or did. With a positive sentence, make a negative tag and with a negative sentence, make a positive tag. • It's awful, isn't it? • He has seen me, hasn't he? • You can do this, can't you? • It must be hers, mustn't it? • You work with him, don’t you? • He ate it, didn't he? • He will paint my portrait, won't he? What are question tags?

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• It isn't very tasty, is it? • It hasn't been snowing, has it? • It can't be him, can it? • Jill doesn't like Peter, does she? • They didn't go out, did they? • He won’t come, will he? • There isn't a bus stop here, is there? • Let's have a bowl of soup, shall we?

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Really easy, right? Now, to use them naturally, go and practice as often as you can. Time to ask question tags, folks! Enjoy! To reply, use the same auxiliary: • It's gorgeous, isn't it? ~ Yes, it is. I think it's fabulous. • It isn't very nice, is it? ~ No, it isn't. In fact, it's awful. <a href="http://pt.smiletemplates.com/powerpoint-templates/writing-on-chalkboard/01039/">Writing on Chalkboard Modelos de apresentações PowerPoint</a>

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  • 2. They are not really questions but a way of asking the other person to make a comment and so keep the conversation open. They are used in spoken English, never in formal written texts. So what do they look like? To make a tag, use the first auxiliary. If there is no auxiliary, use do, does or did. With a positive sentence, make a negative tag and with a negative sentence, make a positive tag. • It's awful, isn't it? • He has seen me, hasn't he? • You can do this, can't you? • It must be hers, mustn't it? • You work with him, don’t you? • He ate it, didn't he? • He will paint my portrait, won't he? What are question tags?
  • 3. • It isn't very tasty, is it? • It hasn't been snowing, has it? • It can't be him, can it? • Jill doesn't like Peter, does she? • They didn't go out, did they? • He won’t come, will he? • There isn't a bus stop here, is there? • Let's have a bowl of soup, shall we?
  • 4. Really easy, right? Now, to use them naturally, go and practice as often as you can. Time to ask question tags, folks! Enjoy! To reply, use the same auxiliary: • It's gorgeous, isn't it? ~ Yes, it is. I think it's fabulous. • It isn't very nice, is it? ~ No, it isn't. In fact, it's awful. <a href="http://pt.smiletemplates.com/powerpoint-templates/writing-on-chalkboard/01039/">Writing on Chalkboard Modelos de apresentações PowerPoint</a>