SD - 6 - English - Basic English (02) - Tag Question & Reminding Someone (Extracurricular) - (Angga) - 20161018
SD - 6 - English - Basic English (02) - Tag Question & Reminding Someone (Extracurricular) - (Angga) - 20161018
SD - 6 - English - Basic English (02) - Tag Question & Reminding Someone (Extracurricular) - (Angga) - 20161018
Tag Question
A question tag is a question added at the end of a sentence. Speakers use question tags chiefly to
make sure their information is correct or to seek argument.
They consist of a statement and a tag . A negative tag is used with an affirmative statement
whereas a positive tag is used with a negative statement.
Statement Tag-Question
+ -
Positive Statement Negative Tag
Snow White is beautiful isn’t she?
- +
Negative Statement Positive Tag
You don’t like him do you?
Tags Rules
A. If the statement has “be” as an ordinary verb, we use a form of be in the tag. Tags are
always used with pronouns.
I am not surprised, am I?
Tim and Ted aren’t rich, are they?
They weren’t at the cinema, were they?
That isn’t Ben, is it?
You are not a policeman, are you?
We aren’t lucky, are we?
Mustapha isn’t at home, is he?
They are not with us, are they?
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B. If the statement has a modal, it is repeated in the tag.
Kara can go herself, can’t she?
You should get up early, shouldn’t you?
You wouldn’t do that, would you?
We must help them, mustn’t we?
C. With the Simple Present Tense we use do / does - don’t / doesn’t? With the Simple Past
Tense we use did / didn’t?
D. Question tags with HAVE and DO are often both possible after the noun– auxiliary "have".
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E. If the statement contains words such as no , no one , nothing , nobody , scarcely , hardly
, hardly ever , never , neither , seldom, under no circumstances … etc, it is considered a
negative statement and followed by an affirmative tag.
F. If the subject of the statement is somebody, anybody, nobody, everybody, no one, and
neither …. We use the pronoun “they” in question tag.
H. When we use a there + be combination in a sentence the pronoun in the tag is again
"there".
J. “Have to” is considered Simple Present and “had to” is considered Simple Past.
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K. Some introductory phrases such as “I am afraid, I think, I believe, I am sure, I suspect,
I suppose , it appears that , it seems that , it looks as if , as far as I remember , as
far as I can see … so on “ don’t affect question tags except for the transfer of negation .
Note: For the phrase “you know that “ the question tag is don’t you ?
L. If the subject of the sentence is everything, nothing, something, anything the pronoun in
the tag is "it".
M. After positive imperatives, we use will you, won’t you, can you, can’t you, could you …
etc .Yet for the negative imperatives we only use “will you? “
Open the door, will you / won’t you, can you, could you …etc
Don’t play with your nose, will you?
Note: Negative-interrogative question tags without contractions are possible but the word
order is different.
You killed him, did you not? (This is much less usual form)
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Intonation In Question Tags
When a tag is spoken, the voice can go up or down. If the voice goes up, it is called Rising Intonation
and if it goes down, it is called Falling Intonation.
(A falling intonation means that the speaker is sure (or almost sure) that the statement is true. The
speaker knows that it is a nice day. The tag is not a real question. He is inviting his friend to
continue the conversation.)
(A rising intonation means that the speaker is less sure. He thinks that his friend has been on
holiday, but he isn’t sure. The tag is more like a real question.)
Reminding Someone
Examples:
Don’t forget to close the window.
Don’t forget to bring a bottle of water.
Mini Dictionary
6. hit : memukul
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A. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences below. Write the answer in the space
provided.
2. Tom and Anne are making a bowl of noodle, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .? (are they/aren’t they)
1. She’s an accountant, . . .
2. I’m here, . . .
a. isn’t it b. is it c. doesn’t it
6. It won’t hurt, . . .
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a. won’t it? b. will not it? c. will it?
7. It happened yesterday, . . .
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11. You are John, ________________?
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1. Jack and Ferdi are going to play tennis tomorrow. Jack is reminding Ferdi to bring his racket
for tomorrow.
Jack : Don’t forget to bring your racket tomorrow.
Ferdi : Thank you for reminding me.
2. Lusi and Simon are going to have music lesson tomorrow. Lusi is reminding Simon to bring his
guitar for tomorrow.
Lusi :.......................................................................
Simon :.......................................................................
3. Tom and Dima are going to fish tomorrow, Dima is reminding Dima to bring fishing rope for
tomorrow.
Dima :.......................................................................
Tom :.......................................................................
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4. Mother and father are going to go to Uncle’s house tomorrow. Mother is reminding me to lock
the door after they go.
Mother :.......................................................................
Anna :.......................................................................
5. Angga and Irvan are going to swim tomorrow. Irvan is reminding Angga to bring his googles for
tomorrow.
Irvan :.......................................................................
Angga :.......................................................................
G. Read and answer the questions.
Basketball Game
It is a basketball game. Basketball is a team sport involving two teams. Each team consists
of five active players. The equipments in a basketball game are the basketball and the rings
with their baskets. The players get points by throwing the ball into the basket. The ball should
be dribbled on the court by bouncing it or passing it between teammates, In some countries,
basketball is also popular. This sport has got a lot of spectators.
1. membawa :.....................
2. menari :.....................
3. peralatan :.....................
4. lupa :.....................
6. memukul :.....................
7. bermain :.....................
8. pemain :.....................
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9. mengingatkan :.....................
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