Theory
What are the two components of a question tag?
Auxiliary verb + Personal pronoun
Emily attended the concert last week, _______?
didn't she?
Everything is ready, _______?
isn't it?
Let’s go shopping, _______?
shall we?
She can't swim, _______?
can she?
Explain the "Mirror Effect" regarding positive and negative statements.
If the statement is positive, the tag is negative; if the statement is negative, the tag is positive.
You usually have supper at eight, _______?
don't you?
Someone called you, _______?
didn't they?
There’s nothing wrong, _______?
is there?
You never eat meat, _______?
What do you need to identify if there is a non-explicit auxiliary verb?
The time tense
Michael has great ideas, _______?
doesn't he?
Nothing happened yesterday, _______?
did it?
I am invited to your party, _______?
aren't I?
Anna would like to travel with us, ______?
wouldn't she?
When the statement includes words like SOMEBODY or SOMEONE, what personal pronoun replaces it?
THEY
They have offered her a better job, _______?
haven't they?
Everybody was happy, _______?
weren't they?
Don’t go out, _______?
will you?
Tommy rarely cooks at home, _______?
does he?
When a statement includes a word like "Never" or "Nobody", why must the tag be positive?
Because those words have a negative meaning, and opposites attract.
Ellen has been painting the walls, _______?
hasn't she?
No one is ready for the exam, _______?
are they?
I am not late, _______?
am I?
We scarcely ever go to the cinema, _______?
do we?