Tag questions Exercises

UNIT 50  Tag questions Exercises

50.1   Put a tag question on the end of each sentence.

Examples: Tom won't be late, will he?           They were very angry, weren't they?

1. Ann's on vacation,___________?                           9. There are a lot of people here,_________?
2. You weren't listening,____________?                   10. Let's have dinner,_______________?
3. Sue doesn't like onions,____________?                11. This isn't very interesting,_____________?
4. Jack applied for the job,__________?                   12. I'm too fat,___________?
5. You have a camera,_____________?                    13. You wouldn't tell anyone,____________?
6. You can type,_____________?                             14. gotten angry,____________?
7. He won't mind if leave early,____________?       15. They had to go home,____________?
8. Tom could help you,______________?                16. He'd never seen you before,____________?



50.2   Read the situation and then write a sentence with a tag question. In each example you are askig your listener to agree with you.

Example: You are with a friend outside a restaurant. You are looking at the prices. It's very expensive. What do you say? It's very expensive, isn't it?

l.   You look out of the window. It's a beautiful day. What do you say to your friend? It's__________________________________

2.   You've just come out of a movie theater with your friend. You both really enjoyed the movie. You thought it was great. What do you say?     The movie_________________________________

3.   Bob's hair is much shorter. Clearly he has had his hair cut. What do you say to him?
You__________________________________

4.   You are shopping. You are trying on a jacket. You look in the mirror: it doesn't look very good. What do you say to your friend? It__________________________

5.   You are talking about Bill. You know that Bill works very hard. Everyone knows this. What do you say about Bill? Bill_________________________________
                      

50.3   In these situations you are asking people for information, asking people to do things, etc.

Example: You want a cigarette. Perhaps Tom has one. Ask him.
Tom, you don't have a cigarette, do you?

1.   Jack is just going out. You want him to get some stamps. Ask him,
Jack, you couldn't__________________________________________

2.   You're looking for Ann. Perhaps Alan knows where she is. Ask him
Alan, you_________________________________________________

3.   You need some paper. Perhaps Tom has some. Ask him.
Tom,_____________________________________________________

4.   Ann has a car, and you don't want to walk home. You want her to give you a lift. Ask her.
Ann,_____________________________________________________

5.   You're looking for your purse. Perhaps Liz has seen it. Ask her.
_________________________________________________________