Tag
Questions
Tag
questions are questions that are added at the end of a sentence.
--Mary
is here, isn't she?
--You like beer, don't you?
--They are leaving, aren't they?
--She doesn't drink coffee, does she?
--He has brown hair, doesn't he?
The
subject of the tag question should be the same as the subject
of the main verb. If the first part of the sentence is in the
affirmative, then the tag question will be negative, and vice
versa.
| FIRST
PART OF SENTENCE: |
TAG
QUESTION: |
| affirmative |
negative |
| negative |
affirmative |
In
American English, a form of do is usually used when have
is the main verb: They have change, don't they? |