TOP NOTCH 3 UNIT 1

A "tag" is something small that we add to something larger. For example, the little piece of cloth added to a shirt showing size or washing instructions is a tag.

We use tag questions at the end of statements to ask for confirmation. They mean something like: "Am I right?" or "Do you agree?" They are very common in English.
  

The basic Structure is.....

+ Positive statement,	- negative tag?
Snow is white,	isn't it?
- Negative statement,	+ positive tag?
You don't like me,	do you?

Here are some examples with the correct affirmative structure...

positive statement [+]				negative tag [-]			notes:
subject	auxiliary	main verb		auxiliary	not	personal pronoun (same as subject)
You	are	coming,		are	n't	you?
We	have	finished,		have	n't	we?
You	do	like	coffee,	do	n't	you?
You		like	coffee,	do	n't	you?	You (do) like...
They	will	help,		wo	n't	they?	won't = will not
I	can	come,		can	't	I?
We	must	go,		must	n't	we?
He	should	try	harder,	should	n't	he?
You		are	English,	are	n't	you?	no auxiliary for main verb be present & past
John		was	there,	was	n't	he?

Look at these examples with
negative statements:

negative statement [-]						positive tag [+]
subject	auxiliary		main verb			auxiliary	personal pronoun (same as subject)
It	is	n't	raining,			is	it?
We	have	never	seen		that,	have	we?
You	do	n't	like		coffee,	do	you?
They	will	not	help,			will	they?
They	wo	n't	report		us,	will	they?
I	can	never	do		it right,	can	I?
We	must	n't	tell		her,	must	we?
He	should	n't	drive		so fast,	should	he?
You			are	n't	English,	are	you?
John			was	not	there,	was	he?

Here is a word document with further information.....

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YDI9zDHzGI-Z8RfMoD39Hh1CYst934A6CtqMI0fDTj4/edit?hl=en_US

Time to practice......

Add an appropriate tag question to each of the following sentences:


1.) The book is not wonderful, __________?

2.) You are very kind, __________?

3.) We don't want to dance, __________?

4.) My friends are not asking me something, __________?

5.) My parents prepared a very delicious food, __________?

6.) I could do that, __________?

7.) You weren't here yesterday, __________?

8.) I was here yesterday, __________?

If you need more practice please go to EGO4U or to you book's companion site

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/question-tags

http://wps.pearsonlongman.com/topnotch3/

I also found this teacher's page very useful....

http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/jocelyn/others/tag-questions/

Here is something to think about my dear students.....

Simple, isn't it?