Questions · CEFR B1 · Independent
Question tags — English questions
A short check at the end. Positive sentence takes a negative tag.
The shape
…, isn't it? / …, don't you?
Check something without turning it into an interrogation.
In Hindi
वाक्य के अंत में छोटी-सी पुष्टि। सकारात्मक वाक्य के साथ नकारात्मक tag।
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The mistake to fix first
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
You are coming, isn't it? | You are coming, aren't you? The tag must match the verb and subject of the sentence. |
Learn these first
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Easy to confuse with
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
- Tags that catch people outC1Get the tag right when the sentence is awkward
- So you mean…? Is that right?B1Check you understood before acting on it
Questions people ask
- What is the question tags used for?
- A short check at the end. Positive sentence takes a negative tag. In practice: check something without turning it into an interrogation.
- How do you form the question tags?
- …, isn't it? / …, don't you?.
- What is the most common mistake with the question tags?
- Saying “You are coming, isn't it?” instead of “You are coming, aren't you?”. The tag must match the verb and subject of the sentence.
Where question tags fits
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
Question tags is a CEFR B1 structure — the independent band — and it belongs to questions. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
Reading it is not the same as saying it.
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