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Hi! I'm Tom and today I'm going to show you
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how to use tag questions.
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We use tag questions to ask for confirmation.
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For example:
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It's a melon, isn't it?
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'Isn't it' has a similar meaning to 'do you agree'?
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When the statement is positive,
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we make a negative question.
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And when the statement is negative,
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we make a positive question.
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It isn't a banana, is it?
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We can use other auxiliary verbs with tag questions
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and these show a change in tense and meaning.
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For example:
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You won't eat my melon, will you?
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When there's no auxiliary verb,
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we make a question using 'do'.
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Elly, you really like melons, don't you?
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She really does.
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