Transcript ( c )don`t they?

Welcome
Introduction
Md.Abdus Shahid
Headteacher
S.K.Girls High Scool
Golapgonj , Sylhet.
[email protected]
Mobile: 01720527096
nd
2
Sub - English
paper
Class –Nine
Section – A
Total students – 75
Time – 50 minutes
Look at the following pictures and read the sentences
The bird is very beautiful , ……. ?
If I ask a question
supporting this
sentence what will
it happen ?
The monkey eats jackfruits, ……….. ?
Tag
question
will be
Todays lesson is tag
question
• Learning out comes
• By the end of the lesson students will have to• 1. Say what tag questions are.
• 2 .Say some rules of tag question.
• 3. Able to use tag questions.
A Tag Question is the question asked by
the speaker to conform the negative or
affirmative statement during conversation.
Through a Tag Question the speaker wants
to have an answer in support of the
statement.
Look at the following sentences
He could not win the world cup,………….?
Answer: Could he?
They have won the match, ………………………..?
Answer: Haven’t they?
Rules:
If the statement is affirmative, rule will be.
Auxiliary verb+ n’t + pronoun+?
If the statement is negative, rule will be.
Auxiliary verb + pronoun +?
Look at the following sentences
She is a girl , …………?
Answer : isn’t she ?
The are playing , ………….. ?
Answer : aern’t they ?
Mainly there are two kinds of auxiliary verb.
They are Primary& Modals.
Primary are three kinds. They are be, have& do.
Be verb - am, is & are.
Have verb - have, has & had.
Do verb - do, does & did.
The primary auxiliary verbs change according to
subject.
Look at the following sentence
She can not play cricket , ………….?
Can she ?
The modals auxiliary verbs will
not change according to subject.
In the Tag Question auxiliary verb always use contractions
mood. So, I will show a chart about it.
In this chart we have learnt that auxiliary verb will
be always small letter.
The snake is very dangerous , ……………………. ?
Answer : isn’t it ?
In the Question Tag the subject will always be
pronoun.
If the sentence has primary or modals auxiliary
verb. The rule will be auxiliary verb + sub:+?
Example: I shall learnt it , shan’t I?
Rahim is a good student , isn’t he?
The cow lives on grass , …………. ?
Answer : doesn’t it ?
If the sentence has no auxiliary verb we will use do,
does & did.
Example: I eat rice, don’t I?
He did not go to School yesterday, did he ?
Individual work
Add tag questions the following sentences
(a) They are playing football ,………..
(b) Every one likes him , ……………….
(c) Let me have a cup of tea , ……….
(d) She will come soon , ……………….
(e) Kamal has no money , …………….
(a) aren’t they ?
(b) don’t the ?
(c) will you ?
(d) won’t she ?
(e) does he/ has he ?
I have hardly visited the Sundhorban , …………….. ?
Answer : have I ?
• Some words such as never, rarely, scarcely, seldom, few, little
express negative meaning. If these words contain in a sentence.
Tag Question will be positive.
• Example:
• He is seldom found at home, is he?
• I have a few friends, have I?
Everything looks very beautiful , ………. ?
Answer : isn’t it ?
If the words such as nothing, anything, something,
everything contain in a sentence, subject will be it.
Example: Nothing has done, has it?
Everything is our favourite , isn’t it?
Everybody works very hard , …….. ?
Answer : don’t they ?
If the words such as everybody, anybody, somebody, everyone,
someone, anyone, nobody, none etc contain in a sentence, subject will
be they.
Example: Everybody hates a liar, don’t they?
Nobody went there, did they?
Pluck me a flower , will you ?
Let us go to field , shall you ?
• If the sentence is imperative Question Tag will be will you? Exceptional let’s.
If the imperative sentence start let us the answer will be shall we?
• Example: Open the door, will you?
Let us play cricket, shall we ?
Group work
Add tag questions the following sentences
(a)Don’t make a noise,------------?
(b)Seven days make a week,------?
(c)Books are the best friends,----?
(d)I shall tell a story,----------------?
(e)How sweet the girl sings! ,-----?
Let’s see the answers
(a)will you?
(b)don’t they?
( c )don’t they?
(d)Shan’t I?
( e )doesn’t she?
Evaluation
1.Let’s do the work.
2.I found little water in the
jug.
3.Rahim could play football.
4.He killed a snake.
5.Let him do the work.
## Make the above
sentences Question Tag.
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3.
4.
5.
did I ?
shall we ?
couldn’t he ?
didn’t he ?
will you ?
Add tag question the following
sentences
a)We should love our country,………..?
b)Every mother loves her child,………..?
C )You will not tell a lie,…………?
d)Have a cup of tea,……………..?
e)If she works, she will improve,…………..?