Tag Questions

Complete each of these statements with a little request for confirmation.

Introduction

Tag questions are those little questions such as aren’t I? or wouldn’t you? that we attach to the end of a statement in the hope of confirmation. See if you can dream up tags for these sentences.

These examples are taken from English literature, and in some cases more than one answer is possible, which is part of the game.

1. “Did you mean to warn me against Mrs Vandemeyer? You did, didn’t you?”

2. “Sit down, won’t you?”

3. “You'd think so, wouldn’t you?”

4. “You'll notify the proper people, won’t you?”

5. “Dogs don’t drink beer, do they?”

6. “They keep it in the Tower, don’t they?”

See if you can make up your own sentences for these tag questions.

Idon’t you? IIaren’t I? IIIwill he? IVaren’t they? Vcan you? VIdoesn’t it? VIIisn’t it? VIIIshouldn’t he?

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