Question Tag

To make a statement and ask for confirmation of it is a common practice in conversation in English language.

Ex: It is very hot today, isn’t it?

This bold part in the above sentence followed by a Question mark is known as question tag.

Usage of Question Tag in English Grammer

There are two pattern of putting question tag

Auxiliary+ n’t +subject - If the statement made is positive

Examples:-

• It is raining, isn’t it?
• You are angry, aren’t you?
• Gayatri broke the wall, didn’t she?

Auxiliary + subject  - If the statement made in negative

Examples:-

• You are not ready, are you?
• She cannot play, can she?
• Nitin does not work hard, does he?

Important: - The subject of a question tag is always a pronoun, it can never be a noun as illustrated by the following given some examples:-

• I am fine, aren’t I?
• Let us go to the lake, Shall we?
• Wait for some time, can you?
• There is a garden in that sector, isn’t there?