Tag Questions

Add tag questions to the following statements.

1.1.  

(a) He can easily play a stroke of cricket, — ?  

(b) He will finish the work, — ?  

(c) To err is human, — ?  

(d)  The kindness of Mohsin is known to all, — ?  

(e) Students must work hard,—?

1.1.

(a) He can easily play a stroke of cricket, can’t he?

(b) He will finish the work, won’t he?

(c) To err is human, isn’t it?

(d) The kindness of Mohsin is known to all, isn’t it?

(e) Students must work hard, mustn’t they?

1.2.

(a) Salam will be a good student, — ?  

(b) Bangladesh is a small country, — ?  

(c) He is studying, — ?  

(d) My feet are getting cold, — ?  

(e) We ought to love our country, — ?

1.2.

(a) Salam will be a good student, won’t he?

(b) Bangladesh is a small country, isn’t it?

(c) He is studying, isn’t he?

(d) My feet are getting cold, aren’t they?

(e) We ought to love our country, oughtn’t we?

1.3.

(a) Idle people cannot prosper in life, — ?  

(b) Fishes cannot fly, — ?  

(c) The sun doesn't move round the earth, — ?  

(d) We should not pollute our environment, — ?  

(e) We have not finished the work, — ?

1.3.

(a) Idle people cannot prosper in life, can they?

(b) Fishes cannot fly, can they?

(c) The sun doesn’t move round the earth, does it?

(d) We should not pollute our environment, should we?

(e) We have not finished the work, have we?

2.

(a) It rains in July, —? 

(b) Father works abroad, —? 

(c) We live in village, —? 

(d) They love us, —? 

(e) Aduri visited Dhaka, —? 

(f) You helped him, —?

2.

(a) It rains in July, doesn’t it?

(b) Father works abroad, doesn’t he?

(c) We live in a village, don’t we?

(d) They love us, don’t they?

(e) Aduri visited Dhaka, didn’t she?

(f) You helped him, didn’t you?

3.1.

(a) Neither of them will go there, — ? 

(b) Everybody will support me, — ? 

(c) Nobody knew it, — ? 

(d) Everybody knows it, — ? 

(e) Neither of them is guilty, — ? 

(f) None can solve the problem, — ?

3.1.

(a) Neither of them will go there, will they?

(b) Everybody will support me, won’t they?

(c) Nobody knew it, did they?

(d) Everybody knows it, don’t they?

(e) Neither of them is guilty, are they?

(f) None can solve the problem, can they?

3.2.

(a) No one knows what will happen next, — ? 

(b) Everybody is liable to error, — ? 

(c) Nobody dislikes flower, — ? 

(d) Nobody believes him, — ? 

(e) Everybody was present in the meeting, — ? 

(f) Somebody wants a pen, — ? 

(g) Nobody believes a liar, — ?

3.2.

(a) No one knows what will happen next, do they?

(b) Everybody is liable to error, aren’t they?

(c) Nobody dislikes flowers, do they?

(d) Nobody believes him, do they?

(e) Everybody was present in the meeting, weren’t they?

(f) Somebody wants a pen, don’t they?

(g) Nobody believes a liar, do they?

4.

(a) Everything was alright, —? 

(b) Nothing can satisfy him, —? 

(c) Nothing is certain, —?

4.

(a) Everything was alright, wasn’t it?

(b) Nothing can satisfy him, can it?

(c) Nothing is certain, is it?

5. 

(a) I am a good student, — ? 

(b) I am not your foe, — ? 

(c) I am tired, — ? 

(d) I'm not telling a lie, — ?

5.

(a) I am a good student, aren’t I?

(b) I am not your foe, am I?

(c) I am tired, aren’t I?

(d) I’m not telling a lie, am I?

6. 

(a) Saddam rarely comes here, — ? 

(b) He hardly believes me, — ? 

(c) A barking dog seldom bites, — ? 

(d) It hardly rains in winter, — ? 

(e) He seldom comes here, — ?

6.

(a) Saddam rarely comes here, does he?

(b) He hardly believes me, does he?

(c) A barking dog seldom bites, does it?

(d) It hardly rains in winter, does it?

(e) He seldom comes here, does he?

7.

(a) He need not meet, —? 

(b) I dare not drive at night, —?

(c) I need not any help from you, — ? 

(d) We need to go there, — ? 

(e) He needs a book, — ? 

(f) We need to stay there, — ? 

(g) Nila need not go there, — ?

7.

(a) He need not meet, need he?

(b) I dare not drive at night, dare I?

(c) I need not any help from you, need I?

(d) We need to go there, don’t we?

(e) He needs a book, doesn’t he?

(f) We need to stay there, don’t we?

(g) Nila need not go there, need she?

8.

(a) There is no man in the Mars, — ? 

(b) There is no water in the glass, — ? 

(c) There is no pond in this village, — ? 

(d) There is something wrong, — ? 

(e) There lived a man in a village, — ?

8.

(a) There is no man on Mars, is there?

(b) There is no water in the glass, is there?

(c) There is no pond in this village, is there?

(d) There is something wrong, isn’t there?

(e) There lived a man in a village, didn’t there?

9.

(a) The mother rose in her, —?

(b) The girl in her pleases us all, —?

9.

(a) The mother rose in her, didn’t it?

(b) The girl in her pleases us all, doesn’t it?

10.

(a) The brave deserve the fair, —?

(b) The   educated   should   be   free   from superstition, —?

(c) The helpless should be helped, — ?

(d) An idle student hardly studies, — ?

(e) The poor are helpless, — ?

10.

(a) The brave deserve the fair, don’t they?

(b) The educated should be free from superstition, shouldn’t they?

(c) The helpless should be helped, shouldn’t they?

(d) An idle student hardly studies, does he?

(e) The poor are helpless, aren’t they?

11.

(a) Have a cup of tea, — ? 

(b) Give me a hand, — ? 

(c) Eat some sweets, — ? 

(d) Kindly do me a favour, — ? 

(e) Let me do it, — ?

(f) Never tell a lie, — ? 

(g) Never run in the sun, — ? 

11.

(a) Have a cup of tea, won’t you?

(b) Give me a hand, will you?

(c) Eat some sweets, won’t you?

(d) Kindly do me a favour, won’t you?

(e) Let me do it, will you?

(f) Never tell a lie, will you?

(g) Never run in the sun, will you?

12.

(b) Let them have the best, — ? 

(c) Let her read the book, — ? 

(d) Let him open the door, — ?

(e) Let's pretend we are not here, — ? 

(f) Let us start the meeting, — ? 

(g) Let us join the party, — ? 

(h) Let's have a walk, — ?

12.

(b) Let them have the best, will you?

(c) Let her read the book, will you?

(d) Let him open the door, will you?

(e) Let’s pretend we are not here, shall we?

(f) Let us start the meeting, shall we?

(g) Let us join the party, shall we?

(h) Let’s have a walk, shall we?