lesson 1

TO REMEBER

promtly = early - late

💗avoid = refrain

💗FYI= for you information

💗"when in rome, do as the romans do"

TAG QUESTION

use tag question to confirm information you already think is true or to encourage someone to make a small talk with you.

💗ex: "she is very cute, isn't she?"

when the statement is affirmative, the tag is negative. when the statement is negative, the tag is affirmative. use the same verb tense or modal in the tag question as in the main statement

💗affirmative

ex: they can hear me, can't they?

💗negative

ex: he can't speak spanish, can he?

How to form the question tags?

The two main rules for forming question tags are that when a sentence is affirmative, the question is negative. While when a sentence is negative, the question is positive. The structures of the question tags are the following:

Case 1: Affirmative sentence + negative question tag.

Examples:

-She is an artist, isn't she? (She's an artist, right?)

-They are your school mates, aren't they? (They are your schoolmates, right?)

-You are the new employee, aren't you? (You are the new employee, right?)

Case 2: Negative sentence + affirmative question tag.

Examples:

-My wallet isn't here, is it? (My wallet isn't here, is it?)

-He doesn't work here, does he? (He doesn't work here, does he?)

-We don't drink wine, do we? (We don't drink wine, do we?)

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