Question tags

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Question tags

A 'normal' question looks like this:

• Do you know everything about computers?

We use question tags when we want to find out that something we believe to be true is correct, or to check that some information is correct.

• You know everything about computers, don't you?

Question tags are normally negative if the main verb is positive, and positive if the main verb is negative.

• Hector comes from Argentina, doesn’t he?

• Annie hasn't received her examination results, has she?

A) Re-write these questions with question tags.

Do you speak English?  You speak English, don't you?

1 Is she Italian? _________________________________________________________

2 Are they working today? _________________________________________________

3 Does Bridget work for a TV company? ______________________________________

4 Do Nick and Hector live in the same flat? ____________________________________

5 Has Hector got dark hair? ________________________________________________

6 Did Nick work as a weather reporter on TV? __________________________________

7 Did Annie and Bridget meet at school? ______________________________________

8 Will Annie and Hector get married next year? _________________________________

B) Answer these questions about yourself.

You're English, aren't you?  Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. (Actually, I'm Italian.)

1 You’re Italian, aren't you? ___________________________________________

2 You went to the cinema last night, didn't you?

____________________________________ ______

3 You're going to do your homework this evening, aren't you?

__ ___________ __________________

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4 You've got two brothers and a sister, haven't you?

_______________ _______________________

5 You were born in August, weren't you?

_________________________________ __________

If or whether

whether means if … or not

• She doesn't know if she's passed or not.

• She doesn't know whether she's passed (or whether she's failed).

We use whether when we talk about two different possibilities:

• I don't know whether I've passed or failed!

Note how we use whether in this example:

• I don't know if I should study English at college or not.

• I don't know whether I should study English at college.

• I don't know whether to study English at college.

• I didn't know if I should tell the police or not.

• I didn't know whether I should tell the police.

• I didn't know whether to tell the police.

C) Match the two parts of the sentences.

1 Annie doesn't know a) if he'll make it as an actor or not.

2 Bridget doesn't know b) whether she should marry George.

3 Hector doesn't know c) if she wants to continue working for the TV station or not.

4 Nick doesn't know d) whether she should marry Hector.

5 Victoria doesn't know e) whether to go back to Argentina or stay in England.