Tag Questions

Tag Questions

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Am not = aren’t/ain’t	Is not= isn’t/Do not=don’t	Were not= weren’t	Will not=won’t	Shall not=shan’t
Are not=aren’t	Was not=wasn’t	Could not=couldn’t	May not= may’t	Can not=can’t
Might not=mightn’t	Must not=mustn’t	Has not=hasn’t	Have not=haven’t	Had not=hadn’t
Does not=doesn’t	Did not=didn’t	Dare not= daren’t	Ought not= oughtn’t	Need not=needn’t

                                                         

K‡_vc_‡bi mgq ev‡K¨i †k‡l †h GKwU mg_©b m~PK cÖkœ ms‡hvM Kiv nq Zv‡K Tag Question e‡j|

1.      Tag Questions Gi sub memgq pronoun n‡e|

2.      Aux. verb hy³ positive _vK‡j sen.+comma(,) + mvnvh¨Kvwi verb +not/n’t + sen. + Gi sub +?

3.      Aux. verb hy³ negative _vK‡j sen.+comma (,) + aux.verb+sub +?

4.      Aux. verb wenxb positive _vK‡j sen.+comma(,) sentence wU present tense n‡j do/does Ges past  n‡j didn’t +sub+?

5.      Aux. verb wenxb negative _vK‡j sen.+comma(,) sentence wU present tense n‡j do/does Ges past  n‡j did +sub+?

6.      Sentence wU‡Z sub plural  _vK‡j we e¨ZxZ Ab¨me †¶‡Î they e‡m .

7.      Sentence Gi g‡a¨ sub Ges verb msw¶ß AvKv‡i _vK‡Z cv‡i| †m‡¶‡Î msw¶ß iƒcwU cÖK…Z iƒc Ki‡Z n‡e|

8.      Sentence wU †Z have/has/had/can/could/may/might /must/ought /shall/ should/will/would _vK‡j Ges †Kvb g~j bv _vK‡j D³ k㸇jvi negative Ki‡Z n‡e|

9.      All of you/Some of you/none of you/most of you/ everyone of you _vK‡j sub wnmv‡e ïay you e‡m|

10.  all of us/some of us/everyone of us/ most of us  _vK‡j we e‡m

11.  Everybody/ Somebody/ Anybody/everyone/ someone/ anyone/ nobody/none/either/all of them/ some of them/ no noe each/ none of them/ most of them _vK‡j they e‡m

12.  g~j Exclamatory sentence, sen. +(,) + do/does/did +sub +?

13.  Nothing/anything/something/everything _vK‡j subject wnmv‡e it e‡m.

14.  Be verb hy³ exclamatory sentence, Sen.+(,)+isn’t/ aren’t + sub+?

15.  let him / Let her/ Let them w`‡q AbygwZ eySv‡j will you e‡m .

16.  let’s/let us _vK‡j shall we Ges let me _vK‡j shall I e¨eüZ nq

17.  Imparative sentence don’t w`‡q ïi“ n‡j ev Aby‡iva ev wb‡la Ki‡j will you e‡m

18.  g~j verb w`‡q ïi“ Imperative sentence G †kªvZvi mgœwZ AvneŸvb Ki‡j won’t you Ges †Kvb wKQz Ki‡Z ejv n‡j will/can/would e‡m|

19.  Statement G Negative kã (hardly, seldom, scarcely, little, few, rarely, never, nothing, nobody, none) _vK‡j Tag G Affirmative question n‡e|                                        It has hardly rained at this summer, has it ?

20.  hw` sentence G  sub wnmv‡e one _v‡K Z‡e tag question G subject wnmv‡e he e¨eüZ n‡e| one should do one’s duty, shouldn’t he?

21.  Statement Gi ïi“‡Z †Kvb adjective Gi c~‡e© the e‡m common noun wnmv‡e ev‡K¨i  subject iƒ‡c em‡j tag question Gi subject wnmv‡e they e‡m| †hgb t The rich are not always happy, are they?

22.  ‡`‡ki †¶‡Î, Moon, train, ship, river, ferry, earth cÖf„wZ †¶‡Î Subject she nq .

23.  Common gender wnmv‡e singular noun e¨eüZ n‡j subject he  n‡e| Man is mortal,isn’t it?

24.  SentenceG Subject wnmv‡e That, this _vK‡j tag question Gi subject it nq| Subject hw` these ev  those nq Zvn‡j tag question Gi subject they nq|

25.  Compound Sentence G mvavib 2^nd Clause Gi Subject I verb Abymv‡i tag question MVb Ki‡Z n‡e| †hgb t Jack is short but his brother is tall, isn’t he?

26.  As well as, and not, with, together with, along with, accompanied by, in addiction to , rather than BZ¨vw` Øviv `ywU Noun/pronoun hy³ n‡j 1g Sub Abyhvqx tag  n‡e|

27.  e¨w³ I cÖvwYevPK Plural Subject (†hgb People, children, birds, cows, fishes)†Kvb statement Gi Subject n‡j G‡`i pronoun  wnmv‡e Tag G they e¨en„Z nq|

28.  Complex sentence G 1^st G clause hope, believe, think, see BZ¨vw` verb Gi ci that conjunction wU Dn¨ _vK‡j 2^nd clause Gi subject I verb Abyhvqx tag question MVb Ki‡Z nq| wKš‘  that _vK‡j 1^st clause Gi subject I verb Abyhvqx tag question MVb Ki‡Z nq|

29.  Not only............. but also, Not ............. but, Either........or, Neither.......nor Ges or Øviv `ywU sub. hy³ n‡j 2^nd sub  Abyhvqx tag question Gi Subject e‡m|

Exercise

1.        It’s only drizzling, isn’t it?

2.        A barking dog seldom bites, does it ?

3.        She hardly comes here, does she ?

4.        He seldom comes here , does he?

5.        None can do it, can they?

6.        Neither of them did it, did they?

7.        Don’t waste your time, will you?

8.        Don’t forget me, will you?

9.        Don’t make a noise, will you?

10.     Shut up, will you?

11.     Open the window, will you?

12.     Shut the book, will you?

13.     Respect the old, will you?

14.     Please lend me some money, will you?

15.     Sit down please, will you?

16.     Don’t make a noise, will you?

17.     Let us go out for a walk, shall we?

18.     Let me do the work, shall I?

19.     Let’s have a discussion, shall we?

20.     Let’s discuss this with him, shall we?

21.     Everything looked beautiful, didn’t it?

22.     Don’t hate the poor, will you?

23.     Nobody believes a liar, do they?

24.     The wind blows, doesn’t it?

25.     I am punctual , aren’t I ?

26.     We ought to love our country, oughtn’t we?

27.     Let’s discuss the matter, shall we?

28.     She is happy, isn’t she?

29.     Fortune favours the brave, doesn’t it?

30.     Nothing is impossible, is it?

31.     Everybody should do his duty, Shouldn’t they?

32.     Imran went to Khulna yesterday, didn’t he?

33.     Shila hardly reads newspaper, does she?

34.     Reza may pass in the exam, mayn’t he?

35.     I am not a banker, am I?

36.     Nila will sing a folksong, won’t she?

37.     The moon shines at night, doesn’t she?

38.     Sinners suffer in the long run, don’t they?

39.     He had to go abroad for treatment, hadn’t he?

40.     You dare not drive at night, dare you?

41.     A story is told by him, isn’t it ?

42.     Do your duty properly, won’t you?

43.     Everybody played well, didn’t they?

44.     Every mother loves her child, don’t they?

45.     How sweetly the bird sings, doesn’t it?

46.     Last night he had a sound sleep, didn’t he?

47.     Kamal doesn’t follow me, does he?

48.     Do not touch live electric wire, will you?

49.     None can avoid death, can they?

50.     Neither of them complained, did they?

51.     Fire burns, doesn’t it?

52.     There is no water in the glass, is there?

53.     You’ve never been to paris, have you?

54.     I can do it, can’t I?

55.     Mathematics is my favourite subject, isn’t it?

56.     Shormi put the book on the table, did’t she?

57.     Mr. Ahmed teaches us English, does’t he?

58.     You need not go to the field, need you?

59.     Kindly do me a favour, will you?

60.     There is no king in China, is there?

61.     I shall never tell a lie, shall I?

62.     Grameen Bank provides loan to the poor, doesn’t it?

63.     A good student is always attentive to his study,isn’t he?

64.     I prefer milk to tea, don’t I?

65.     Nasir got a job, didn’t he?

66.     I am ten years old, aren’t I?

67.     Birds can’t swim, can they?

68.     Nobody dislikes flowers, do they?

69.     Nothing is certain, is it?

70.     He always lags behind, doesn’t he?

71.     You forgot my birthday, didn’t you?

72.     Farid is taller than Hamid, isn’t he?

73.     You are talking about the admission test, aren’t you?

74.     You broke the machine, didn’t you?

75.     For the boys the task was easy, wasn’t it?

76.     Please put on the fan, will you?

77.     The team is qualified, isn’t it?

78.     She could have been more discreet, couldn’t she?

79.     He locked the papers in the safe, didn’t he?

80.     For the boys the task was easy, wasn’t it?

81.     You broke the machine, didn’t you?

82.     Come and see me tomorrow, will you?

83.     He can go to the college by bus, can’t he?

84.     The girl cried for help, didn’t she?

85.     we didn’t play very well today, did we?

86.     Banks close at 4 p.m, don’t they?

87.     He is trying to give up smoking, isn’t he?

88.     The girl broke the cup, didn’t she?

89.     Sohrb was a brave man, wasn’t he?

90.     She often visits her home town, doesn’t she?

91.     He always lags behind, doesn’t he?

92.     Bangladesh cricket team won the match over SriLanka, didn’t they?

93.     She won’t dance in the party, will she?

94.     you won’t eat it, will you?

95.     Give me a hand, will you?

96.     I am just hopeless at telling jokes,aren’t I?

97.     The moon shines at night, doesn’t it?

98.     The teacher will help the poor student, won’t he/she?

99.     She knows you, doesn’t she?

100.   Mr. Brown teaches us English, doesn’t he?

101.  Kindly do me a favour, will you?

102.  Nobody went there , did they?

103.  Let’s have some fun, shall we?

104.  I am your friend, aren’t I?

105.  There is a mistake, isn’t there?

106.  There is no pond in this village, is ther?

107.  Nothing is certain, is it?

108.  Nobody phoned , did they ?

109.  Sinners suffer in the long run, don’t they?

110.  You dare not drive at night, dare you?

111.  He may pass the exam, mayn’t he?

112.  Do not disturb me,will you?

113.  Let’s go on a picnic, shall we?

114.  The sun shines by the day, doesn’t she?

115.  Shut the book, won’t you?

116.   He put the book on the table, didn’t he?

117.   If  I found you, didn’t I?

118.  The brave deserve the fair, don’t they?

119.  Respect the old, can they ?

120.  The mother rose in her to see the pathetic scene of a child, didn’t it?

121.  Do the sum at once, won’t you?

122.  She attends school daily, doesn’t she?

123.  I help my mother, don’t I?

124.  He says that time is money, doesn’t he?

125.  Everybody respect him, don’t they?

126.  Neither of them did it, did they?

127.  I am late, ain’t?

128.  The mother rose in her,  didn’t she?

129.  Save something for the future, will you?

130.  Nothing comes or goes, does it?

131.  No man is happy in this world, do they?

132.  Students must work, mustn’t they?

133.  My friends play football, do they?

134.  I play cricket, don’t I?

135.  He invited us, didn’t he?

136.  You like honey, don’t you?

137.  I will be back very soon , wont I?

138.  How fine the flower is, isn’t it?

139.  Wait here a moment, can you?

140.  Put it in writing, could you?

141.  Give me a pen, can you?

142.  Everybody should help the needy, shouldn’t they ?

143.  Neither of them did it, did they?

144.  He seldom comes here, does he?

145.  Clean water is safe, isn’t it?

146.  Children must not lie , must they?

147.  Dina slept , didn’t she?

148.  Cows feed on grass , don’t they?

149.  The people guarded the house from danger , didn’t they?

150.  All men are brothers, aren’t they?

151.  Rivers run fast, don’t they?

152.  The sky was not cloudy, was it?

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