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Tag vs. Echo Questions
Tag Questions
Echo Questions
Exercises
Tag Questions
Intro Rules Table
Introduction to Tag QuestionsA tag question is a sentence with a small part at the end that makes it a question.
For example:
You like kittens.
This is a statement, not a question.
Now we add a small part at the end of it:
You like kittens, don't you?
Now this sentence is a question. We call it a tag question.
The little part at the end (after the comma) is called a question tag.(A tag is a word or phrase that is added to a sentence.)
Why do we need these question tags?
We use questions tags (such as "don't you?", "isn't it?") to turn statements into questions, or to check that a statement is correct.
It's like saying, "Am I right?" or "Is that correct?"
Using question tags can help you sound more natural in English.
Tag question rules
Positive statements
Negative statements
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Positive statements
In most cases, the helping verb (or BE verb) from the positive statement is repeated in the tag and changed to negative.
Example sentences:
Statement: Brenda is sad.
Question tag: isn't she?
Tag question: Brenda is sad, isn't she?
Statement: Dinner is ready.
Question tag: isn't it?
Tag question: Dinner is ready, isn't it?
Statement: You are good friends.
Question tag: aren't you?
Tag question: You are good friends, aren't you?
Statement: I will be fine.
Question tag: won't I?
Tag question: I will be fine, won't I?
Statement: You can handle it.
Question tag: can't you?
Tag question: You can handle it, can't you?
Statement: She really must get some sleep.
Question tag: mustn't she?
Tag question: She really must get some sleep, mustn't she?
Statement: I should give it back.
Question tag: shouldn't I?
Tag question: I should give it back, shouldn't I?
Statement: You do feel nervous.
Question tag: don't you?
Tag question: You do feel nervous, don't you?
If there is no helping verb in the statement, then we usually use "don't":
Statement: You work hard.
Question tag: don't you?
Tag question: You work hard, don't you?
Statement: Lucas loves his father.
Question tag: doesn't he?
Tag question: Lucas loves his father, doesn't he?
Negative statements
In most cases, the helping verb (or BE verb) from the negative statement is repeated in the tag and changed to positive.
Example sentences:
Statement: Brenda isn't happy.
Question tag: is she?
Tag question: Brenda isn't happy, is she?
Statement: Dinner isn't ready.
Question tag: is it?
Tag question: Dinner isn't ready, is it?
Statement: You aren't strangers.
Question tag: are you?
Tag question: You aren't strangers, are you?
Statement: I won't be fine.
Question tag: will I?
Tag question: I won't be fine, will I?
Statement: You can't handle it.
Question tag: can you?
Tag question: You can't handle it, can you?
Statement: She really mustn't stay up so late.
Question tag: must she?
Tag question: She really mustn't stay up so late, must she?
Statement: I shouldn't keep it.
Question tag: should I?
Tag question: I shouldn't keep it, should I?
Statement: You don't look so good.
Question tag: do you?
Tag question: You don't look so good, do you?
Note that words such as "never" make the statement negative, so:
Statement: Bobo never barks.
Question tag: does he?
Tag question: Bobo never barks, does he?
Tag question summary table
Statement Question tagPositive ( + ) Negative ( - )
The movie is long, isn't it?The kids are sleeping, aren't they?
We will win, won't we?She must be right, mustn't she?
He should be home, shouldn't he?Negative ( - ) Positive ( + )
The movie isn't long, is it?The kids aren't sleeping, are they?
We will not win, will we?She must not be right, must she?
He should not be home, should he?
Echo Questions
Introduction. Introduction?
You’re waiting for who to do what?
Examples
Description
Echo questions repeat what they have said back to them, in the form of a question.
Repeated questions
If they ask a question, you can ask it straight back by repeating what they said and leaving either a verbal prompt to reply or a silence at the end of your question.
Them: Can we go out?
You: Can we go out? What do you think?
They have a rising intonation.
Echo questions are very useful and can make students sound like native speakers.
Filming your students' conversations is also great as they can see their body language too, and discuss how that affects their communication.
How do you use echo questions? Echo questions are very useful and can make you sound like a native speaker. Let's talk about some examples of echo questions and how to make them.
Basic Echo Questions
Echo questions are also another conversation skill you can teach and practice with your students.
Some examples:
A: John has got married.B: Has he?A: Yes, it was last week.B: Was it?A: Yeah.B: These are great news.
A: I'm quitting school.B: You're quitting school?A: That's right.B: That's an interesting thing to do . . .
A: I met Brad Pitt.B: You met who?A: Brad Pitt.B: You don't say!
A: Janet bought a yacht.B: Janet did what?A: She bought herself a yacht.B: Well, good for her.
A: Why did you come so late?B: Why did I come so late? I was stuck in a traffic jam.A: I see.
We can use echo questions to check something that has just been said. To do this we repeat the same question back to the speaker.
For example,
A: I'm quitting my job.
B: You're quitting your job? (surprised)
A: The Queen killed the King.
B: The Queen killed the King?
Echo Questions for Repeating Parts of a Sentence
You can also use an echo question if you missed a part of a sentence. This is useful when the speaker is talking to fast or there is too much loud noise in the room.
For example,
A: I went to P--- last weekend.
B: You went where?
A: Paris.
A: I met Bill Gates
B: You met who?
A: Bill Gates
You can also use this if you can't believe the information or are surprised.
A: I ate 30 chicken wings.
B: You ate how many chicken wings?
A: 30.
If you want to ask about the action that the speaker did. You must use 'do what'.
For example,
A: He painted a picture with a cheeseburgers.
B: He did what with cheeseburgers?
A: Painted a picture.
Be careful to use the correct question word (what, who, when, how, where, how many, etc..). Try to think of how to ask about the information regularly. Take the question word in a regular question and move it to where the missing information is in the original sentence.
For example,
A: We are meeting at 6:XX.
B: When are we meeting? (regular question)
B: We are meeting at when? (echo question)
A: at 6:30.
Using Echo Questions to Question a Question
You can also use echo questions to question a question. If you feel like somebody shouldn't be asking a question to you or you are angry they asked a question, you can use this.
For example,
A: Why did you take my shirt?
B: Why did I take your shirt? It's not your shirt. It's my shirt.
We usually use these types of echo questions when we are a little angry at the other speaker.
Exercises
Do you think you understand? Let's take a short quiz.
1) A: The Empire State Building is #### feet tall. B: _________________
C) The Empire State Building is how tall?
B) The Empire State Building is how high?
A) The Empire State Building is how long?
1) – C) – Speaker B didn't hear the height of the Empire State Building. To ask about the height of a building, we use 'how tall'.
Answer
Exercise 1
2) A: Where are you going? B: ______________ I'm going home. It's 5:00, the day is over.
A) I'm going where?
B) Where I am going?
C) Where am I going?
3) A: Your house is on fire! B: _________________
A) My house is on fire?
B) Your house is on fire?
C) Our house is on fire?
2) – C) – Speaker B is questioning a question because they can't believe speaker A doesn't know it is time to go home.
3) – A) – Speaker B can't believe what Speaker A said, so he repeats it back as a question. Answer
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Exercise 2Choose the correct option:
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1. A: Carol had a cruise holiday last summer. B: .................................................? a) Was she b) Is she
c) Did she d) Does she
2. A: I have got a terrible backache. B: .................? You should see a doctor. a) Have you b) Haven't you
c) Did you d) Didn't you
1. A: Carol had a cruise holiday last summer. B: .................................................? d) Does she
2. A: I have got a terrible backache. B: .................? You should see a doctor. a) Have you
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3. A: The project wasn't good enough. B: .................................................?
a) Did it b) Didn't it
c) Was it d) Wasn't it
4. A: We will spend a day in Istanbul. B: .................................................?
a) Aren't you b) Are you
c) Won't you d) Will you
3. A: The project wasn't good enough. B: .................................................?
d) Wasn't it
4. A: We will spend a day in Istanbul. B: .................................................?
d) Will you
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5. A: Sue isn't going to watch this movie. B: .................................................?
a) Is she b) Isn't she
c) Will she d) Won't she
6. A: Josh has just arrived at the bus station after a long journey. B: .................................................?
a) Did he b) Didn't he
c) Has he d) Hasn't he
5. A: Sue isn't going to watch this movie. B: .................................................?
b) Isn't she
6. A: Josh has just arrived at the bus station after a long journey. B: .................................................?
c) Has he
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7. A: The Petersons weren't at home last night B: .................................................?
a) Were they b) Weren't they
c) Did they d) Didn't they
8. A: I really enjoy listening to rock music. B: .................................................?
a) Do you b) Don't you
c) Are you d) Aren't you
7. A: The Petersons weren't at home last night B: .................................................?
b) Weren't they
8. A: I really enjoy listening to rock music. B: .................................................?
a) Do you
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9. A: My father works for a car company. B: .................................................?
a) Does he b) Doesn't he
c) Is he d) Isn't he
10. A: Marilyn didn't enter the competition. B: .................................................?
a) Was she b) Wasn't she
c) Did she d) Didn't she
9. A: My father works for a car company. B: .................................................?
a) Does he
10. A: Marilyn didn't enter the competition. B: .................................................?
d) Didn't she
Answers
11. A: We haven't read the report yet. B: .................................................?
a) Didn't you b) Did you
c) Haven't you d) Have you
12. A: Daniel prefers tea to coffee. B: .................................................?
a) Is he b) Does he
c) Isn't he d) Doesn't he
11. A: We haven't read the report yet. B: .................................................?
c) Haven't you
12. A: Daniel prefers tea to coffee. B: .................................................?
b) Does he
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13. A: You look very smart in that black suit. B: .................................................?
a) Am I b) Do I
c) Did I d) Have I
14. A: Mrs. Lane owns a large bookstore in the city center. B: .................................................?
a) Does she b) Is she
c) Doesn't she d) Isn't she
13. A: You look very smart in that black suit. B: .................................................?
b) Do I
14. A: Mrs. Lane owns a large bookstore in the city center. B: .................................................?
a) Does she
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15. A: The film you recommended wasn't interesting at all. B: .................................................?
a) Is it b) Isn't it
c) Was it d) Wasn't it
16. A: Look! Mia is climbing up an orange tree to pick some oranges. B: .................................................?
a) Is she b) Isn't she
c) Does she d) Doesn't she
15. A: The film you recommended wasn't interesting at all. B: .................................................?
d) Wasn't it
16. A: Look! Mia is climbing up an orange tree to pick some oranges. B: .................................................?
a) Is she
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17. A: I want to see the Galata Tower. B: .................................................?
a) Are you b) Do you
c) Did you d) Have you
18. A: Grace hasn't been to Newcastle yet. B: .................................................?
a) Wasn't she b) Was she
c) she d) Has she
17. A: I want to see the Galata Tower. B: .................................................?
b) Do you
18. A: Grace hasn't been to Newcastle yet. B: .................................................?
c) Hasn't she
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19. A: Mr. Wood doesn't watch TV. B: .................................................?
a) Does he b) Doesn't he
c) Is he d) Isn't he
20. A: Noah answered all the questions. B: .................................................?
a) Did he b) Is he
c) Was he d) Does he
19. A: Mr. Wood doesn't watch TV. B: .................................................?
b) Doesn't he
20. A: Noah answered all the questions. B: .................................................?
a) Did he
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Exercise 3Add the correct echo question:
Present tenses
1. She is watching TV. - ..........................?
2. I am ambitious. - ..................................?
3. I haven’t done it yet. - .........................?
4. - He’s been working all day. - ..................?
Is she?
Are you?
Haven't you?
Has he?
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Modal verbs
1. I can swim very well. - ...........................?
2. You shouldn’t do it. - ..............................?
3. They couldn’t do it. - ...............................?
4. - I might go there. - .....................................?
Can you?
Shouldn’t I?
Couldn’t they?
Might you?
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Past tenses
1. - I was watching TV at 3.15. -...............?
2. - He saw it yesterday. -...........................?
3. - She used to work here. -.......................?
4. - I hadn’t talked to him. -........................?
Were you?
He saw what?
She worked where?
Hadn’t you?
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Future tenses
1. - I won’t talk to him. - ...........................?
2. - He is seeing Peter at 2. -.......................?
3. - They are going to do it. -......................?
4. - I will have finished by then. -..............?
Won’t you?
Is he?
Are they?
Will you?
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Exercise 4Add the correct echo question:
1. - I saw her yesterday. -.........................?
2. - She is really pretty. -...........................?
3. - She has pretty legs. -............................?
4. - She doesn’t watch TV. -.......................?
5. - They will give me money. - ...................?
Did you?
Is she?
Has she?
Doesn’t she?
Will they?
6. - You shouldn’t do it. -.............................?
7. - You mustn’t do it. -................................?
8. - I met a nice boy. - ........................?
9. - He looks gorgeous. - .......................?
10. - He kissed me. - .................................?
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Should you?
Must you?
You did?
Does he?
He did?
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Will you?
Are we?
Can he?
Has he?
Should you?
11. - I will always love him. - .............................?
12. - We are going to the cinema. - ......................?
13. - He can swim very well. - ...........................?
14. - He has just won a medal. - ...........................?
15. - You should meet him. - .............................?
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Will he?
Has he?
Is it?
He does?
Is he?
16. - He will like you. - ....................................?
17. -He has long hair. - ................................?
18. - His smile is charming. - ........................?
19. - He owns a big car. - ................................?
20. - He is very ambitious. - ...........................?
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