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TAG QUESTIONS

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TAG QUESTIONS
Een tag question is een korte vraag aan het einde van een zin. We vragen hiermee of iets wat we zeggen klopt of niet.

In het Nederlands zeggen we dan vaak “toch?”, “hè”, “is het niet?”, of “of wel?”

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TAG QUESTIONS
Bij het maken van een tag question moeten we eerst bepalen of de zin bevestigend (+) of ontkennend (-) is.
  • I am not a bad friend, am I?
  • I’m a fast runner, aren’t I?
  • You’re not a very good football player, are you?
  • You are her younger sister, aren’t you?
  • He isn’t very funny, is he?
  • Susan is her sister, isn’t she?
  • We are not that close, are we?
  • Pete and Jane are good friends, aren’t they?

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TAG QUESTIONS
Wat valt op?

Als de hoofdzin negatief is, is de tag question positief. We maken dan gebruik van één van de volgende vormen:

  • Am I?
  • Are you?
  • Is he? / is she? / is it?
  • Are we?
  • Are they?

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TAG QUESTIONS
Wat valt op?

Als de hoofdzin positief is, is de tag question negatief. We maken dan gebruik van één van de volgende vormen:

  • Aren’t I? 
  • Aren’t you?
  • Isn’t he? / isn’t she? / isn’t it?
  • Aren’t we?
  • Aren’t they?

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TAG QUESTIONS
Wat valt op?

We gebruiken afwijkende vormen voor de ik-persoon.


  • I am not qualified for this, am I?
  • I'm a nice guy, aren’t I?

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TAG QUESTIONS
Wat valt op?

We maken bij tag questions nooit gebruik van namen, alleen pronouns.


  • Baseball is a very popular sport, isn't it?
  • He is not very nice, is he?
  • Jake and Amy are wonderful people, aren’t they?
  • Walter and Jesse aren’t related, are they?


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TAG QUESTIONS
Write the correct tag questions.

  1. She’s from a small town in China, ___
  2. They aren’t on their way already, ___
  3. We’re late again, ___
  4. I’m not the person with the tickets, ___
  5. Julie isn’t an accountant, ___

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TAG QUESTIONS
  1. She’s from a small town in China, isn’t she?
  2. They aren’t on their way already, are they?
  3. We’re late again, aren’t we?
  4. I’m not the person with the tickets, am I?
  5. Julie isn’t an accountant, is she?

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TAG QUESTIONS
Write the correct tag questions.

  1. The weather is really bad today, ___
  2. He’s very handsome, ___
  3. They aren’t in Mumbai at the moment, ___
  4. You aren’t from Brazil, ___
  5. John is a very good student, ___

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TAG QUESTIONS
  1. The weather is really bad today, isn’t it?
  2. He’s very handsome, isn’t he?
  3. They aren’t in Mumbai at the moment, are they?
  4. You aren’t from Brazil, are you?
  5. John is a very good student, isn’t he?

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