II Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ -¨¡Ÿ-véπ¢√®Ωç 16 -W-Ø˛ 2006

Bhanu: Hi Sarat, how do you feel now? É°æ¤púø’ Question tags ᙫ form îËߪ÷™
(¨¡®Ωû˝, É°æ¤p-úÁ™« ÖçC?) îª÷ü∆lç.
Sarat: Certainly much better, though not all- She was here. DEéÀ Question tag form
right. îËߪ÷L.
(éπ*a-ûªçí¬ ¢Á’®Ω’í¬_ ÖçC, °æ‹Jhí¬ éÓ©’-éÓ-éπ- 1) ¢Á·ü¿ô verb ®√ߪ÷L sentence *´®Ω (she
§Ú-®·-†-°æp-öÀéÃ) was here, was ...)
Bhanu: You still feel week, don't you? 2) sentence ™ not ™‰ü¿’. 鬕öÀd verb ûª®√yûª not
(Éçé¬ F®Ω-Ææçí¬ ÖçC, éπü¿÷?) †’ verb ûÓ éπL°œ n't í¬ ®√ߪ÷L.
Sarat: Yes, I do. I look week, don't I? She was here, wasn't ...?
3) sentence subject, 'she' Kedar: I'm afraid so ... at least in that shop.
(؈’ F®Ω-Ææçí¬ éπ-E-°œÆæ’h-Ø√o†’, éπü∆?) ûª®√yûª îË®√aL. ûª®√yûª Narmada: Yes, it is (Å´¤†’)
Bhanu: That you do. The Doctor has treated Question mark question tag (ÅØË Å†’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√o (îÁ°æp-ö«-EéÀ ¶«üµ¿-°æ-úøôç–
Pramada: So you haven't forgotten what you
°ö«dL. Å°æ¤púø’
I'm afraid.) éπFÆæç Ç shop ™)
you well, hasn't he? wasn't she?
¢Á·ûªhç ... learnt at school. (†’´¤y school ™ Kesav: Then have I to go without such an
(Å´¤†’. Doctor E†’o ¶«í¬ØË îª÷¨»úø’ éπü∆?) sentence ¢Á·ûªhç, question tag ûÓ – she was ØË®Ω’a-èπ◊-†oC ´’J-*-§Ú-™‰-ü¿-†o-´÷ô) important book?
Sarat: Yes, he has, certainly. Otherwise I here, wasn't she?
Narmada: No, I haven't (™‰ü¿’) (Å®·ûË ØËF ´·êu-¢Á’i† °æ¤Ææhéπç ™‰èπ◊ç-ú≈ØË
couldn't have recovered so quickly, Ææ®Ω’l-éÓ-¢√™«?)
could I?
îª÷úøçúÕ: -Ñ responses ™ áéπ\ú≈ èπÿú≈ yes,
Kedar: You have to, ... at least for the present.
no ©ûÓ Ç°æ-èπ◊çú≈, yes, I can; yes, it is; No, I
(éπ*a-ûªçí¬. ™‰èπ◊çõ‰ ØËEçûª ûªy®Ωí¬ éÓ©’-éÓ- (Å´¤†’, ÅçûË. v°æÆæ’h-û√-E-éπçûË)
haven't ÅE sentences ™ Ö†o helping
í∫-L-í∫’ç-úË-¢√-úÕE 鬆’ éπü∆?)
Bhanu: You will resume duty next Monday,
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 171 verbs †’ repeat îËߪ’ôç í∫´’-EçîË Öçö«®Ω’.
îª÷¨»®Ω’ éπü∆? ´’† Ü£æ…-¨¡-éÀhE •öÀd Å®Ωn-´ç-ûªçí¬
áEo Short responses É´y-´îÓa, ´’†ç áçûª
Now observe the following short responses áèπ◊\-´í¬ Short responses ûÓ Ææ綵«-≠æù îËߪ’-í∫-
won't you?
(†’´¤y ´îËa ≤Ú´’-¢√®Ωç ´’Sx office éÌ≤ƒh´¤ (Sentence ™°æ© not from the conversation at the beginning of L-TûË English O’ü¿ Åçûª-°æ-ô’d-†oô’x.
Öçõ‰ tag ™ not (n't) the lesson. EXERCISE
éπü∆?) Madhukar: ؈’ °œL-ÊÆh-¢√úø’ ®√úøçö«¢√?
®√ü¿’. 1) Bhanu: You still feel week, don't you?
(resume = ´’Sx v§ƒ®Ωç-Gµç-îªôç. Resume - Subhakar: Ø√èπ◊ ÆæçüË-£æ«¢Ë’.
eg: She wasn't here, Sarat: Yes, I do.
pronunciation È®Wu¢˛’ (Wu – size ™ z Madhukar: ؈çõ‰ ¢√úÕéÀ íı®Ω´ç ÖçC éπü∆?
was she? sen-
™«í∫). ÅüË spelling ûÓ È®Vu¢Á’ (Vu – size ™ 2) Bhanu: The doctor has treated you well, Subhakar: ü∆EéÀ ÆæçüË£æ«ç ™‰ü¿’.
tence not
z ™«í∫) ÅE pronounce îËÊÆh biodata/ cv ÅE
™ hasn't he? Madhukar: Å®·ûË ¢√úø’ ®√´ôç ÆæçüË-£æ«-´’E áçü¿’-
tag
Å®Ωnç. Job applications ûÓ ïûª-°æ-®Ω-îËC) Öçúøôç ´©x, M. SURESAN Sarat: Yes, he has, certainly éπç-ô’-Ø√o´¤? ¢√úÕ N≠æߪ’ç Fèπ◊ ¶«í¬
not
™ ™‰ü¿’.)
Sarat: I hope I well (Å™«ØË ÇP-Ææ’hØ√o) ûÁ©’≤ƒ?
Bhanu: Get well soon. I'll make a move then.

She wasn't here, was she?

You don't need anything more, do you?
(ûªy®Ωí¬ éÓ©’éÓ. (Get well soon - ÉC
ï•’s-°æ-úøf-¢√-∞¡x†’ éÓ©’-éÓ-¢√-©E Éûª-®Ω’©’
éÓÍ®C.) Å®·ûË ØË ¢Á∞¡-û√†’. FéÀçÍéç Å´-
Ææ®Ωç ™‰ü¿’ éπü∆?)
Sarat: No. Thank you. You are going straight Subhakar:
Sentence verb, 1st Regular doing word
™E 3) Bhanu: You will resume duty next week, Å´¤†’.
to office, aren't you? won't you? Madhukar:
(come, go, sing, etc), 2nd Regular doing ¢√úÕéÀ †’´y †îªaîÁ-°æp-™‰¢√?
Bhanu: Yes, I am. word (comes, goes, sings, etc), Past doing Sarat: I hope I will Subhakar:
îÁ°æp-í∫-©†’. é¬F ... †’´¤y Åûª-EûÓ
Sarat: Bye, then. word (came, went, sang, etc) Å®·ûË,ques- 4) Sarat: You are going straight to office, ´÷ö«x-úø-´-©-Æœç-üËØ√?
Bhanu: Bye. tion tag
™ do (I RDW does (II RDW
èπ◊), èπ◊) aren't you? Madhukar: Å´¤†’
☯ ☯ ☯ ☯ did (Past doing word) ´≤ƒh®·. Bhanu: Yes, I am Subhakar: †’¢Ëy ÅûªE ü¿í∫_®Ω Èé∞Ôx-a-éπü∆?
éÀçü¿öÀ lesson ™ English ™ Ææ®Ωy-≤ƒ-üµ∆-®Ω-ùçí¬ a) They study (I RDW) well, don't they? à sentence éπ ® ·Ø√ ´îË a short response, Ç Madhukar: ¢Á∞¡x-™‰†’.
¢√úË short responses îª÷¨»ç éπü∆. Ñ short sentence ™E verb form †÷, tense †÷ •öÀd Subhakar: F ´’®√u-ü¿èπ◊ ûªèπ◊\-´-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o¢√?
(They do not study well, do they?)
responses í∫’Jç* ´’J-éÌçûª ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-ØË-´·çü¿’ b) She sings (II RDW) well, doesn't she?)
ÖçC ÅE í∫´’-Eç-î√®Ω’ éπü∆! Ñ Short respons- Madhukar: é¬ü¿’. Åéπ\úø ¢√∞¡x†o Öçö«úø’.
Question Tags í∫’Jç* ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-¢√L. ÉC-´-®Ω™  es ™, I'm afraid ..., I wonder ..., of course ..., Subhakar: Åûª-†çõ‰ FéÀ≠dç æ ™‰ü∆?
(She does not sing well, does she?) certainly, I doubt whether ..., ÅE èπÿú≈ Madhukar: ÅçûË. äéπ-≤ƒJ v°æߪ’ûªoç îÁ®·u.
ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-†o-ü∆Eo ´’®Ó-≤ƒJ í∫’®Ω’h-îË-Ææ’-èπ◊çü∆ç.
c) They came (PDW) yesterday, didn't they? ÅØÌa; äéπ\ I ûÓØË é¬èπ◊çú≈, we, you, they, he, Subhakar: OK. Å™«Íí.
´’†ç ûÁ©’-í∫’™ äéπ N≠æߪ’ç îÁ°œp, ü∆E *´®Ω, she, it èπÿú≈ ®√´îª’a. Look at the following:
(They did not come yesterday, did they?) ANSWER
éπü∆, é¬ü∆, åØ√, ™‰ü∆ Åçô’çö«ç éπü∆? Å™« Kesav: Did you have enough money to buy the
English ™ ÅØË ´÷ô-©ØË question tags Ñ regular doing words, (I RDW, II RDW) Madhukar: Do you think he wouldn't come if I
book? (Ç °æ¤Ææhéπç éÌØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ î√L-†çûª called him?
Åçö«ç. past doing words èπ◊ ´÷vûª¢Ë’ É™« ¢Ëꨒ do,
does, did Question tags ™ ´≤ƒh®·. ÉN
úø•’sç-úÕçü∆?) Subhakar: I doubt/ I'm afraid, so.
eg: He is a great actor, isn't he?
= Åûª†’ íÌ°æp †ô’úø’, éπü∆? éÌçîÁç Ü£æ«ûÓ practice îËߪ÷L. N’í∫û√ verbs Kedar: Of course, I had.
Kesav: You seen to have got it cheap. (FéπC
Madhukar: He respects me, doesn't he?
Åçõ‰ will, would, shall, should, can, could, Subhakar: Ofcourse, he does.
Sentence *´®Ω Ö†o 'isn't he?' ØË question î¯éπí¬ ´*a-†-ô’xçC)
may might, must èπ◊ Å¢Ë verbs question tags Madhukar: Then why do you doubt his com-
tag Åçö«ç. Kedar: No, certainly not. (é¬ØË-é¬ü¿’)
™ repeat Å´¤-û√®·. ing? Do you know him well?
ûÁ©’-í∫’™ à sentence *´-È®jØ√, ´’†ç ¢√úË Kesav: Why? Did it cost you a lot?
a) She will come, won't she? (won't = will not) Subhakar: Yes, I do.
question tag, éπü∆? é¬ü∆? åØ√? ™‰ü∆? – Ñ (î√-™« êK-ü¿-®·çü∆,)
b) They would help me, wouldn't they? Madhukar: Can't you persuade him?
Ø√©’-Tç-öÀ™ àüÁjØ√ ¢√úøû√ç. ûª°æ¤p-™‰ü¿’. Å®·ûË Kedar: Of course, it did. (ÆæçüË-£æ«¢Ë’ç ™‰ü¿’)
Subhakar: Yes, I can, but must you talk to him?
English ™ question tag, sentence subject c) I shall go, shan't I? (shan't = shall not) Kesav: You should have bargained. (¶‰®Ωç îËߪ÷-
†’ •öÀd, verb †’ •öÃd sentence, sentence èπÿ d) He should know this, shouldn't he? LqçC) You would have got it for a lower Madhukar: Yes, I must
´÷J-§Ú-ûª’ç-ô’çC. price. (Féπç-ûª-éπØ√o ûªèπ◊\´ üµ¿®Ωèπ◊ ´îËaC) Subhakar: Then you can as well go to him.
e) She can sing, can't she? (can't = cannot)
eg: 1) she is here, isn't she? Kedar: I did. But I doubt whether I could have Madhukar: No. I can't.
f) He could pass, couldn't he? got it for a lower price. Subhakar: You feel it lowering yourself, don't
(Ç¢Á’ Ééπ\úø ÖçC éπü∆?) g) They may help you, mayn't they? (very rare) Kesav: I need two copies of the book, one for you?
2) He comes here, doesn't he?
h) The people might like it, mightn't they? (very me and another for my cousin. Can I Madhukar: No. I don't. But his brother will be
(Åûª-E-éπ\-úÕ-éÌ-≤ƒhúø’ éπü∆?) rare) get them? copies
(Ø√èπ◊ Ç °æ¤Ææhéπç È®çúø’ there.
îª÷úøçúÕ: Sentence 1 ™, subject - she. verb - cousin
鬢√L– äéπöÀ Ø√èπ◊, ÉçéÓöÀ ´÷ èπ◊. Subhakar: Don't you like him?
i) He must go, mustn't he?
is. Question tag: isn't she?
Study the following:
üÌ®Ω’-èπ◊-û√ߪ÷?) Madhukar: No. I don't. Just try once to get him
Sentence 2 subject - He, verb - comes.
™ Kedar: I wonder. (ÆæçüË-£æ«¢Ë’) here.
Question tag - doesn't he? verb
(Ééπ\úø Pramada: Can you speak English? Kesav: You mean you got the last copy? Subhakar: OK. So I will.
comes, II RDW question tag
鬕öÀd 'does'
™ Narmada: I can, of course. (´÷ö«x-úø-í∫-©†’) (Åçõ‰ †’´y-†ôç, †’´¤y ûÁa-èπ◊-†oC, Åéπ\úÕ
´Ææ’hçC) Pramada: Is your knowledge of English good? *´J copy ÅØ√?)

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