TAG QUESTIONS

Sometimes when we are talking to someone, we want to make sure that the information we are sharing is correct or that people agree with what we are saying.

In these cases, we use tag questions to double-check our words or to make people agree with us. In other words, we can say that tag questions are statements with a mini question at the end and they are commonly used in spoken language.

IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS

• The tag question needs to use the same auxiliary, modal verb or verb to be as in the main clause, except that the order in the tag ending is reverse.
• It includes the same subject in the tag question as in the main clause. For instance: affirmative sentence- negative tag.

English is an interesting language, isn´t  it?

• We´re talking about “English” – its pronoun is “it”
• We´re using the verb “is” (affirmative) in the main sentence _ It´s oppositive form is “isn´t” (negative) in the TAG QUESTION.

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  Place a comma at the end of the main sentence (,)
• Then add a short clause or tag,  in an interrogative form and question mark, using the auxiliary that corresponds.
• If the main sentence is affirmative, the tag question needs to be negative and viceversa. For example:  negative sentence- affirmative tag.
• Your car doesn´t have air-conditioning, does  it?

Absolutely! That's why it is very important to pay attention to the verb conjugation

• You´re from Mexico City,  aren´t you?
• Your sister  is a dentist, isn´t she?
• Joe Ross is a tall handsome guy, isn´t he?
• Our friend Diane cooks very well, doesn´t she?
• Your mom doesn´t like to cook on Sundays, does she?
• Your brother plays badmington bvery well, doesn´t he?
• Your little sister doesn’t enjoy playing the violin as much as the piano, does she?
• Your parents live in a beautiful house  downtown, don´t they?
• You enjoy chatting with your friends, don´t you?
• You love your little pets a lot, don´t you?

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  Your friends Joe and Loui  are having a terrific time in Cancun, aren´t they?
• You´re going to take a trip to Argentina soon, aren´t you?
• Your brother, who´s an engineer, is going to apply for GM, isn´t he?
• Mexico is the third largest country in Latin America, after Brazil and Argentina, isn´t it?
• Mexico has high mountains and deep canyons in the center of the country, doesn´t it?
• You won a nice prize at the karaoke competition yesterday, didn´t you?
• Marianne´s  father bought a car recently, didn´t he?
• Your brother´s girlfriend  received a scholarship to Canada  last year, didn´t she?
• Joel´s  parents visited NY 5 years ago, didn´t they?
• Mike´s sister was mischievous when she was a child, wasn’t she?
• Your brothers were here an hour ago, weren´t they?
• Yesterday was  a lovely day, wasn´t it?
• Erika has won a lot of followers, hasn't she?
• Patsy  hasn't won as many followers as her sister, has she?
• They have sold all the last-year merchandise, haven't they?
• They haven't sold all the new merchandise, have they?
• You had signed up on Telegram before, hadn't you?       
• You hadn't signed up on Instagram before, had you?
• We will buy an Amazon membership, won't we?
• The Stevensons  won't buy a Netflix membership, will they?
• Hervey  should verify his Google account, shouldn't he?
• Your sister´s husband  shouldn't verify his bank account, should he?

Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences correctly.

Choose a, b or c  to complete the following sentences correctly. 

PEOPLE WOULD PAY TO READ YOUR TWEETS, WOULDN´T THEY?

(I)  As a 'Super' follower of someone on Twitter, people could theoretically pay $4.99 per month to get things like: a supporter badge, subscriber-only newsletters, exclusive content, deals and discounts, community access. Actually, Twitter would look to further facilitate the Super Follow process by incorporating audience segmentation tools into its various functions, wouldn´t it? But will users actually pay for your tweets?

(II) In all honesty, in the majority of cases, the answer is probably no; but then again, maybe this will be the impetus that motivates users to do more with their Twitter audience, creating valuable, unique content to generate additional income. But it is similar to the top YouTube stars - if you tell people that the highest-earning YouTuber is a kid who does unboxing videos, they lose their minds, and generally exclaim something along the theme of “Well, I could do that, couldn´t I?” In theory, you could, but you probably would not be good at it.

(III) The illusion of social media celebrity is that it is easy to build a following and get paid. The barrier for entry is low, the quality of content is nothing mind-blowing. Anyone can play a few video games on camera, and scream a little bit as they do, right? The point is that while the top stars make it look easy, being engaging, creating good content that people will come back for and that people will actually pay to see, is actually very difficult.

(IV) You have to be valuable for one, whether that is through providing information or entertainment. If it is the former, then you should ask yourself  “Is this information that people could get elsewhere?” If they can get it for free someplace else, they would not t pay you for the same, would they?. This is relevant food for thought.  If it is the latter, then you will want to be seeing strong engagement with your tweets, won´t you? If your audience is regularly liking and commenting on your stuff, then there is a good chance they see unique value in what you post, and you may be able to monetize it.

(V) Evidently, if you are not hitting the mark on either of these things, nobody is going to pay for your exclusive tweets - and this is before you even consider the challenges of consistency. The truth is that most Twitter accounts are largely replaceable, and if you do want to monetize your tweet content, you will need to assess what it is, exactly, that makes up your unique value proposition; whether that means going niche, writing more original content or running exclusive interviews on Spaces, to mention a few. If you are serious about making money via tweet, you will need to consider what value you plan to bring to your audience to justify that additional cost.

(VI) There is a lot to consider here, and the option will likely have a significant impact on the broader tweet experience, in many ways. But it will be particularly interesting to see how it separates the wheat from the chaff, with many 'influencers' potentially set to take an ego hit when they ask their audience to pay up.

Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences correctly

Azar, B. S., Azar, D.A., & Koch R.S. (2009). Understanding and Using  English Grammar. Longman.

Barker C. and Mitchell, L. (2004). Mega 1 (First Ed.). Macmillan Publishers.

Hewings, M. (2013) Advanced Grammar in Use with Answers: A Self-Study Reference  and Practice Book for Advanced Learners of English. CUP

Murray, L. (2014) English Grammar.  Cambridge University Press.

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