A tag
question is a question added to a declarative sentence, usually at the end, to engage the
listener, verify that something has been understood, or confirm that an action
has occurred. Also known as a question tag. Common tags include won't
you? wasn't it? don't you? haven't you? okay? and right?
It
was cold yesterday, wasn't it?
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He
went to the party last night, didn't he?
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We
were waiting at the station, weren't we?
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They've
been to Japan, haven't they?
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She's
been studying a lot recently, hasn't she?
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He
had forgotten his wallet, hadn't he?
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We'd
been working, hadn't we?
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She'll
come at six, won't she?
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They'll
be arriving soon, won't they?
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They'll
have finished before nine, won't they?
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She'll
have been cooking all day, won't she?
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He
can help, can't he?
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John
must stay, mustn't he?
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Negative
sentences, with positive tags
We
aren't late, are we?
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She
doesn't have any children, does she?
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The
bus isn't coming, is it?
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She
wasn't at home yesterday, was she?
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They
didn't go out last Sunday, did they?
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You
weren't sleeping, were you?
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She
hasn't eaten all the cake, has she?
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He
hasn't been running in this weather, has he?
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We
hadn't been to London before, had we?
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You
hadn't been sleeping, had you?
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They
won't be late, will they?
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He'll
be studying tonight, won't he?
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She
won't have left work before six, will she?
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He
won't have been travelling all day, will he?
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She
can't speak Arabic, can she?
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They
mustn't come early, must they?
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