Question tags 'to be'

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Question tags: 'to be'

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Tag questions

positive sentence = negative tag

negative sentence = positive tag

Tag questions

positive sentence = negative tag

He is the youngest, isn't he?

negative sentence = positive tag

She isn't happy, is she?

1. Herhaal de vorm van 'to be' (am/are/is)  

Is de zin positief (+), dan wordt de tag question negatief (-)     

Is de zin negatief (-), dan wordt de tag question positief (+)    (+) Jade  is late for school, isn't  she?  (-) 

       (-)  Naomi  isn't  late for school, is  she? (+)

       (+) We  are  late for school, aren't  we? (-) 

       (-) Sem and Luuk  aren't  late for school, are  they? (+)

Korte vragen (tag questions)

Tag questions komen aan het einde  van een zin te staan. 

Je gebruikt de tags om iemands mening  te vragen of 

om een bevestiging  te vragen.

Bijvoorbeeld:

Emely is very nice, isn't she?

Emely is erg aardig, toch?

Let op!

Er is één uitzondering:

I AM always happy, AREN'T I?

AMN'T BESTAAT NIET!

Question Tags

These women are independent, ...?

1. are they
2. aren't they
3. are she
4. aren't she

Question tags
My teachers are nice,____?

1. are they?
2. aren't they?
3. aren't the teachers?
4. isn't they?

They aren't a couple, …………?

1. are they
2. aren't they
3. couple they
4. is it

Greg is in love, …………?

1. is he
2. isn't he
3. loves Greg
4. am I

She isn't a fabulous singer, ……………?

1. is she
2. is n't she
3. can she
4. musn she

We aren't going to the grocery store, ___?

1. is we
2. are we
3. isn't we
4. aren't we

I am very nice, ....

1. am I?
2. amn't I?
3. aren't I?
4. Are not I?

Exercise 1

Nu volgen er een aantal open vragen.

Je moet zelf de question tag maken.

Lees de zin voor de komma goed en maak de question tag.

Succes!

Question tags are easy, …………..?

I am good at football, …………..?

Johnny is your cousin, ………………..?

London is a big city, …………..?

She's not singing that song again, …………?

Exercise 2

Nieuwe websites om mee te oefenen want oefenen is belangrijk. Zeker bij het leren maken van question tags.

Op de volgende slides vind je nieuwe websites waar je meer kunt oefenen met het maken van question tags. 

wordwall.net

wordwall.net

www.usinggrammar.com