V1B 04022020 Question tags explanation

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Check homework: Do ex. 4 op page 139

Explanation on question tags

Find the question tag

what is a question tag?

QUESTION TAGS

• You know what a question tag is used for;
•  You know how to create a question tag;
• You can relate its use in Dutch to its use in English.

THE MINI QUESTION

A tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question. We use tag questions to ask for confirmation. They mean something like: "Is that right?" or "Do you agree?" They are very common in English.

What do you know about the use of do/does?

How to use a tag question?

• A tag question consists of a verb and a pronoun.
  
• Sometimes you also use the word 'not' in the tag question. He isn't smart, is he? (tag = verb + pronoun)
• names change to pronouns

the use of do/does in question tags

• In de eerste zin maar 1 ww?  Dan in question tag het hulpje (do/does gebruiken)
• Dus heb je geen hulpje in de eerste zin, dan moet je het hww do/does gebruiken
• Let op BE!

What steps to take?

1. Turn the sentence into a question first.
   
2. use predicate (pv) and subject (ow)
3. turn subject into pronoun
4. use not if necessary

An example

Nina can sing very well, ........?

1. (question)    Can Nina sing very well?
2. (pv/ow)          Can Nina?
3. (pronoun)    Can she?
4. (not?)             Can't she?

Another example

James works very hard, ..........?

1. (question)    Does James work very hard?
2. (pv/ow)          Does James?
3. (pronoun)    Does he?
4. (not?)             Doesn't he?

So far, so good?
Place any questions here.

Tag questions are...?

1. short trousers in questions
2. short questions
3. short answers at the beginning of a sentence
4. short questions at the end of a sentence.

Als er een vorm van 'to be' in de hoofdzin staat, heeft de tag question...

1. een vorm van 'to do'
2. een vorm van 'to be'
3. geen werkwoord

Tag questions:
There is a car outside, ......?

1. there isn't
2. is there
3. isn't there
4. are there

Tag questions:
You don't live here, ......?

1. don't you
2. do you
3. are you
4. does you

Tag questions:
They've never been to the USA, ......?

1. haven't they
2. have they
3. had they
4. hadn't they

Tag questions:
She is very pretty, ......?

1. is she
2. she is
3. isn't she
4. she isn't

Tag questions
He ...... come to my party, won't he?

1. will
2. will not
3. won't
4. willn't

Question tag:
Jeffrey isn't paying attention, ...?

Make a tag question:
Mathijs can play soccer, ...

Maak de question tag:
It's a good game, ...... ?

Maak de question tag:
Jet loves games, .....?

I understand how to use tag questions.

1. Strongly agree.
2. Agree.
3. Disagree.
4. Strongly disagree.

Question tags
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