3rd Class English Question and Question Tags QUESTION AND QUESTION TAGS

Real Life Example

Sometimes the same words may have different patterns depending on the situation or implication. You don't remember my name, do you? (rising: expresses surprise) You don't remember my name, do you? (falling: express amusement or resignation) Your name?s Mary, isn't it? (rising: expresses uncertainty) Your name's Mary, isn't it? (falling: expresses confidence)  

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This lesson will help you to:

• know about wh - questions and their benefits in English language. 
• form question tags.  

QUCIK CONCEPT REVIEW

They are five wh- questions- WHAT, WHERE, WHO, WHY, WHEN. HOW is WHO written backwards.

The "grammar" used with wh- questions depends on whether the topic being asked about is the "subject" or predicate of a sentence. For the subject pattern, simply replace the person or thing being asked about with the appropriate wh-word. Example: Someone called me up. Question framed will be: Who called me up?

For the predicate pattern, wh- question formation depends on whether there is a helping verb in the original sentence. Helping verbs are verbs that precede main verbs.

Example: We can do it?

Question: Who can do it?  

PLAY TIME

Players required 2 or more. Take a ball and throw towards your partner asking wh- questions. The other player will answer and ask another wh- question from the third player. The person who is not able to answer correctly or ask the correct wh- question is out and the player who remains till the end is the winner.

QUESTION TAGS

A question tag is a question added at the end of a sentence. Speakers use question tags chiefly to make sure their information is correct or to seek argument.

They consist of a statement and a tag. A negative tag is used with an affirmative statement whereas a positive tag is used with a negative statement. Question tags are used in English for two main purposes:    

1.   To get someone involved in a conversation, to encourage a response.

2.  To confirm information that you think is true.  

THERE ARE RULES TO FORM QUESTION TAGS

1.   After positive statements, we use a negative tag. Example: You are from belhi, aren't you? Krish is here. isn't he?

2.  After negative statements, we use a positive tag. Example: I am not surprised, am I? Iqbal and Danny aren't lazy. are they?

3.  If the statement has a modal, it is repeated in the tag. Example: Rekha can go herself, can't she? You should not sleep late, should you?

4.  With the Simple Present Tense we use do / does - don't / doesn't? With the Simple Past Tense we use did / didn't. Example: Chetna listens to music, doesn't she? Shiva works at a bank, doesn't he?