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Tag questions 2: ‘You painted it yourself, did you?’
Tag questions can also be affirmative – affirmative.
If our voice goes up on the tag, we mean ‘Tell me more’, etc.:
She’s getting married, is she? (= I’d like to know more about it.)
If our voice goes down on the tag, we express negative feelings like disappointment,
disapproval or suspicion. We don’t usually expect an answer:
I’ll get my money back, will I? (= I don’t believe it.)
Echo tags: ‘Is he?’/ ‘He is?’
1. An echo tag is a response, in tag form, to an affirmative or negative statement.
affirmative negative
He’s resigning He isn’t resigning.
- is he? He is? - isn’t he? He isn’t?
- He is, isn’t he? - He isn’t, is he?
- He is, is he? -
2. If our voice goes up on the echo, we want more information:
I’ve just won £500! – Have you?/ You have?/ You haven’t, have you? (= Tell me more!)
3. If our voice goes down on the echo, we confirm what we know or have guessed:
I’m afraid he’s made a bad mistake. – He has, hasn’t he? (= I confirm what you say.)
or we express anger, surprise, disbelief, etc.:
I’ve got the sack! – You haven’t!/ You haven’t, have you? You have, have you?
D. Additions and responses
Additions and contrasts: ‘John can … and I can, too/but can’t’
We can add to statements or make contrasts in the following ways:
statement parallel addition contrast
John can speak French and I can, too. but I can’t
John can’t speak French and I can’t, either. but I can.
John speaks French and I do, too. but I don’t.
John doesn’t speak French and I don’t, either. but I do.
John can speak French and so can I. but I can’t.
John can’t speak French and neither/nor can I. but I can.
John speaks French and so do I. but I don’t.
John doesn’t speak French and neither/nor do I. but I do.
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