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Negative Yes/No
Questions and
Tag Questions
This Isn’t Dangerous,
Is It?
Focus on Grammar 4
Part III, Unit 7
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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“This isn’t dangerous, is it?”
These parachutes
work, don’t they?
You haven’t done this
before, have you?
Isn’t this fun?
We won’t get
hurt, will we?
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Use
Use negative yes/no questions and tag questions to:
check information you believe to be true OR comment
on a situation.
I pull the blue
cord, don’t I?
In both
sentences the
speaker is
commenting
on the view.
Don’t I pull the
blue cord?
Isn’t the view
great?
In both
sentences the
speaker believes
that he should
The view
great,
pullis
the
blue
cord and
isn’t
it? wants
to check this
information.
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Negative Yes/No Questions
Like affirmative yes/no questions, negative yes/no
questions begin with a form of be or an auxiliary
verb, such as have, do, will, can, or should.
Haven’t you
had lunch yet?
Aren’t sharks
vegetarians?
Can’t you swim
somewhere else?
Didn’t you
see the
shark
warning
sign?
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Tag Questions 1
Form tag questions with statement + tag. The
statement expresses an assumption. The tag means
Right? OR Isn’t that true?
Tag
It’s a long way down, isn’t it?
Tag
Statement I went the wrong way, didn’t I?
Statement
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Tag Questions 2
If the statement verb is affirmative, the tag verb is
negative. If the statement verb is negative, the tag verb
is affirmative.
Negative
Affirmative
You won’t talk for too This
long,rope will hold me,
won’t it?
will you?
Affirmative
Negative
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Tag Questions 3
Form the tag with a form of be or an auxiliary verb,
such as have, do, will, can, or should. Use the same
auxiliary that is in the statement.
You
bought
life
insurance,
didn’t
you?
He has done
He isn’t
this before,
joking,
is he?
hasn’t
he?
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Be Careful!
In the tag, only use pronouns. When the subject of the
statement is that, the subject of the tag is it.
Tom isn’t enjoying
he?
this, is Tom?
That wasn’t my
parachute, was it?
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Practice 1
Complete the tag
questions with the correct
tag.
Example: You can swim, …
can’t you?
1. This is high enough, isn’t
… it?
2. The rope won’t break, will
… it?
3. We don’t have enough food, do
… we?
4. He didn’t bring the helmets, did
… he?
5. She hasn’t given us the right parachutes, …
has she?
6. We should check the map, shouldn’t
…
we?
7. Our guide, Bob, does this all the time, doesn’t
…
he?
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Intonation 1
Use tag questions in conversations when you expect the
other person to agree with you. In this type of tag question,
the voice falls on the tag.
You’re
That hurts, doesn’t it?
right. I
didn’t
wear a
seat belt.
You didn’t wear a seatbelt,
did you?
This type of tag question is
more like a statement than a
question. The listener can
just nod or say uh-huh to
show that he or she is
listening and agrees.
The speaker is checking
information he believes
is correct. He expects
Uhthe listener to answer
huh.
(and agree).
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Intonation 2
Tag questions can be used to get information. This type of tag
question is more like a yes/no question. Like a yes/no question,
the voice rises at the end, and you usually get an answer.
This isn’t
dangerous,
That’s is
what
it? they
told us in the
skydiving class.
The speaker wants to
confirm his information
because he is not sure
it is correct.
Well,
Thissometimes
parachute
will open
before
there
are
we land,
won’t it?
sharks.
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Answers
Answer negative yes/no questions and tag questions
the same way you answer affirmative yes/no questions.
The answer is no, if
the information
is
There’s
not correct.
No, it doesn’t.
Doesn’t your
parachute work?
a hospital nearby, isn’t
there?
Yes, there is.
The answer is yes, if
the information is
correct.
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Practice 2
Write dialogues for each picture using
tag questions or negative yes/no
questions, and answers for each
picture.
Example:
Eels don’t bite,
do they?
No, we don’t. We
just like to hug.
1.
2.
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References
Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education and
its licensors. All rights reserved.
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Negative Yes/No
Questions and
Tag Questions
This Isn’t Dangerous,
Is It?
Focus on Grammar 4
Part III, Unit 7
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Slide 2
“This isn’t dangerous, is it?”
These parachutes
work, don’t they?
You haven’t done this
before, have you?
Isn’t this fun?
We won’t get
hurt, will we?
Slide 3
Use
Use negative yes/no questions and tag questions to:
check information you believe to be true OR comment
on a situation.
I pull the blue
cord, don’t I?
In both
sentences the
speaker is
commenting
on the view.
Don’t I pull the
blue cord?
Isn’t the view
great?
In both
sentences the
speaker believes
that he should
The view
great,
pullis
the
blue
cord and
isn’t
it? wants
to check this
information.
Slide 4
Negative Yes/No Questions
Like affirmative yes/no questions, negative yes/no
questions begin with a form of be or an auxiliary
verb, such as have, do, will, can, or should.
Haven’t you
had lunch yet?
Aren’t sharks
vegetarians?
Can’t you swim
somewhere else?
Didn’t you
see the
shark
warning
sign?
Slide 5
Tag Questions 1
Form tag questions with statement + tag. The
statement expresses an assumption. The tag means
Right? OR Isn’t that true?
Tag
It’s a long way down, isn’t it?
Tag
Statement I went the wrong way, didn’t I?
Statement
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Tag Questions 2
If the statement verb is affirmative, the tag verb is
negative. If the statement verb is negative, the tag verb
is affirmative.
Negative
Affirmative
You won’t talk for too This
long,rope will hold me,
won’t it?
will you?
Affirmative
Negative
Slide 7
Tag Questions 3
Form the tag with a form of be or an auxiliary verb,
such as have, do, will, can, or should. Use the same
auxiliary that is in the statement.
You
bought
life
insurance,
didn’t
you?
He has done
He isn’t
this before,
joking,
is he?
hasn’t
he?
Slide 8
Be Careful!
In the tag, only use pronouns. When the subject of the
statement is that, the subject of the tag is it.
Tom isn’t enjoying
he?
this, is Tom?
That wasn’t my
parachute, was it?
Slide 9
Practice 1
Complete the tag
questions with the correct
tag.
Example: You can swim, …
can’t you?
1. This is high enough, isn’t
… it?
2. The rope won’t break, will
… it?
3. We don’t have enough food, do
… we?
4. He didn’t bring the helmets, did
… he?
5. She hasn’t given us the right parachutes, …
has she?
6. We should check the map, shouldn’t
…
we?
7. Our guide, Bob, does this all the time, doesn’t
…
he?
Slide 10
Intonation 1
Use tag questions in conversations when you expect the
other person to agree with you. In this type of tag question,
the voice falls on the tag.
You’re
That hurts, doesn’t it?
right. I
didn’t
wear a
seat belt.
You didn’t wear a seatbelt,
did you?
This type of tag question is
more like a statement than a
question. The listener can
just nod or say uh-huh to
show that he or she is
listening and agrees.
The speaker is checking
information he believes
is correct. He expects
Uhthe listener to answer
huh.
(and agree).
Slide 11
Intonation 2
Tag questions can be used to get information. This type of tag
question is more like a yes/no question. Like a yes/no question,
the voice rises at the end, and you usually get an answer.
This isn’t
dangerous,
That’s is
what
it? they
told us in the
skydiving class.
The speaker wants to
confirm his information
because he is not sure
it is correct.
Well,
Thissometimes
parachute
will open
before
there
are
we land,
won’t it?
sharks.
Slide 12
Answers
Answer negative yes/no questions and tag questions
the same way you answer affirmative yes/no questions.
The answer is no, if
the information
is
There’s
not correct.
No, it doesn’t.
Doesn’t your
parachute work?
a hospital nearby, isn’t
there?
Yes, there is.
The answer is yes, if
the information is
correct.
Slide 13
Practice 2
Write dialogues for each picture using
tag questions or negative yes/no
questions, and answers for each
picture.
Example:
Eels don’t bite,
do they?
No, we don’t. We
just like to hug.
1.
2.
Slide 14
References
Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education and
its licensors. All rights reserved.