Recognise Formal and Informal Language

Question tags are questions that are added to the end of a statement.

You like dogs, don't you?

We're going to walk the dog on Saturday, aren't we?

Sam's coming too, isn't he?

We use question tags a lot when we are talking to each other, but they are not appropriate in formal, written language. In formal situations we need to structure questions in a different way.

You've posted the letter, haven't you? (informal)

Have you posted the letter? (formal)

In this activity, you can practise identifying question tags and thinking about when they can be used.

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