Москва 2003. Грамматика современного

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Грамматика современного

И. П. Крылова Е. М. Гордон

Study the following question tags.

Question Tags

Indirect Questions

Indirect questions are used when we ask for information politely. They are introduced with Do you know...?, Can/Could you tell me...?, Have you any idea...? + question word/ if or whether.

Do you know where Peter is?

Could you tell me how much these trousers cost?

Have you any idea what time Sue will be back?

Do you know if/whether she’s coming to the party?

The word order of indirect questions is the same as in statements (subject + verb).

Can you tell me where you bought it?

Can you tell me what time it is?

The auxiliary verb do is not used in Indirect questions:

How long does the journey take? > Do you know how long the journey takes?

What time did he leave? >Can you tell me what time he left?

Question tags are short questions which we add at the end of a statement. We use them to ask for confirmation of, or agreement with, our statement.

It’s hot today, isn’t it?

Question tags are formed with an auxiliary verb and an appropriate pronoun. They take the same auxiliary verb as in the statement if there is one, otherwise they take do/does (Present Simple) or did (Past Simple).

She was at home, wasn’t she? He left late, didn’t he?

A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag, whereas a negative statement is followed by a positive question tag.

She plays tennis well, doesn’t she?

He hasn’t come yet, has he?

He’s always late, isn’t he?

She is never late, is she?

Question tags can be said with a rising intonation (when we are not sure and we expect an answer) or a falling intonation (when we don’t expect an answer).

He works in a bank,Ë doesn’t he? (not sure)

He looks horrible, Êdoesn’t he? (sure)

v Everyone/someone/anyone/no one form their question tags with an auxiliary verb + they.

Somebody should help her, shouldn’t they?

1. I am	aren’t I?	I am older than you, aren’t I?
2. I used to	didn’t I?	He used to work here, didn’t he?
3. Imperative	will you?/won’t you? can you?/could you?	Please help me, will you/won’t you?can you/could you?
4. Let’s	shall we?	Let’s play tennis, shall we?
5. Let me/him	will/won’t you?	Let him buy it, will you/won’t you?
6. Don’t	will you?	Don’t do that again, will you?
7. I have (possess)	haven’t I?	She has your book, hasn’t she?
8. I have	don’t I	She had dinner yesterday, didn’t she?
9. There is/are	isn’t/aren’t there?	There are some free seats, aren’t there?
10. This/That is	isn’t it?	That pen is Mary’s, isn’t it?

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