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Question tags
Add short tags like isn’t it? / do you? to sound natural and check agreement.
1Learn
Goal: Add short tags like isn’t it? / do you? to sound natural and check agreement.
A question tag is a mini-question at the end. Positive sentence → negative tag; negative → positive. Use the same helper verb: “It’s hot, isn’t it?” “You don’t like it, do you?” “She can swim, can’t she?” This replaces the Malayalam-style “…, no?”. Falling tone = you expect agreement; rising tone = real question.
2Examples
It’s raining, isn’t it?
You’re from Kochi, aren’t you?
He doesn’t eat meat, does he?
We’ve met before, haven’t we?
She won’t be late, will she?
Let’s go, shall we?Special: let’s → shall we
I’m right, aren’t I?Special: I am → aren’t I
3Common mistakes
He is coming, no?
He is coming, isn’t he?
She likes it, isn’t it?
She likes it, doesn’t she? — match the verb
You can swim, can you?
You can swim, can’t you? — flip positive/negative
4Practice quiz
Question 1 of 5Multiple choice
It’s a nice day, ___?
5Speaking challenge
Speaking challenge
Make 6 small-talk comments with tags: “Hot today, isn’t it?” “You work at Technopark, don’t you?”
0:30
Say it out loud. Nobody is listening — that’s the point. Mistakes are allowed.