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5 sentences with stem and tag
when you have a positive stem, then you will have a negative tag ex:you like mangoes, don't you? when you have a negative stem, then you will have apositive stem ex:you can't drive, can you? kim bie cy
negative stem is the opposite of positive stem
the negative tag of 'I am' can be formed in two ways and they are as follows- (i)ain't I? (ii) aren't I?
A positive statement is followed by a negative tagA negative statement is followed by a negative tag
She is (positive) beautiful, isn't (negative) she?
The pronoun in the tag must match the subject. The auxilliary in the tag must agree with the tense in the preceeding sentence. Positive with negative tag. Negative tag with positive tag.
You came from India, didn't you? For a positive statement use a negative tag. You didn't come from India, did you? For a negative statement use a positive tag.
You are trying hard, aren't you?When the statement is positive (you are trying hard) the tag is negative (aren't you).She didn't go with you, did she?When the statement is negative (she didn't go with you) the tag is positive (did she).Tag questions invite the listener to respond to the statement with a yes or no answer. Negative tags expect a yes answer and positive tags expect a no answerWe use tag questions to verify or check information that we think is true, or to check information that we aren't sure about.Sometimes we just use them when we are trying to be sarcastic, or to make a strong point.
ought is a "positive" word, so the question tag should be a "negative" you can replace "ought" with "should" so a possible question tag is shouldn't
The two kinds of tag questions are confirmation tags and clarification tags. Confirmation tags seek agreement or confirmation from the listener, while clarification tags seek clarification or additional information.
negative questions positive questions