What is a tag question

What is a
Tag
Question?
By: Lea D. Camacho

Learning Objectives:
At the end of the discussion, the
students are expected to:
–Identify what is a tag question;
–Make an example of a tag
question; and
–Create a dialogue using a tag
question

Tag Question
• A structure added at the end
of a statement to turn it to a
question
• Formed by
two words,
a VERB
and
a PRONOUN

Rule No. 1
• Verb in tag expression is the
same in tense and number as
the verb in the statement.
Example:
You do not have a pencil,
do you?

Rule No. 2
• Note that when the statement
is affirmative, the tag question
is negative.
Example:
It rains in Manila, doesn’t it?
Affirmative Negative

Rule No. 3
• When the statement is
negative, the tag question is
affirmative.
Example:
They do not have books, do they?
Negative Affirmative

Rule No. 4
• The pronoun in the tag
question should agree with
the subject of the statement in
number and in gender.
Example:
Lea knows her duty, doesn’t
she?
Feminine Feminine
Singular Singular

Rule No. 5
• The verb of the tag question
should agree with the verb of
the statement in tense.
Example:
Ana works here, doesn’t she?
Present Present
Tense Tense

Other Tips:
• The tag question ends with a
pronoun.
• A comma separates the tag
question from the statement.

Now.. Try This.
Identify if this is a correct one:
1.She works here yesterday,
didn’t she?
2.It rains in Manila, doesn’t it?
3.Your parents know about
this, do they?

References:
• Mendoza,R.L.Essential English.Worktext
in English for Grade IV. (1st
Edition) RBSI
Sampaloc, Manila pp. 110-111

What is a tag question

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