Tag Questions
Complete each of these statements with a little request for confirmation.
Tag questions are those little questions such as aren’t I? or wouldn’t you? that we attach to the end of a statement in the hope of confirmation. See if you can dream up tags for these sentences.
These examples are taken from English literature, and in some cases more than one answer is possible, which is part of the game.
1. “So we can’t go and ask the dog, can we?”
2. “And anyway,” Bundle ended, somewhat obscurely, “one must be a sport, mustn’t one?”
3. “Did you mean to warn me against Mrs Vandemeyer? You did, didn’t you?”
4. “Life is full of trials, isn’t it?”
5. “It’s made of water — clean water — I made it myself, so I bet I ought to know, oughtn’t I?”
6. “You won’t forget the names, will you?
Ishouldn’t I? IIcan it? IIIwouldn’t it? IVis he? Vdoesn’t he? VIaren’t they? VIIdo we? VIIIam I?