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Good Morning Introduction Md. Hasan Hafizur Rahman Lecturer & Head of the Department (English) Cambrian School & College Campus-5, Dhaka English 2nd Paper Class-9-10 Grammar Bag Tag A bag with a tag. He is a student, isn’t he? What is this? Question Tag. Our Today’s Class is on Tag questions English 2nd Paper Unit-8, part-1 Learning Outcomes After we have studied this lesson, we will be able to define question tag identify tag operators know how to add tag different use of tag What is a Tag question? He is Jisan, isn’t he? Tag Adding something with other A tag question is a question that is used at the end of a statement to get the support from the listener. A computer operator. Tag question operators Am, is, are ,was, were, shall, should, will , would, can, could, may, might, have, has, had, must, ought, dare, need. Do, does & did (Used in action verbs) Tag question basic/contraction form of the operators. Am not = aren’t/ain’t Must not = mustn’t Is not = isn’t Has not = hasn’t Are not = aren’t Have not = haven’t Was not = wasn’t Had not = hadn’t Were not = weren’t Do not = don’t Will not = won’t Does not = doesn’t Shall not = shan’t Did not = didn’t Can not = can’t Ought not = oughtn’t Could not = couldn’t Dare not = daren’t May not = mayn’t Need not = needn’t Might not = mightn’t Mahbuba is our good friend, isn’t she? How to form a tag question? 1. Structure in positive statement Statement + , + operator +n’t+ subject (pronoun) +? Hasan is a truthful boy, isn’t he? 2. Structure in negative statement Statement + , + operator + subject (pronoun) +? She is not my mother, is she? Talib is a smart boy, isn’t he? Add tag to the following 1. Rubina was a brilliant student, wasn’t __________? she 2. You were not a player,__________? were you 3. They are our guests,_____________? aren’t they 4. We cannot do this now,_________? can we 5. He may come tomorrow,__________? mayn’t he 6. We should not disobey our parents,___________? should we 7. You could do it easily,_____________? couldn’t you 8. They must not play bad,__________? must they 9. I have a pen, _______? don’t I 10. You had better go,_____________? hadn’t you How will you add tag, if there is no operator in the sentence? My mother cooks very well, doesn’t she? We play football regularly, don’t we? He went to market yesterday, didn’t he? Notes 1. If there is V1 with ‘s/es’, add tag with doesn’t/does, 2. If you find V1 without ‘s/es’, add tag with ‘don’t/do’, 3. If you find V2 , add tag with ‘didn’t/did’ as operator. Every mother loves her child, don’t they? Nobody believes a liar, do they? Exceptions If you find ‘s/es after everybody, everyone, nobody, no one, somebody, some one, one, none, the above rules will not be effective. In that place you have to add ‘don’t they/do they’ Everyone respects him, don’t they? Nobody likes a man of bad temper, do they? never, rarely, seldom, hardly, barely and scarcely are-treated as negative though they appear to be positive. Notice carefully Positive tag He never came again, did he? She can rarely come these days, can she? You hardly ever came late, did you? I barely know you, do I? You would scarcely expect her to come, would you? More exceptions I have a few money, don’t I/haven’t I ? a few, a little = Affirmative few, little = Negative I have few money, do I/ have I? There is a little water in the jar, isn’t there? There is little water in the jar, is there? Action /do verb don’t/doesn’t +? I need your help, don’t I? She needs a pen, doesn’t she? But You need not worry, need you? I need not go there, need I? Modal verb need + Sub(pronoun) +? If I had any scope, I’d visit London, wouldn’t I? Subordinate clause Principal clause I’d visit = I would+ v1 Follow I’d visited = I had+ v3 Last year I’d visited London, hadn’t I? Tag question in imperative sentence Follow me, will you? Don’t stop, will you? Go on, will you? Please help me, will you? Kindly do me a favour, will you? Let me say something, will you? Let him go, will you? Let them enjoy the game, will you? Exception in one place Let us settle the matter, shall we? Let’s go out for a walk, shall we? Good bye (I bide good bye), don’t I? Hasan, (He is Hasan), isn’t he? Who cares (Nobody cares), do they? Yes, (Yes, it is) isn’t it? No, (No, it is not) is it? Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, good night, thank you, ( I bide / wish / say…) don’t I? Group Work Group 1 & 2 Write the tag operators and their contraction forms Group 3 & 4 Write the exceptional use of tag question Evaluation Answer the following questions. What is a Tag question? Why is a Tag question used for? What Tag question is used for ‘nobody’? What is the rule of using Tag question in a complex sentence? What is the exceptional use of Tag question in imperative sentence? Home Work : You want to visit the zoo with me,___________? : yes. You told me that after the exam you would take me to the zoo,___________? : My exam ended yesterday. : OK. I will take you to the zoo now,__________? : Get ready soon,__________? : OK. I am ready,__________? : Let’s go,__________? These are all for today.