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Imperative Sentence Question Tags Guide

The document outlines 4 rules for forming tag questions with imperative sentences. Rule 1 states that "will you?" is used for positive tag questions and "won't you?" for negative ones after requests, advice, etc. Rule 2 says "will you?" is used after sentences starting with "Don't". Rule 3 indicates "Shall we?" can follow statements starting with "Let's". Rule 4 notes that "will you?" follows sentences with "Let him/them/me" in the imperative.

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Imperative Sentence Question Tags Guide

The document outlines 4 rules for forming tag questions with imperative sentences. Rule 1 states that "will you?" is used for positive tag questions and "won't you?" for negative ones after requests, advice, etc. Rule 2 says "will you?" is used after sentences starting with "Don't". Rule 3 indicates "Shall we?" can follow statements starting with "Let's". Rule 4 notes that "will you?" follows sentences with "Let him/them/me" in the imperative.

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IMPERATIVE QUESTION TAG

RULE 1: After a request, advice, invitation, suggestion, wish, order etc. with an imperative
sentence, we can use “will you? For positive maning and “won’t you? For negative meaning to
form a tag question.

 Give the book, will you?


 Do it now, will you?
 Please wait a bit, won’t you?
 Give me an example, won’t you?
 Don’t drink fresh water, won’t you?
 Don’t open the door, won’t you?
 Don’t say nonsense, won’t you?
If the speaker is supposed to want a solution for a problem from the listener and get
irritated from the listener’s foolish suggestion the tag question is Will you?

RULE 2: If the imperative sentences starts with “Don’t” we can us “will you? To form a question

 Don’t make a noise, will you?


 Don’t run in the sun, will you?
 Open the door, will you?

RULE 3: If a statement starts with “let’s” (let’s us), we can use “Shall we?”

 Let’s go out for a walk, shall we?


 Let’s help the flood affected people, shall we?
 Let’s talk with the principal about this issue, shall we?
 Let’s sit in the garden, shall we?

RULE 4: After “Let him/them/me/ in the imperative sentence, we use “will you?

 Let him do it, will you?


 Let me do it, will you?
IMPERATIVE QUESTION TAG

RULE 1: After a request, advice, invitation, suggestion, wish, order etc. with an imperative
sentence, we can use “will you? For positive maning and “won’t you? For negative meaning to
form a tag question.

 Give the book, will you?


 Do it now, will you?
 Please wait a bit, won’t you?
 Give me an example, won’t you?
 Don’t drink fresh water, won’t you?
 Don’t open the door, won’t you?
 Don’t say nonsense, won’t you?
If the speaker is supposed to want a solution for a problem from the listener and get
irritated from the listener’s foolish suggestion the tag question is Will you?

RULE 2: If the imperative sentences starts with “Don’t” we can us “will you? To form a question
 Don’t make a noise, will you?
 Don’t run in the sun, will you?
 Open the door, will you?

RULE 3: If a statement starts with “let’s” (let’s us), we can use “Shall we?”

 Let’s go out for a walk, shall we?


 Let’s help the flood affected people, shall we?
 Let’s talk with the principal about this issue, shall we?
 Let’s sit in the garden, shall we?

RULE 4: After “Let him/them/me/ in the imperative sentence, we use “will you?

 Let him do it, will you?


 Let me do it, will you?
 Let the boy tell it, will you?

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