UNIT 1
EDUCATION FIRST
KNOW THYSELF
Grammar..
Question tag
A. A. Study the following examples.
a.
You
are tired, aren’t you?
b.
He
left Kathmandu, didn’t he?
c.
Your
father never touched alcoholic drinks, did
he?
B. B. Rewrite the following sentences adding appropriate question tag.
a.
Gill
does not know Ann,………?
does he?
b.
I’m very patient,…….?
aren’t I?
c.
They’d
never met me before,……?
had they?
d.
Listen
carefully,…….?
will you?
e.
Let’s
have a break,…….?
shall we?
f.
Let
us invite them,……..?
will you?
g.
Hari
used to live in France as a boy, ……?
didn’t he?
h.
You’d
better not take a hard drink,…..?
had you?
i.
Sheep
eat grass,…?
don’t they?
j.
Mr.
Pande can speak nine languages, ………….?
can’t he?
k.
She’s
finished her classes, ………………?
hasn’t she?
l.
She
barely managed to reach the goal,……….?
did she?
m.
Don’t
let him swim in that pond, ……….?
will you?
n.
There
are lots of people here,…………..?
aren’t there?
C. Read the following situations. What do you say in these situations? Use question tags.
a.
The
sky is full of cloud. You can see
lightning and hear thunder. It’s going to rain soon, isn’t it?
b.
You
want to pay the taxi fare but you are short by 100 rupees. Shyam, you lend me 100 rupees, will you?
c.
You have
met a stranger
at a party
and you want
to have a
chat with him/ her. Let’s
have a chat, shall we?
d.
You
came out of the film hall with your
friend. You enjoyed the film. The film was really fantastic, wasn’t it?
e.
You and
your friend listened
to a comedian
on the stage
and felt spellbound by his/her performance. He gave an
excellent performance,
didn’t he?
f.
You
think your friend’s father has arrived from the US but you are not sure. Your father
has arrived from the US, hasn’t he?
g.
You
think Susan will join the new job
tomorrow but you are not sure. Susan will join the new job tomorrow, won’t he?
h.
Your
friend’s hair looks too short. You have got your hair cut, haven’t you?
i.
You
want to go for a picnic with your
friends in class. Let’s go for a picnic guys, shall we?
j.
You
want permission from your father to go
for a walk. Let me go for a walk, will you?
