Introduction :

Tag in general is something small tied loosely to a larger object,

e.g.: the label tied to a suitcase is a tag.

Example: Please , read the tag at the top of the box.

Question _ tag : In grammar question – tag is used to describe the little question phrase we attach to a statement to change it into a rhetorical question, that is one asks for the sake of effect or to impress people , e.g. He is tall , isn’t he ?

In the example given above isn’t he? Is the question – tag? You can now study the following examples carefully in order to give you a deeper understanding on how to deal with the question – tags.

- You are well, aren’t you?

- He isn’t good, is he?

- We have made our task, haven’t we?

- You haven’t eaten the apple, have you?

- They speak Italian fluently, don’t they?

- She doesn’t look well, does she?

- He arrived late at night, didn’t he?

- He didn’t come last summer, did he?

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Updated: September 2006
Updated: November 2008