Questions · CEFR B1 · Independent

Question tags — English questions

A short check at the end. Positive sentence takes a negative tag.

The shape

…, isn't it? / …, don't you?

Check something without turning it into an interrogation.

In Hindi

वाक्य के अंत में छोटी-सी पुष्टि। सकारात्मक वाक्य के साथ नकारात्मक tag।

CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.

The mistake to fix first

The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.

Commonly said	Correct English
You are coming, isn't it?	You are coming, aren't you? The tag must match the verb and subject of the sentence.

Commonly said

Correct English

You are coming, isn't it?

You are coming, aren't you?

The tag must match the verb and subject of the sentence.

Learn these first

These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.

Yes / No questionsA1Ask something that can be answered yes or no

Easy to confuse with

Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.

Questions people ask

What is the question tags used for?: A short check at the end. Positive sentence takes a negative tag. In practice: check something without turning it into an interrogation.
How do you form the question tags?: …, isn't it? / …, don't you?.
What is the most common mistake with the question tags?: Saying “You are coming, isn't it?” instead of “You are coming, aren't you?”. The tag must match the verb and subject of the sentence.

Where question tags fits

Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.

Question tags is a CEFR B1 structure — the independent band — and it belongs to questions. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.

Reading it is not the same as saying it.

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