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    This document discusses question tags. It explains that question tags are more common in speaking than writing and are often used when the speaker expects the listener to agree with their statement. It provides examples of positive and negative statements and the corresponding question tags. The document also includes instructions for students to find and correct mistakes in sample question tags. Finally, it lists references used in the presentation on question tags.

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    This document discusses question tags. It explains that question tags are more common in speaking than writing and are often used when the speaker expects the listener to agree with their statement. It provides examples of positive and negative statements and the corresponding question tags. The document also includes instructions for students to find and correct mistakes in sample question tags. Finally, it lists references used in the presentation on question tags.

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    This document discusses question tags. It explains that question tags are more common in speaking than writing and are often used when the speaker expects the listener to agree with their statement. It provides examples of positive and negative statements and the corresponding question tags. The document also includes instructions for students to find and correct mistakes in sample question tags. Finally, it lists references used in the presentation on question tags.

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    Question tags

    Activity 3A
    Student: Leticia Lorena Mendoza Aguilar
    Teacher: Soledad Tirado López
    Mail: 720000216@udal.edu.mx
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    Question Tags
    Question tags are more common in speaking than writing. It is
    more often use question tags when we expect the listener to
    agree with our statemente. When the statemente is positive, we
    use a negative question tag.
    Example: She’s a doctore, isn’t she?
    Formation
    Yesterday was so much fun, wasn’t it?
    If there is an auxiliary verb in the statement, we use it to form the
    If the statement is negative, we use positive question tag. question tag.
    Example: He isn’t here, is he? Example: I don´t need to finish this today, do I?
    The trains are never on time, are they? James is working on that, isn´t he?
    Nobody has called for me, have they? Your parents have retired, haven´t they?
    It was raining that day, wasn´t it?

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    Instructions
    Find and correct the mistakes in the tag questions below.
    When finished upload a word file with your answers. • 11. You don’t exercise, don’t do you?
    • 1. . They live in San Francisco, aren’t doesn’t they? • 12. It’s three o’clock, aren’t isn´t it?
    • 2. He didn’t buy the chairs, doesn’t did they? • 13. She is your friend, don’t isn´t you?
    • 3. We are late, do aren´t we? • 14. He is from Canada, isn’t he?
    • 4. He can’t swim, does can he? • 15. Your father doesn’t drink tea, is doesn´t he?
    • 5. She was a student, isn’t wasn´t she? • 16. They already started their class, don’t didn´t
    • 6. Thomas saw a movie, wasn’t doesn´t he? they?
    • 7. He couldn’t answer the question, did could he?
    • 8. Mr. Smith was late, wasn’t he ?
    • 9. They had dinner, were hadn´t they?
    • 10. Your sister bought a new house, didn’t she?
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    References
    This presentation uses the following webs:
    ✔ (S/f). Britishcouncil.org. Recuperado el 3 de octubre de 2022, de
    https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar/question-tags
    ✔ Baker, D. (2015). Tag questions. ELT Journal, 69(3), 314–318.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccv015
    ✔ Esteban, D. (2014, junio 5). Question Tags. Yentelman; Yentelman.com.
    https://www.yentelman.com/question-tags/

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