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Rules of Tag Question-Tag question exercise for SSC & HSC English
Posted by Unknown in English Basics, English Grammar, H.S.C English, S.S.C English on Saturday, March 23, 2013
Tag Question
Tag Question is a form of short question added after a sentence. Tag question is used to get the confirmation from the listeners. In SSC and HSC English examination, there is a question of 5 Marks from Tag Question. So it is very important for the students of Secondary and Higher Secondaryto learn Question Tag. Here I give you some easy instructions to make a Question tag. A Tag Question is formed in the following pattern.
Auxiliary verb + not (if sentence is affirmative) + Pronoun of Subject ?
Instructions:
1. We use Auxiliary Verbs to make a sentence Negative of Interrogative. So, To make a tag question we use Auxiliary Verbs . They are different in different tenses.
Tense | Auxiliary Verbs | |
Present Indefinite | Do/Does | don’t /doesn’t |
Past Indefinite | Did | didn’t |
Future Indefinite | Shall/ Will | shan’t / won’t |
Present Continuous | Am/ Is/ Are | aren’t, / isn’t |
Past Continuous | Was/ Were | wasn’t / weren’t |
Future Continuous | Shall / Will | shan’t / won’t |
Present Perfect | Have/ Has | haven’t / hasn’t |
Present Perfect | Had | hadn’t |
Future Perfect | Shall / Will | shan’t / won’t |
2. We also use Modal Verbs as Auxiliary verbs. Some Modal Verbs are can, could, will, would, shall, should, need to, ought to, dare to, etc.
3. Always a question is formed with the help of Auxiliary Verb. If the sentence is affirmative, Tag question is negative.
I know nothing about this, do I? (Present tense and negative so tag question is affirmative)
You studied hard, didn’t you? (Past tense and affirmative, so tag question is negative)
4. We say ‘let us’ to express proposal but say let me, let him, let them to express request.
Let us /Let’s do the work, shall we? [Proposal]
but, Let me /Let him /Let them do the work, will you? [Request]
5. When main verb is Have, Has, Need, you should use do/does as auxiliary verb in present tense and did in Past Tense.
He has some books, doesn’t he? (Has is the main verb in present tense)
but, He has finished the task, hasn’t he? (Has is the auxiliary verb in present perfect tense)
He had some books, didn’t he? (Had is the main verb in past tense)
but, He had finished the task, hadn’t he? (Had is the auxiliary verb in past perfect tense)
I need a pencil to write with, don’t I? (Need is the main verb)
I need to wait for an hour, needn’t you? (Need is auxiliary verb)
6. If subject is plural, the pronoun of subject is always ‘They’
The books are very interesting, aren’t they?
7. When Subject is nobody, everybody, none, everyone, the pronoun can be ‘Anybody’ or ‘They’
Nobody loves a liar, do they?/ does anybody?
8. The words ‘seldom, rare, hardly, few, little, scarcely, no sooner are negative. Then question tag should be affirmative.
There is no alternative to practice. So practice the following sentences yourselves. Please don’t forget to write a comment here. You may ask any question you want to know.
Tag question exercise
1. Nothing is impossible. ——–?
2. I think everybody knows it. ——–?
3. The idle always lag behind. ——–?
4. Let’s motivate them. ——–?
5. Motivation seldom goes in vain. ——–?
6. Congratulations, you have made an excellent result. . ——–?
7. Thanks. But my parents and teachers also deserve the credit. ….?
8. We ought to remain grateful them. ——–?
9. You studied hard. ——–?
10. It is our duty to study in a disciplined way. ——–?
11. Let us start our journey. ——–?
12. They used to play football in the afternoon. ——–?
13. Nobody should laugh at the blind. ——–?
14. There is nothing for her to eat. ——–?
15. Mina had better to stay at home. ——–?
16. You aren’t doing the work. ——–?
17. Somebody left there house yesterday. ——–?
18. What a beautiful day it is. ——–?
19. A cat catches a mouse. ——–?
20. Bangladesh is our motherland. ——–?
21. Something is burning. ——–?
22. Rahim as well as his friends was present. ——–?
23. He did it. ——–?
24. I know nothing about him. ——–?
25. Let’s arrange a class party. ——–?
26. The moon shines at night. ——–?
27. Everybody loves flower. ——–?
28. Nothing can satisfy him. ——–?
29. He has few reasons for waiting. ——–?
30. That was my pen. ——–?
31. Nobody believes a liar. ——–?
32. We have to study English. ——–?
33. Let her solve the matter. ——–?
34. You had better leave now. ——–?
35. We ought to love our motherland. ——–?
36. Look at this paper. ——–?
37. Let’s phone. ——–?
38. It is a beautiful afternoon. ——–?
39. Let’s go out for a walk. ——–?
40. The police arrested him. ——–?
41. Both are responsible. ——–?
42. Let’s take an oath today. ——–?
43. This is the right way to do it.——–?
44. Life is very busy in the big cities. ——–?
45. We needed a change in thoughts. ——–?
46. Let us make them realize it. ——–?
47. Man is a social being. ——–?
48. He cannot live alone. ——–?
49. It is man who pollutes his environment. ——–?
50. Every mother loves her child. ——–?
51. Don’t forget me.——–?
52. My father and I are happy. ——–?
53. Men should not tell a lie.——–?
54. We live in Bangladesh. ——–?
55. The weather was fine yesterday. ——–?
Answer of Tag questions
01. Nothing is impossible, is it?
02. I think everybody knows it, don’t they?
03. The idle always lag behind, don’t they?
04. Let’s motivate them, shall we?
05. Motivation seldom goes in vain, does it?
06. Congratulations, you have made an excellent result, haven’t you?
07. Thanks. But my parents and teachers also deserve the credit, don’t they?
08. We ought to remain grateful them, oughtn’t we?
09. You too studied hard, didn’t you?
10. It is our duty to study in a disciplined way, isn’t it?
11. Let us start our journey, shall we?
12. They used to play football in the afternoon, didn’t they?
13. Nobody should laugh at the blind. Should they?
14. There is nothing for her to eat, is there?
15. Mina had better to stay at home, hadn’t she?
16. You aren’t doing the work, are you?
17. Somebody left their house yesterday, didn’t they?
18. What a beautiful day it is, isn’t it?
19. A cat catches a mouse, doesn’t it?
20. Bangladesh is our motherland, isn’t she?
21. Something is burning, aren’t they?
22. Rahim as well as his friends was present, wasn’t he?
23. He did it, didn’t he?
24. I know nothing about him, do I?
25. Let’s arrange a class party, shall we?
26. The moon shines at night, isn’t it?
27. Everybody loves flower, don’t they?
28. Nothing can satisfy him, can it?
29. He has few reasons for waiting, hasn’t he?
30. That was my pen, wasn’t it/ that?
31. Nobody believes a liar, do they?
32. We have to study English, haven’t we?
33. Let her solve the matter, will you?
34. You had better leave now, hadn’t you?
35. We ought to love our motherland, oughtn’t we?
36. Look at this paper, will you?
37. Let’s phone, shall we?
38. It is a beautiful afternoon, isn’t it?
39. Let’s go out for a walk, shall we?
40. The police arrested him, didn’t they?
41. Both are responsible, aren’t they?
42. Let’s take an oath today, shall we?
43. This is the right way to do it, isn’t this?
44. Life is very busy in the big cities, isn’t it?
45. We needed a change in thoughts, didn’t we?
46. Let us make them realize it, shall we?
47. Man is a social being, isn’t he?
48. He cannot live alone, can he?
49. It is man, who pollutes his environment, isn’t it?
50. Every mother loves her child, don’t they?
51. Don’t forget me, will you?
52. My father and I are happy, aren’t we?
53. Men should not tell a lie, should they?
54. We live in Bangladesh, don’t we?
55. The weather was fine yesterday, wasn’t it?
Change Direct Speech to Indirect Speech (Part-1)
Posted by Unknown in English Basics, English Grammar, H.S.C English, S.S.C English on Saturday, February 23, 2013
Change direct speech to indirect speech
Directly: Rony said to me, “I am busy.’ [ you said as he told you]
Indirectly: Rony said that he (Rony) was busy. [you said in your own way]
In indirect speech you report a person’s talking/speech to another person in your own way. If your father says you that he is going to market, Your father says:
“I (your father) am going to market”
But when you inform this speech/talking to your mother, you say:
Directly: Father said, “I am going to market”
Indirectly: Father said that he was going to market.
So Narration is some grammatical rules of changing direct speech to indirect speech. Think you have probably understood what narration is. Now read some rules of changing direct speech to indirect speech.
There are two kinds of speech, they are 1) Direct Speech and 2) Indirect Speech.
Direct Speech: Father said, “I am going to market”
In the above sentence “Father said” is “Reporting verb” and “I am going to market” is “Reported Speech”.
Indirect Speech: Father said thathe was going to market.
Here the subject of reported speech “I” changed to “he” and tense changed to “past tense” you we change Subject, Pronoun and Tense of reported speech. Subject and Pronoun are changed by meaning but there are some rules of changing Tense.
Tense changes in following ways:
If Reporting Verb is in | Reported speech | |
Present or Future Tense | You need not change the tense of Reported Speech. | |
Past Tense | The tense of Reported Speech changes to previous tense: If direct is in Present tense, indirect will be Past tense | |
Direct speech | Indirect Speech | |
Present Indefinite | Past Indefinite | |
Present Continuous | Past Continuous | |
Present Perfect | Past Perfect | |
Present Perfect Cont. | Past Perfect Continuous | |
If direct is in Past tense, indirect will be Past Perfect tense | ||
Past Indefinite | Past Perfect | |
Past Continuous | Past Perfect Continuous | |
Past Perfect | Past Perfect | |
Past Perfect Continuous | Past Perfect Continuous | |
In Future tense | ||
Shall | Should | |
Will | Would | |
Now you will be able to change the tense of reported speech when you change direct speech to indirect speech. In next post you will find other sentence structure wise rules. You may also want to read Direct Speech and Indirect Speech exercises.
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Direct and Indirect Speech Exercises
Posted by Unknown in English Grammar, H.S.C English, S.S.C English on Sunday, February 17, 2013
Change Direct to Indirect speech
Rewrite the following passage changing the form of speech:
1. Direct Speech: “Oh, my Lord, please do not kill the child.” said the woman. “Let her have him” said the king. “Now everything is clear to me.” Pointing the woman, he said to the servant, “Give her the child. She is the mother of the baby.
Meaning in Bengali: “মহারাজ, শিশুটিকে হত্যা করবেননা।” মহিলাটি বলল। “তাকে তার শিশুটি দিয়ে দাও” রাজা বললেন। “এখন আমার কাছে সবকিছু পরিষ্কার” মহিলাটিকে দেখিয়ে তিনি ভৃত্যকে বললেন, “তাকে শিশুটি দিয়ে দাও। উনিই এই শিশুর মা।”
Indirect Speech: Addressing as her Lord, the women requested him (king) not to kill him (child).Then the king ordered his servant to let her (the woman) have him (child). Again the king said that everything was clear to him (king) then. Pointing to the woman, he again told his servant to give her the child. The king said that she was the mother of the baby.
2. Direct Speech: “Have you heard the name of Aesop?” asked the teacher. “No, Sir, who was he?” “Read the lesson attentively and then you will be able to know about him.” “ How interesting and instructive his fables are!” said the teacher.
Meaning in Bengali: “তোমরা কি ইশপের নাম শুনেছ?” শিক্ষক জিজ্ঞেস করলেন।“না, স্যার, তিনি কে ছিলেন?” “এ অধ্যায়টি মনযোগ দিয়ে পড় এবং তারপর তোমরা তার সম্পর্কে জানতে পারবে।” “কেমন মজার এবং গঠনমূলক তার নীতিগল্পগুলো” শিক্ষক বললেন।
Indirect Speech: The teacher asked his student if he had heard the name of Aesop. He (S) respectfully replied in the negative and asked him (T) who he was. The teacher advised him to read the lesson attentively and then he would be able to know about him. The teacher exclaimed that his fables are very interesting and instructive.
3. Direct Speech: “You have cut off your hair,” asked Jim, “Cut it off and sold it,”said Della. “Don’t you like me just as well any how? I’m me, without my hair, ain’t I?”
Meaning in Bengali: “তুমি তোমার চুল কেটে ফেলেছ?” জিম বলল।“কেটেছি এবং বিক্রি করেছি।” দেলা বলল। “তুমি কি কোনভাবেই আমাকে পছন্দ করবেনা? আমার চুল ছাড়াও আমি তো আমিই, তাই না।”
Indirect Speech: Jim asked Della if she had cut off her hair. She replied that she had cut off her hair and sold it. Then she asked him if he didn’t like her just as well anyhow. She added that she was her without her hair. To get confirmation she further asked him if she was not so.
4. Direct Speech: The traveler said to the peasant, “Can you tell me the way to the nearest Inn?” The peasant said “Yes, I can. Do you want one in which you can spend the night?” The Traveller said “I don’t wish to stay there, but I only want a meal.”
Meaning in Bengali: “ভ্রমণকারী কৃষককে জিজ্ঞেস করলেন, “তুমি কি আমাকে নিকটবর্তী হোটেলের পথ বলতে পারবে?” কৃষক বলল, “হ্যা, আমি পারি, আপনি কি এমন একটি হোটেল চান যেখানে আপনি রাত কাটাতে পারবেন?” “ভ্রমণকারী বলল, আমি সেখানে থাকতে চাইনা, আমি শুধু একবার খাবার চাই”
Indirect Speech: The traveler asked the peasant if he could tell him the way to the nearest Inn. The peasant replied that he could. The peasant asked the stranger if he wanted one in which he could spend the night. The Stranger replied that he did not wish to say there but only wanted a meal.
5. Direct Speech: “Have you cut your hair off’ asked Jim. “Cut it off and sold it,” said Della. “Don’t you like me just as well, anyhow? I’m me without my hair, ain’t I?
Meaning in Bengali: (তুমি কি তোমার চুল কেটে ফেলেছ? জিম বলল। “এটা কেটে ফেলেছি এবং বিক্রি করে দিয়েছি।” দেলা বলল। “তুমি কি কোনভাবেই আমাকে আর পছন্দ করবেনা? আমার চুল ছাড়াতো আমি আমিই আছি, তাই না?”
Indirect Speech: Jim asked Della if she (D) had cut her hair off. Della said that she had cut it off and sold it. She asked him if he didn’t like her just as well, anyhow. She added that she was she without her hair.
You may also read Change Direct to Indirect Speech
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