Tag Question – evsjv mnR wbqg

msÁv: Tag k‡ãi A_© Ry‡o †`Iqv| Bs‡iwR ev‡K¨i †k‡l mg_©bm~PK †Kvb Rule 2. Affirmative statements (n¨vu-†evaK e³e¨)-Gi †k‡l
cªkœ Ry‡o †`Iqv‡K Tag Question e‡j| mvaviYZ †Kvb GKwU evK¨ Ôn¨vu Negative (bv-†evaK) Question Tags nq| †hgb —
†evaKÕ A_ev Ôbv †evaKÕ hvB †nvK bv †Kb Zvi †k‡l D³ evK¨‡K mg_©b Kivi
Rb¨ hy³ Kiv †QvU cªkœwUB Tag Question| 1. Flower the house, won’t you?
2. Ratan was playing football, wasn’t he?
wKQy D`vniY: 3. He lives in London, doesn’t he?
(a) Everybody loves flower, don't they? 4. They go to Cox’s Bazar, don’t they?
(b) Money is a must for our life, isn't it? 5. We must do the homework, mustn’t we?
(c) So, we should face them with courage, shouldn't
we? Rule 3. Auxiliary verb w`‡q hy³ Affirmative statement-Gi
(d) We can enjoy a walk outside, can't we? Question tag D³ Auxiliary verb w`‡qB Kiv nq| †hgb —
(e) He knows little about the matter, does he?
1. Ruma is singing, isn't she?
Tag Question Gi †gŠwjK wbqg: 2. They are playing, aren't they?
 g~j evK¨wU Affirmative sentence G n‡j Tag question wU 3. Zinia has done the work, hasn't she?
bv †evaK nq| 4. He will come, won't he?
 g~j evK¨wU Negative sentence G n‡j Tag question wU n¨vu
†evaK nq| Rules 4. Auxiliary verb †bB Ggb Affirmative statement Gi
 Tag question Gi †k‡l cªkœ †evaK wPý w`‡Z nq| Present tense Subject hw` 3rd person singular number nq Z‡e
 g~j ev‡K¨ _vKv Subject tag question G me mgq Pronoun Question tag doesn't e‡m| †hgb—
G nq|
 g~j evK¨wU †h Tense G _v‡K Tag question Gi Subject Gi 1. Raju walks slowly, doesn't he?
c~‡e© †mB Tense Gi Auxiliary Verb (mvnvh¨Kvix wµqv) e‡m| 2. Maradona plays well, doesn't he?
3. The sun gives us light, doesn't it?
Negative tag question MVb Ki‡Z Auxiliary verb mg~n msw¶ß iƒ‡c 4. Rokeya goes to college everyday, doesn't she?
e¨eüZ nq| hv wb‡P †`Lv‡bv nj|
Rule 5. Auxiliary verb †bB Ggb Affirmative statement-wU
Do not don’t has not hasn’t
Present tense Ges Subject-wU hw` 3rd person singular number
Does not doesn’t Have not haven’t
bv nq Z‡e Question tag-G don't e‡m| †hgb-
Did not didn’t Had not hadn’t
am not ain't Can not can’t
1. I love you, don't I?
Is not isn’t Could not couldn’t 2. They play football, don't they?
Are not aren’t May not mayn’t 3. Rina and Salma always quarrel, don't they?
Was not wasn’t Might not mightn’t 4. We sing loudly, don't we?
Were not weren’t Must not mustn’t
will not won’t Ought not oughtn’t Rule 6. Auxiliary verb †bB Ggb Affirmative statement-wU Past
Shall not shan’t Need not needn’t Indefinite Tense n‡j Subject-matter Gi mKj Person Gi †¶‡Î
Question tag-G didn't e‡m| †hgb —
Tag Question Gi Grammatical wbqg:
Rule 1. Negative statements (bv-†evaK e³e¨)-Gi †k‡l 1. I went to Bankok, didn't I?
Affirmative (n¨vu-†evaK) Question Tags nq| †hgb — 2. They played cricket, didn't they?
3. He bought a car, didn't he?
1. You didn't see him, did you? 4. We enjoyed the movie, didn't we?
2. Raju can't drive, can he?
3. He isn't a good boy, is he? Rules 7. Statement-wUi Subject hw` everybody, everyone,
4. I haven't done this, have I? somebody, someone nq Z‡e Question tag-Gi Subject wn‡m‡e
ÒtheyÓ e¨eüZ nq| †hgb —
1. Everyone thanked you, didn't they? Rule 13. Statement-wUi Subject hw` anyone, anybody, no one,
2. Somebody has done it, haven't they? nobody, none, neither nq Z‡e Question tag-Gi Subject wn‡m‡e
3. Everybody loves me, don't they? they e¨eüZ nq| †hgb —
4. Someone went there, didn't they?
1. No one would object, would they?
Rule 8. Imperative statement wU hw` Verb Øviv ïiæ nq Ges Zv Øviv 2. Neither of them complained, did they?
Aby‡iva bv eywS‡q †kªvZvi m¤§wZ Rvb‡Z PvIqv nq ZLb Question tag-G 3. Anyone can participate, can't they?
Òwill youÓ ev Òwon't youÓ e¨envi Kiv nq | †hgb — 4. Nobody will come, will they?

1. Do the sum, will you? Rule 14. Statement-wU hw` Introductory "there" Øviv ïiæ nq Z‡e
2. Or, Do the sum, won't you? Question tag-Gi Subject-I there n‡e| †hgb —
3. Go at once, will you?
4. Or, Go at once, won't you? 1. There is a college in our village, isn't there?
2. There is not enough space, is there?
Rule 9. Imperative statement-wU hw` Verb Øviv ïiæ nq Ges Zv Øviv 3. There weren't many students, were there?
Aby‡iva eySv‡j Question tag-G Òcan youÓ, Òwould youÓ A_ev 4. There are six boys, aren't there?
Òcould youÓ e¨envi Kiv nq| †hgb —
Rule 15. Statement-wUi Subject hw` nothing nq Z‡e Question
1. Wait here a moment, can you? tag-Gi Subject wn‡m‡e ÒitÓ e¨eüZ nq| †hgb —
2. Give me an example, could you?
3. Please give me a pen, would you? 1. Nothing was said, was it?
4. Find me a job, can you? 2. Nothing is impossible, is it?
5. Lend me your umbrella, could you?
6. Give me two hundred dollars, could you? Rule 16. Statement-wU hw` "be" verb-hy³ Exclamatory
sentence nq Z‡e Question tag Kivi mgq Auxiliary verb wUi
Rule 10. Imperative statement-wU hw` don't w`‡q ïiæ nq Z‡e Negative tag e¨eüZ nq| †hgb —
Question tag-G "will you" e¨envi Kiv nq| †hgb —
1. How beautiful the bird is, isn't it?
1. Don't make any noise, will you? 2. What a fool you are, aren't you?
2. Don't run in the sun, will you?
Rule 17. Statement-wU hw` g~j verb-hy³ Exclamatory sentence
Rule 11. Imperative statement-wU hw` let's w`‡q ïiæ nq Z‡e nq Z‡e Question Tag Kivi mgq Tense I Subject-Gi person I
Question tag-G shall we e¨envi Kiv nq | number Abyhvqx don't, doesn't ev didn't e¨eüZ nq| †hgb —

1. Let's have a picnic, shall we? 1. How slowly she walks, doesn't she?
2. Let's go for a walk, shall we? 2. How funny he talked, didn't he?
3. How skillfully they play, don't they?
Rule 12. †h mKj Statement-G neither, no (adjective), none, 4. How nicely we enjoyed it, didn't we?
no one, nobody, nothing, scarcely, barely, hardly, hardly
ever, seldom BZ¨vw` i‡q‡Q †m mKj Statement †K Negative Rule 18. wKQy AcªvwYevPK e¯‘ †hgb: The sun, Summer, Winter,
statement wn‡m‡e MY¨ Kiv nq Ges Gi mv‡_ Positive tag e¨envi Kiv Death BZ¨vw` hLb cªvwYevPK sense-G e¨eüZ nq ZLb †m¸‡jv cyswj½
nq | †hgb — wb‡`©k K‡i Ges Question tag-Gi Subject "he" nq| †hgb —

1. No salt is allowed, is it? 1. The sun sheds his beams on rich and poor alike, doesn't
2. Nothing was said, was it? he?
3. Rina hardly ever goes to college, does she?
4. Barking dogs seldom bite, do they? Z‡e AcªvwYevPK Noun ¸‡jv hw` AcªvwYevPK sense-G e¨eüZ nq Z‡e
Question tag-Gi Subject wn‡m‡e ÒitÓ e¨eüZ nq| †hgb —
1. The sun is very hot, isn't it?
2. The moon shines at night, doesn't it?

Rule 19. wKQy AcªvwYevPK e¯‘ †hgb: The moon, the earth, spring,
autumn, nature, liberty, justice, mercy, peace, hope, charity,
river, the Padma, the Meghna BZ¨vw` hLb cªvwYevPK sense-G
e¨eüZ nq ZLb †m¸‡jv ¯¿xwj½ wb‡`©k K‡i Ges Question tag-Gi
Subject wn‡m‡e "she" nq| †hgb —

1. The moon has hidden her face behind a cloud, hasn't

she?
2. Spring has spread her mantle of green over the earth,
hasn't she?
3. Peace has her victories in the long run, hasn't she?
Or, Peace has her victories in the long run, doesn't she?

Rule 20. †Kv‡bv Sentence-G have, has ev had g~j Verb wn‡m‡e
e¨eüZ n‡j British & American English-G wfbœ iƒc Question tag
MwVZ nq|

(i) British English-G haven't, hasn't ev hadn't Question tag

wn‡m‡e e¨eüZ nq| †hgb —
1. You have two children, haven't you?
2. He has a wrist watch, hasn't he?
3. I had some cards, hadn't I?
4. They have a garden, haven't they?

(ii) American English-G Tense I Subject-Gi number I person

Abyhvqx don't, doesn't ev didn't e¨eüZ nq| †hgb —
1. You have two children, don't you?
2. I had some mangoes, didn't I?
3. She has an exam tomorrow, doesn't she?
4. They have a garden, don't they?

Rule 21. Affirmative statement-G Subject "I" Ges Auxiliary

"am" _vK‡j Question tag Kivi mgq am + not = ain't bv n‡q aren't
n‡e| †hgb —

1. I am thirsty, aren't I?
2. I'm playing, aren't I?

Rule 22. Sentence-G am, is, are, was, were hw` g~j Verb wn‡m‡e
e¨eüZ nq Z‡e Question tag D³ Verb mn‡hv‡MB MwVZ nq|
1. I was sick, wasn't I?
2. They are students, aren't they?
3. She is not a doctor, is she?
4. I am busy, aren't I?
 SSC Tag Question and Answer

1. Make tag questions of these statements. (c) 'I' is a vowel, isn't it?
(a) Let us have a walk outside the farm, shall we? (d) I am too weak to go, aren't I?
(b) I'm in the habit of walking every morning, aren't I? (e) He put out the lame, didn't he?
(c) Morning entertains us with fresh air, doesn't it?
(d) No one should miss this opportunity, should they? 8. Make tag questions of these statements.
(e) Try to form the habit of morning walk, won't you? (a) Nobody believes a cheat, do they?
(b) Everybody hates him, don't they?
2. Make tag questions of these statements. (c) He has to drag a miserable life, doesn't he?
(a) Nothing is impossible, is it? (d) He can hardly succeed in life, can he?
(b) I think everybody knows it, don't they? (e) Let us always speak the truth, shall we?
(c) Let's arrange a class party, shall we?
(d) Everybody loves flower, don't they? 9. Make tag questions of these statements.
(e) Nothing can satisfy him, can it? (a) Sorry, aren't I?
(b) An empty vessel sounds much, doesn't it?
3. Make tag questions of these statements. (c) Long live our motherland, mayn't she?
(a) Life is full of struggles, isn't it? (d) If you come, I may go, mayn't I?
(b) We are to overcome them if we want to succeed in life, (e) That he is honest is known to all, isn't it?
aren't we?
(c) So, we should face them with courage, shouldn't we? 10. Make tag questions of these statements.
(d) We may fail at first, mayn't we? (a) "I" is a word, isn't it?
(e) But we must not lose heart, must we? (b) Bangladesh played well against India, didn't they?
(c) Allah is all in all, isn't He?
4. Make tag questions of these statements. (d) If you were an examiner, you could do the same,
(a) Everybody wants to lead a better life, don't they? couldn't you?
(b) A better life seldom comes without hard work, does it? (e) My father rarely comes here, does he?
(c) We have to work hard for this, don't we?
(d) But most of us can hardly work hard, can we? 11. Make tag questions of these statements.
(e) Actually, life is not a bed of roses, is it? (a) Truthfulness is greater than any other virtue in a man's
life, isn't it?
5. Make tag questions of these statements. (b) The unfed ought to be fed, oughtn't they?
(a) There must be something with me, mustn't there? (c) Please join us, don't you?
(b) Not exactly. You are very unmindful, aren't you? (d) The mother in her rose, didn't it?
(c) That's right. I can never find anything in proper place, (e) None comes to help him, do they?
can I?
(d) I need to go to a psychiatrist, don't I? 12. Make tag questions of these statements.
(e) I'm always obsessed with cricket, aren't I? (a) She as well as her sisters sang well, didn't they?
(b) We ought to finish the exercise soon, oughtn't we?
6. Make tag questions of these statements. (c) Many a man will come, won't he?
(a) Money is a must for our life, isn't it? (d) The headmaster and secretary approved this, didn't
(b) One can do almost noting without it, can they? he?
(c) But money can hardly bring happiness, can it? (e) He and not his brother did it, didn't he?
(d) What you need most to be happy is contentment, isn't
it? 13. Make tag questions of these statements.
(e) That's why, few people lead a happy life, do they? (a) Sami and not his friends has done it, hasn't he?
(b) Allah is second to none, isn't He?
7. Make tag questions of these statements. (c) The unfed ought to be fed, oughtn't they?
(a) What is looted cannot be blotted, can't it? (d) I think that he will come, won't he?
(b) Disgusting, isn't it? (e) None of us can do it, can we?
 (c) Nothing is more pleasant to a man than the sweetest
14. Make tag questions of these statements. memories of childhood, is this?
(a) Let us have a walk outside the farm, shall we? (d) So, don't forget the memories of childhood, will you?
(b) I'm in the habit of walking every morning, aren't I? (e) Therefore, let's be nostalgic again, shall we?
(c) Morning walk is good for health, isn't it?
(d) No one should miss this opportunity, should they? 21. Make tag questions of these statements.
(e) Try to form the habit of morning walk, won't you? (a) I think he will make a good result, won't he?
(b) My friend as well as his parents visited me, didn't he?
15. Make tag questions of these statements. (c) The wise say so, don't they?
(a) Everybody wants to be happy, don't they? (d) Everything looked beautiful, didn't it?
(b) He let me do it, didn't he? (e) Barking dog seldom bites, does it?
(c) I am one of them, aren't I?
(d) The unfed ought to be fed, oughtn't they?
(e) He put the book on the table, didn't he?

16. Make tag questions of these statements.

(a) Nobody dislikes flowers, do they?
(b) She narrowly escaped from death, didn't she?
(c) Happy New Year, don't I?
(d) The coward in her surprised us, didn't it?
(e) Those who are honest hardly suffer, do they?

17. Make tag questions of these statements.

(a) He knows little about the matter, does he?
(b) Let them do the work now, will you?
(c) Begum Rokeya spread education for women folk,
didn't she?
(d) He'd be happy hearing the news, wouldn't he?
(e) Nobody was present there, were they?

18. Make tag questions of these statements.

(a) Nobody can ignore his lot, can they?
(b) I am too weak to go, aren't I?
(c) Let us do the work, shall we?
(d) Happy birthday to you, don't I?
(e) Birds fly in the sky, don't they?

19. Make tag questions of these statements.

(a) It is an enjoyable evening, isn't it?
(b) Yes, it is. Let's go out for a walk, shall we?
(c) That's a nice idea. We can enjoy a walk outside, can't
we?
(d) The air is also cool and soothing, isn't it?
(e) Right. And the queen moon is shining brightly in the
sky, isn't she?

20. Make tag questions of these statements.

(a) Everyone is nostalgic in life, aren't they?
(b) We hardly forget the golden past, do we?