Tag Question

Tag question

v  K‡_vcK_‡bi mgq Sentence Gi †k‡l †kªvZvi ¯^xK…wZ ev mg_©b †P‡q ev‡K¨i †k‡l †h GKwU cÖkœ ms‡hvM Kiv nq, Zv‡K Tag Question e‡j| †hgbt

                                                        We eat rice, don’t we ?               We don’t eat rice ,do we?

Tag question Gi wbqg

v  g~j  Sentence Gi †k‡l comma + Tag question

v  Affirmative Sentence  Gi †¶‡Î Negative  Ges Negative  Gi †¶‡Î Affirmative tag nq|

v  Tag question Gi Subject (KZv©) memgq Pronoun nq|

v  TagGi †¶‡Î e¨eüZ Auxiliary verb ¸‡jv‡K operator ev mnKvix wµqv e‡j| G¸‡jv 24 wU|

h_v t        am, is, are, was, were, have, has, had, do, does, did, shall, should, can,

could, may, might, must, will, would, used to, ought to, need, dare.

v  hw` Negative Tag   emv‡Z nq Zvn‡j not + operator Gi msw¶ß iƒc emv‡Z nq|

Short from of Negative Tag :  am + not = ain’t / aren’t, is + not = isn’t, are + not = aren’t, wasn’t, were + not = wasn’t, have + not = haven’t, has + not = hasn’t, had + not = hadn’t, do + not = don’t, does + not = doesn’t, did + not = didn’t, shall + not = shan’t, should + not = shouldn’t, will + not = won’t, would + not = wouldn’t, may + not = mayn’t, might + not = mightn’t, must + not = mustn’t, can + not = can’t, could + not = couldn’t, ought + not = oughtn’t, used + not = usedn’t, need + not = needn’t, dare + not = daren’t.

                †hgb t     Urmi is good, isn’t she?      Karim eats rice, doesn’t he?

v  Subject 3^rd Person Singular Number  n‡j Ges cyiæl eySv‡j Pronoun wnmv‡e He e‡m,¯¿x  eySv‡j She e‡m| | e¨w³ e¨ZxZ 3^rd person Singular Number  Gi Pronoun wnmv‡e it e‡m Subject 3^rd Person Plural Number Pronoun wnmv‡e They e‡m |

†hgbt       Rana is honest, isn’t he?    Maliha is not bad, is she?   A cow is useful, isn’t it?      Fishes can swim, can’t they?

v            There hy³ sentence Gi Tag Gi subject wU There B nq|                    †hgbt   There is something wrong with him, isn’t there?

v Present Indefinite Tense G mvnvh¨Kvix Verb bv _vK‡j do / does Ges Past Indefinite Gi Rb¨ did e¨eüZ nq|Pre. Indefinite Tense Sub. 3^rd Person singular number n‡j does Ab¨_vq do e¨eüZ nq| †hgb t      We play cricket, don’t we?

Suma live in Dhaka, doesn’t she?    He went there, didn’t he?

v Imperative Sentence Gi Rb¨ Tag Question wnmv‡e will you? e‡m| †¶Î we‡k‡l won’t you    e¨envi Kiv †h‡Z cv‡i| †hgb t

Open the door, will you?                    Don’t forget me, will you?

v Sentence G Nothing, anything, something BZ¨vw` Subject  wnmv‡e _v‡K‡j Tag G Pronoun wnmv‡e it e‡m| Avi Nobody, No one, None, everybody, everyone, anybody, somebody  BZ¨vw` _vK‡j Pronoun wnmv‡e they e¨eüZ nq| †hgb t 

        Nothing is certain, is it?                       Nobody called me, did they?

v  Let’s hy³ Sentence Gi Tag wn‡m‡e shall we e‡m| †hgb t  Let’s go out for a walk, shall we?     Let’s do the work, shall we?

v  Let’s Gi ci us e¨ZxZ Ab¨ †Kvb object _vK‡j will you ewm‡q Tag Ki‡Z nq| †hgb t   Let me go there, will you?

v  Nothing hy³ Sentence G obj. iƒ‡c it _vK‡j Tag Gi sub. anything    nq|

         †hgb t                    Nothing can change it, can anything?

v  Sentence G Scarcely, hardly, seldom, barely, rarely, few, little, never, neither, no, not  _vK‡j  Tag affirmative nq|

        †hgb t      He hardly comes here, does he?       Nobody went there, did they?

v   Complex SentenceGi †¶‡Î ïay Main / Principal clause  Gi Tag Q.  nq|   †hgb tMotin said that he was ill, didn’t he?

v  g~j ev‡K¨ Subject I Auxiliary verb  msw¶ß AvKv‡i _vK‡j Tag Question  Kivi Av‡M msw¶ß AvKv‡ii

        mwVK iƒc wbwðZ Ki‡Z n‡e|

‡hgb t He’s GiƒcwU He is, He was, He has AvKvi avib Ki‡Z cv‡i| G †¶‡Î Avgv‡`i ¯§iY ivL‡Z n‡e †h hw` G msw¶ß iƒ‡ci c‡i verb Gi past participle   e¨eüZ nq Zvn‡j n‡e He has.  Ab¨_vq is / was  †h †Kvb GKwU a‡i Kiv hv‡e| Avi wKQy Av‡Q eySv‡j I He has. a‡i Ki‡Z n‡e|

        †hgb t       He’s done the work, hasn’t he?                       He’s a doctor, isn’t / wasn’t he?      

                        He’s eating rice, isn’t / wasn’t he?                    He’s a house, hasn’t he?

v  He’d G iƒcwUi ci verb Gi Present form _vK‡j should / would / could g‡b K‡i Tag emv‡Z n‡e| Avi hw` Verb Gi Past Participle  nq Zvn‡j He had g‡b K‡i Tag Ki‡Z n‡e| Avevi †Kvb wKQy wQj  eySv‡j I He had n‡e|

        †hgb t      He’d go there, wouldn’t he?              He’d one there, hadn’t he?                He’d a house, hadn’t he?

v  Common Gender (Child, baby cÖf„wZ) Gi †¶‡Î it ewm‡q Tag Ki‡Z nq|Z‡e Common Gender   wU Plural number n‡j they  e‡m|

        ‡hgb t                      The baby is crying, isn’t it?                My parents love me, don’t they?

Exercise:

Ques. Add tag Questions to the following sentences.

1. (a)  A barking dog seldom bites ,.....? (b)      A good student is always attentive to his study,.....? (c)      A story is told by him,....? (d)      Bangladesh is a small country,....? (e)      Birds can’t swim,......? 2.  (a)  Do not disturb me,.....? (b)      Do not touch live electric wire,.....? (c)      Do you duty in time,.....? (d)      Don’t boil rice,.....? (e)      Don’t forget me,.....? 3. (a)  Don’t forget me,.....? (b)      Don’t hate the poor,....? (c)      Don’t make a noise,.....? (d)      Don’t tell it again,.....? (e)      Don’t waste time,..... 4. (a)  He is a liar,.....? (b)      He may pass the exam,.....? (c)      He might pass the examination,....? (d)      He put the book on the table,......? (e)      He seldom comes here,....? 5.  (a)  He will buy this book,....? (b)      He will play football,.....? (c)      How fine the flower is,....? (d)      How sweetly the bird sings,.....? (e)      I am a student,.....? 6.  (a)  I am happy,.....? (b)      I am late for home,.....? (c)      I am late,.....? (d)      I am punctual,.....? (e)      I am ten years old,......? 7.     (a)  I am your well-wisher,.....? (b)      I can do it,.....? (c)      I have hardly seen Karim,.....? (d)      I prefer milk to tea,.....? (e)      I shall never tell a lie,.....?  8.   (a)  English is my favorite subject ,...? (b)      Every mother loves herchild,....? (c)      Every one warned you,....? (d)      Everybody is dancing,....? (e)      Everybody played well,.....?

9. (a)  Everybody should do his duty,....? (b)       Everything looks beautiful,......? (c)      Fire burns,.....? (d)      Fishes can swim,.....? (e)      Fishes can’t fly,....? 10. (a)  Fortune favours the brave,....? (b)      Give me a hand,.....? (c)      Grameen Bank provides lone to the poor.....? (d)      He doesn’t trust you,....? (e)      He had to go abroad for treatment,...? 11.   (a)  Nobody believes him,.....? (b)      Nobody called me,.....? (c)      Nobody disliked flower,.....? (d)      Nobody helped us,......? (e)      Nobody phoned,......? 12. (a)  Nobody went there,.....? (b)      None can avoid death,....? (c)      None can do it / this,......? (d)      Nothing could happen,....? (e)      Nothing is certain,......? 13.   (a)  Nothing is impossible,.....? (b)      Open the door,.....? (c)      Open the windows,.....? (d)      Please lend me some money,.....? (e)      Rahim went to Dhaka yesterday....? 14.   (a)  Reba will sing a song,....? (b)      Respect the old,.....? (c)      Raza got a job,.....? (d)      Rina will sing a folksong,.....? (e)      She hardly comes here,....? 15.   (a)  She is happy,.....? (b)      She sang a song,.....? (c)      She told me the matter,.....? (d)      Shut the book,.....? (e)      Shut up,......? 16. (a)  Let me do the work,.....? (b)      Let us discuss the topic,......? (c)      Let us go home,.....? (d)      Let us go out for a walk,.....? (e)      Let us have a walk by the riverside,...?

17. (a)  Let’s discuss the matter,....? (b)      Let’s go on a picnic,.....? (c)      Let’s go out,......? (d)      Let’s have a party,......? (e)      Let’s have a picnic,.....? 18. (a)  Let’s have a walk,.....? (b)      Let’s have some fun,.....? (c)      Let’s play cricket,.....? (d)      Mr. Brown teaches us English,......? (e)      Neither of them complained,.......? 19. (a)  Neither of  them did it,.....? (b)      Neither of them went,.....? (c)      Never tell a lie,.....? (d)      No one would object,.....? (e)      Nobody believes a liar,.....? 20. (a)  Sinners suffer in the long run,....? (b)      Sit down please,.....? (c)      Somebody wanted a drink,....? (d)      The brave deserve the fair,.....? (e)      The girl can please us all,.....? 21.   (a)  The mother rose in her,......? (b)      The sun shines by the day,.....? (c)      The wind blows,.....? (d)      There is a mistake,.....? (e)      There is no king in China,......? 22.  (a)  There is no pond in this village,....? (b)      There is no water in the glass,.....? (c)      Wait here a moment,.....? (d)      We must eat vegetables,......? (e)      We must obey our parents,.....? 23. (a)  We need not go there,.....? (b)      We ought to love our country,.....? (c)      We shall go there,......? (d)      You dare not drive at night,.....? (e)      You need not go to the field,.....?  24. (a)  You will buy a shirt,.....? (b)      You’ve never been to Paris,.....? (c)      You will meet me tomorrow,......? (d)      Your parents have not given you good advice,.....? (e)      You should respect your elders,.....?