الأحد، 16 أغسطس 2020

Tag questions—affirmative, negative

Use tag questions to check information. With an affirmative sentence, use a negative tag.
With a negative sentence, use an affirmative tag.

Affirmative Sentence (Negative Tag)

Your name is Ali Khalid, isn’t it? 
You were born in Abha, weren’t you? 
You live in Dammam, don’t you? 
You studied in Dhahran, didn’t you? 
You’ve graduated, haven’t you? 
You’re going to work in Riyadh, aren’t you? 


Negative Sentence (Affirmative Tag)

Mariam isn’t American, is she?
She wasn’t born in the United States, was she?
She doesn’t speak English, does she?
She didn’t work in a school, did she?
She hasn’t lived in the United States, has she?
She isn’t going to move here, is she?

Note:
To agree with negative tags, answer yes. To agree with affirmative tags, answer no.

Q: You’re from Riyadh, aren’t you? 
A: Yes, I am. 

Q: You aren’t from Riyadh, are you?
A: No, I’m not. I’m from Jeddah.


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