An Indefinite Pronoun ending with a thing as the Subject of Statement Part is changed into ‘it’ in Question
Ex.:- Something is burning, isn’t something? (X)
Something is burning, isn’t it?
- …. of us as the Subject of Statement Part is changed into ‘we’ in Question Part .:- Some of us are very intelligent, aren’t we?
- …. Of you as the Subject of Statement Part is changed into ‘you’ in Question Part.:- Some of you are very intelligent, aren’t you?
- If the Statement Part of a Question Tag Sentence has Subject ‘I’, Verb ‘am’ and Sentence Affirmative the Question Part is written ‘aren’t I?’
Ex.:- I am a dancer, amn’t I? (X)
I am a dancer, aren’t I? – (ü)
- If the Statement Part of a Question Tag Sentence has Subject ‘I’, Verb ‘am’ and Sentence Negative the Question Part is written ‘am I?’
Ex.:- I am not a dancer, am I? – (ü)
- If the Statement Part of a Question Tag Sentence has Subject ‘I’, Verb ‘was’ and Sentence Affirmative the Question Part is written ‘weren’t I?’
Ex.:- I was a dancer, weren't I?
- If the Statement Part of a Question Tag Sentence has Subject ‘I’, Verb ‘was’ and Sentence Negative the Question Part is written ‘was I?’
Ex.:- I was not a dancer, was I?
- The Statement Part of a Question Tag Sentence without Auxiliary Verb gets Question Part with the help of ‘do/does/did’.
Ex.:- (a) Mohan plays cricket, doesn’t he?
(b) He bought a car, didn’t he?
- If ‘Need’ or ‘Dare’ works as an Auxiliary Verb in Statement Part, get Question Part with the help of ‘need/dare’.
Ex.:- I need not buy a car, need I? – (ü)
- If ‘Need’ or ‘Dare’ works as the main Verb in Statement Part, get Question Part with the help of ‘do/does/did’.
Ex.:- I need to buy a car, don’t I? – (ü)
- Order – v1 + Object, can you? / can’t you?:-
Bring a chair for me, can you?
- Prohibition – Don’t / Never + v1 + Object, will you?:-
Don’t touch this wire, will you? –
- Advice – v1 + Object, should you? / shouldn’t you?
Ex.:- Take regular exercise for good health, shouldn’t you?
- Wish / Proposal – Let + O+ v1 …., will + Subject? / won’t + Subject?:-
Let us play cricket, won’t we?
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