A tag question is a question added at the end of a sentence. Speakers use tag questions chiefly to make sure their information is correct or to seek agreement.
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE + NEGATIVE TAG = AFFIRMATIVE ANSWER EXPECTED
Mary is here, isn’t she? Yes, she is.
You like tea, don’t you? Yes, I do.
They have left, haven’t they? Yes, they have.
NEGATIVE SENTENCE + AFFIRMATIVE TAG = NEGATIVE ANSWER EXPECTED
Mary isn’t here, is she? No, she isn’t.
You don’tlike tea, do you? No, I don’t.
They haven’t left, have they? No, they haven’t.
This/That is your book, isn’t it?
These/Those are yours, aren’t they?
The tag pronoun for this/that = it
The tag pronoun for these/those = they.
There is a meeting tonight, isn’t there?
In sentences with there + be, there is used in the tag.
Everything is okay, isn’t it?
Everyonetook the test, didn’t they?
Personal pronouns are used to refer to indefinite pronouns.They is usually used in a tag to refer to everyone, someone, everybody, no one, nobody.
Nothing is wrong,is it?
Nobody called on the phone, did they?
You’ve never beenthere, have you?
Sentences with negative words take affirmative tags.
I am supposed to be here, am I not?
I am supposed to be here, aren’t I?
am I not? Is formal English.
aren’t I? is common in spoken English.
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