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TAG QUESTION

Statement-এর tail-এ থাকা question = Tag Question

Basics Core Logic
Condition (Sentence) Tag Formula
➤ POSITIVE SENTENCE NEGATIVE TAG
She is happy, isn't she?
➤ NEGATIVE SENTENCE POSITIVE TAG
She can't dance, can she?
Rules Universal Tag Rules
➤ বাক্যের শেষে কমা ( , ) বসে।
➤ Auxiliary Verb অথবা Tense অনুযায়ী do / does / did বসে।
➤ বাক্যে Not থাকলে ট্যাগে বসে না, আর না থাকলে বসে।
➤ Subject এর pronoun ফর্ম বসে।
➤ একদম শেষে প্রশ্নবোধক চিহ্ন ( ? ) বসে।
Important 3 Things to Remember
Condition Action
➤ Negative Words: Hardly, Rarely, Scarcely, Seldom, Few, Little বাক্যটি Negative, তাই Tag Positive হবে।
➤ With / Along with / Accompanied by থাকলে প্রথম Subject অনুযায়ী Verb বসে।
➤ Either..or / Neither..nor / Not only..But also থাকলে শেষের Subject অনুযায়ী Verb বসে।
Pronouns Subject Replacements
এগুলো থাকলে (Statement) এগুলো বসবে (Tag Pronoun)
➤ ThereThere
➤ This / That | Those / TheseIt / They
➤ Anything / Something / Everything / NothingIt
➤ All / Some / Everyone / Most + of + us/them/youOf এর পরের pronoun
➤ Anybody / Anyone / Somebody / Everyone / Nobody / NoneThey
➤ Let us / Let'sShall we
➤ Imperative sentenceWill you / won't you
➤ The + Adjective [The rich, the poor]They
Shortcuts Contractions
VerbTag Form
➤ Am notain't / aren't
➤ Is notisn't
➤ Are notaren't
➤ Was notwasn't
➤ Were notweren't
➤ Have nothaven't
➤ Has nothasn't
➤ Had nothadn't
VerbTag Form
➤ Do notdon't
➤ Does notdoesn't
➤ Did notdidn't
➤ Will notwon't
➤ Shall notshan't
➤ Can notcan't
➤ Must notmustn't
➤ Should notshouldn't

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN

1 There is little water in the bottle,
____?
2 A little knowledge is a risky thing,
____?
3 Few students are there,
____?
4 A few students solved it,
____?
5 Fish in the pond,
____?
6 I along with my brother solved it,
____?
7 Little boys are there,
____?
8 He has a few friends,
____?
9 He let me make tea,
____?
10 The titanic sank on its first voyage,
____?
11 The mother has risen in her,
____?
12 Neither he nor his brothers joined the party,
____?
13 The guide was a woman,
____?
14 The girl in her pleased me,
____?
15 You, he and I did the best,
____?
16 He said, "I am ill",
____?
17 Who forgets these memories,
____?
18 I’d establish a hospital,
____?
19 I’d never seen such a beautiful sight,
____?
20 She said, "It is cold",
____?
CHECK THE ANSWERS
1. isn't there
2. isn't it
3. are they
4. didn't they
5. will you/ won't you
6. didn't I
7. aren't they
8. hasn't he? / doesn't he
9. didn't he
10. didn't it?
11. hasn't it
12. didn't they
13. was he
14. didn't it
15. didn't we
16. didn't he
17. aren't I
18. do they
19. wouldn't I
20. had I