Grammar: Question tags - BBC English Masterclass

[@bbclearningenglish]

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[@anamorchadze2390]

This is the GREATEST explanation of question tags I've ever met. It overwhelmes so many points of it, doesn't it! Thank you SO Much!

[@JuanPabloQuiroz-Academico]

Definetly I share the feeling this is the GEATEST explanation about tag questions in just some minutes

[@tammytsang3487]

BBC is the most outstanding learning channel, isn’t it?

[@radioactivepelican2300]

I love how he is just doing this in a mall

[@hassanrahman4947]

looks more like an office

[@ambar9232]

Most probably that's inside the BBC office.

[@_clxckwxrk_]

*shopping centre, we're in the uk here

[@bbclearningenglish]

This is inside the BBC :)

[@radioactivepelican2300]

Horrible video btw had to listen to it in an online class@@bbclearningenglish

[@mirage200800]

You’ve been fantastic Dan! Let's go for another lesson, shall we?

[@yinmo948]

Clear and informative, thanks ,Dan.

[@Lucinka686]

Awesome! I´ve never thought about using these question tags. I learnt something new. Thank you very much for what you´ve been donig. I thing that your simple way to explain this words is very useful. :)

[@johnlomi]

This is the most brief and clear explanation about question tags I"ve ever learned,isn't it? They never give attention to their kids,do they? No one comes to his birrhday party,do they? Close the door,won't you? Let's go the beach,shall we? Let"s not go to the party,shall we? You got A for all of your Summer classes,did you?

[@sil3418]

In imperative sentences can we always use both options, affirmative and negative? Example...sit down, would you? Sit down, wouldn't you? Thanks loads for this course

[@catherineevashuk1767]

These are so well explained. Any way you can not include the music?

[@Childrensmathes]

I have been waiting for a teacher like you.somebody asked me to give the q.t for Let us not go to the movie.i could not give reply.but,surprisingly,you raised the same question and my doubt has been clarified.Let us not go to the party,shall we? Thank u sir.

[@lidiakniaz-hunek6223]

Dan, you're the best!

[@watermelon8542]

question tag is really handy in conversations, I'll have a chance to reconfirm what I have just said

[@strength8687]

Very good teaching, sir 😁😁

[@pratibhashukla9262]

Good explaination

[@mavisdracula970]

Love the way you explain!!

[@adrianamahabharata]

Wonderful and fast: 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@monmobear]

Question: "So you want to learn question tags, do you?" at 00:02 Why use "do you" rather than "don't you"?

[@monmobear]

Answer: double positive tags

[@englishlearner1602]

Thank you sir for explaining in detail 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏 You can do it, can't you? I learned something new, didn't I? Let's practice, shall we? He never cooks, does he? John rarely work for me, does he? None of the students do homework, do they? Are these sentences correct sir 🙏

[@majeedkalav]

Thanks for the brilliant class. I watch all your videos. I have a question. When you began you used a question tag, didn’t you? You said YOU WANT TO LEARN ENGLISH, DO YOU? This is an example for ECHO TAG, isn’t it? Since your focus was not on ECHO TAGS, I just wondered if it’s the right question. Look forward to your kind response...

[@artemedutech]

Thanks. You have just explained some hard examples of question tags, have you? Go on, could you?

[@Sergio2006A]

Oh Stop it, will you?

[@Alavaro82]

Haven't you I guess

[@mufffarzana]

Thank you for the precise explanation. Great job

[@bbclearningenglish]

You thought it was an interesting video, did you? Dan was great, wasn't he? Can you make your own question tags?

[@mufffarzana]

@@bbclearningenglish I find BBC Learning English videos are really useful, aren't they? So I do recommend these videos to my friends. There are lots to learn, aren't there?

[@alinaplotnikova]

Thanks very much! If possible, could you please elaborate on how to properly answer tag questions with negative adverbs? Every video I've watched and all the grammar books I have just give information on how to ask that type of questions. All short answers to them seem confusing to me. E.g. You hardly ever complete your homework on time, do you? - If the statement is true, should it be "Yes, I do" (hardly ever complete it on time) or "No, I don't" (ever complete it on time). The easiest thing to object with seems to be "That's not true." I'd really appreciate your help.

[@tahereheghbali173]

Fantastic, thanks a million 🌻

[@bbclearningenglish]

You’re welcome 😊

[@yaohandeng9147]

Clear and informative :) thanks!

[@adrianoalves20]

Great tips!

[@sanoh_224]

Thanks for this clear explanation!

[@Star_BaconXD]

Shut down the mall, can’t you😂

[@namtran950]

What about this one: " She believed that nothing could be done to settle their dispute,________?" which one is the best answer, did she or didn't she ?.. Thank you !!!

[@longsongly666]

Thank you so much, this help me so much

[@englishcamp2753]

"Aren't you smart? ", what's the possible answers for this question? Thanks

[@Pkhanh234]

"Neither you nor I am wrong, ______?" What will be the 'tag question' for this sentence? Please help me. Thank you! 😍

[@Burkoback]

Aren´t we ?

[@bbclearningenglish]

Hi Fuong Nguyen and Burkoback. You could say: "Neither you nor I are wrong, are we?"

[@bubblygup8261]

Two and two makes four.......? Two and two make four.....? What will be the question tags answe for above two? Will factual information or facts an be answered in negative?

[@englishwithmrd]

Two and two makes four, doesn't it? = I know the answer and I'm explaining it to you or I am confident in my answer and I am confirming with you. Two and two makes four, does it? = I see the answer but I didn't know it myself or I couldn't calculate it easily so I am checking with you.

[@benjaminanddaniel3250]

You are fantastic

[@mams2944]

This was amazing, wasn't it?

[@ilahilertoplusu9878]

I guessed what mystery they were talking about. - ... A) So did Mary, but Pete didn't B) So was Mary, but Pete wasn't C) Mary did too but Pete was D) So did Mary, but Pete wasn't E) So was Mary but Pete didn't

[@kuldeepupadhyay4188]

Did he say, 'Ourself'????

[@SaniyaIskendirova]

Wonderful

[@thearduousjourneyofbecomin1142]

missing out the most confusing part - HOW TO REPLY TO A QUESTION TAG

[@adrianamahabharata]

You don’t need replay to a question tag. They have only the bit of emphasise the phrase you just said.

[@tgchan]

Thank you.

[@robin5176]

Can anyone say what is the tag of the following sentence ,please Let me go to the store,......? Let me take it ,....?

[@bbclearningenglish]

Hi robin k george. These are imperative sentences beginning with ‘let’, so you can say: Let me go to the store, will you/won't you? Let me take it, will you/won’t you? When making a suggestion, it is common to use ‘let’s’. ‘Let’s’ stands for ‘let us’, for example: ‘Let’s go to the cinema’.When we use ‘let’s’ in a question tag we always use ‘shall we’, regardless of whether ‘let’s’ is affirmative or negative. So for example:Let’s go to the cinema, shall we?Let’s not go to the cinema, shall we?You'll find more on question tags on our website: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/towards-advanced/unit-28/tab/grammar

[@robin5176]

@@bbclearningenglish sir Thanks a lot. I had referred to some books and people ,but now satisfied with your explanation .. from Kerala India Thank you

[@meli6567]

@@bbclearningenglish Thanks for your explanations. When we use imperative sentences can we use the question tags either negative or positive?

[@mdatiqurrahman9466]

Thanks great tips. Mister friend of Tim, wont you??

[@hymernytsia7625]

I am right, aren’t I? I am not right, am I? These are possible ways to question yourself :)

[@user-ol2we3bm7k]

fantastic

[@ricksantos6410]

GOT IT!

[@chensamlon8479]

There seems to be no better way,____? doesn't there? or isn't there? or something else?

[@gopalbhattarai7131]

What is the correct tag: Let us go to the cinema, ....?

[@pythadam8031]

@@gopalbhattarai7131 shall we?

[@Javier-ge1un]

Although I understand him in my opinion he speaks too quickky to be a class.

[@AnnabelleJARankin]

For a class, I put the speed down to 75!

[@cyclistRM2024]

👌👌👌👌

[@DaveSmith-mv8ex]

The music makes the text impossible to read.

[@araara953]

just pause it

[@karinaroman4896]

No, it doesn't, does it?

[@ВлТитов]

utterly dispespectful video

[@DesarrolloADE17]

Clear and informative, thanks ,Dan.