Question tags

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Question tags are small questions added to the end of a sentence. They turn a statement into a question. 

The rule is: Positive statement - Negative tag and Negative statement - Positive tag.

​For statements with unusual subjects (like Nobody, Someone, None) or main verbs, the tag follows specific rules:


1. If the main sentence is positive, the tag is negative.

Examples: 

He plays the chende drum, doesn't he?

Nagendra is watching a feature film, isn't he?You are from Sullia, aren't you?

It's a lovely day at Malpe beach, isn't it?


2. If the main sentence is negative, the tag is positive.

Examples: Meena doesn't eat fish, does she?

I don't study at night, do I?


3. If the subject is a common indefinite pronoun

 (such as everyone, everybody, mo one, nobody, someone, somebody, anyone, anybody, none, each, either, or neither), use "they as the pronoun in the question tag.

Examples: 

Nobody watched the match, did they?

Anybody can join the procession, can't they?


4. If the main sentence contains words with negative meaning 

(like ever, hardly, barely.seldom, rarely, scarcely, little, few, no one, nobody, none, nowhere) then the sentence takes a positive tag.

Examples:

 He never mises morning walk, does he?

They hardly go to the beach, do they?


5. When the main sentence is an imperative (a command, request, or suggestion), the question tag usually uses "will you" for commands or "won't you" for polite requests.

If the sentence begins with "Let's", the tag is “shall we".

For negative imperatives (eg, "Don'.."), the tag remains will you"


Examples:

Stop talking, will you?

Iet's go for a walk, shall we?Help me with this, won't you?Don't shout, will you?


​ Questions and Answers of question tags.

  1. ​You play volleyball, don't you?
  2. ​Nobody came for the meeting, did they? (Use plural pronoun they for Nobody)
  3. ​He never misses morning puja, does he? (Use positive tag because never makes the statement negative)
  4. ​Sarvana and Eliza visit us every month, don't they?
  5. ​There's scarcely any time left, is there? (Use positive tag because scarcely makes the statement negative)
  6. ​Carry this bag for me, will you? (For imperative/command sentences)
  7. ​They harvested areca nuts, didn't they?
  8. ​Neha doesn't cook on Sundays, does she?
  9. ​Everyone enjoyed the afternoon nap, didn't they? (Use plural pronoun they for Everyone)
  10. ​He has little interest in politics, does he? (Use positive tag because little makes the statement negative)
  11. ​Ramesh goes to college by bus, doesn't he?
  12. ​Don't touch the rangoli, will you? (For imperative/command sentences)
  13. ​She sells jasmine garlands in Udupi market, doesn't she?
  14. ​It rains heavily in July, doesn't it?
  15. ​You barely spoke to him, did you? (Use positive tag because barely makes the statement negative)
  16. ​Somebody left their bag on the bus, didn't they? (Use plural pronoun they for Somebody)
  17. ​Everyone loves coastal food, don't they? (Use plural pronoun they for Everyone)
  18. ​Let's visit the sick, shall we? (For sentences beginning with Let's)
  19. ​I speak Tamil well, don't I?
  20. ​They don't live in Moodbidri anymore, do they?
  21. ​No one complained about the noise, did they? (Use positive tag because No one makes the statement negative)
  22. ​They rarely eat outside, do they? (Use positive tag because rarely makes the statement negative)
  23. ​It doesn't look like a storm, does it?
  24. ​She has few friends in the hostel, has she? (Use positive tag because few makes the statement negative)
  25. ​Help me with this, will you? (For imperative/request sentences)
  26. ​You don't eat jackfruit during the season, do you?
  27. ​Nobody called you yesterday, did they? (Use plural pronoun they for Nobody)
  28. ​She seldom visits her hometown, does she? (Use positive tag because seldom makes the statement negative)
  29. ​They hardly go to the beach, do they? (Use positive tag because hardly makes the statement negative)
  30. ​He isn't the bus conductor, is he?
  31. ​None of the students submitted the form, did they? (Use plural pronoun they for None)
  32. ​She isn't from Kundapura, is she?
  33. ​There was no one in the room, was there? (The statement is negative, and the subject there is repeated in the tag)
  34. ​He doesn't speak Konkani, does he?

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