﻿a. asking question tags:@0.060299:0.143345:0.285110:0.143345:0.285110:0.123972:0.060299:0.123972:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
We use question tags to ask for confirmation. They mean something like \:@0.084041:0.164830:0.752916:0.164830:0.752916:0.145638:0.084041:0.145638:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
Is that right?:@0.752916:0.164830:0.865954:0.164830:0.865954:0.145638:0.752916:0.145638:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
\ :@0.865954:0.164830:0.880046:0.164830:0.880046:0.145638:0.865954:0.145638:0.000000:0.000000
or “:@0.084041:0.182935:0.117391:0.182935:0.117391:0.163743:0.084041:0.163743:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
Do you agree?:@0.117391:0.182935:0.253988:0.182935:0.253988:0.163743:0.117391:0.163743:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
”:@0.253988:0.182935:0.261085:0.182935:0.261085:0.163743:0.253988:0.163743:0.000000
Making a tag is mechanical work. To make a tag (mini question), we use the first :@0.084041:0.204601:0.827799:0.204601:0.827799:0.185409:0.084041:0.185409:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
auxiliary (or modal) verb. If there is no auxiliary, we can use :@0.084041:0.222706:0.640619:0.222706:0.640619:0.203514:0.084041:0.203514:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
do does:@0.640619:0.222706:0.720709:0.222706:0.720709:0.203514:0.640619:0.203514:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
, :@0.665145:0.222706:0.677287:0.222706:0.677287:0.203514:0.665145:0.203514:0.000000:0.000000
, or :@0.720709:0.222706:0.759467:0.222706:0.759467:0.203514:0.720709:0.203514:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
did:@0.759457:0.222706:0.788003:0.222706:0.788003:0.203514:0.759457:0.203514:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
. Then a :@0.788003:0.222706:0.869639:0.222706:0.869639:0.203514:0.788003:0.203514:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
subject pronoun (instead of the subject of the main clause) follows the auxiliary verb. :@0.084041:0.240811:0.864782:0.240811:0.864782:0.221619:0.084041:0.221619:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
With an affirmative sentence, we make a negative tag, and with a negative sentence, :@0.084041:0.284142:0.875280:0.284142:0.875280:0.264951:0.084041:0.264951:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
we make an affirmative tag. :@0.084041:0.302248:0.349133:0.302248:0.349133:0.283056:0.084041:0.283056:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
affirmative statement:@0.172760:0.349274:0.380561:0.349274:0.380561:0.329902:0.172760:0.329902:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
negative tag:@0.610942:0.349274:0.733510:0.349274:0.733510:0.329902:0.610942:0.329902:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
It:@0.114502:0.372238:0.127629:0.372238:0.127629:0.352865:0.114502:0.352865:0.000000:0.000000
 is a lovely day,  :@0.127629:0.372057:0.288550:0.372057:0.288550:0.352865:0.127629:0.352865:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
They:@0.114502:0.393904:0.160095:0.393904:0.160095:0.374531:0.114502:0.374531:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
 study medicine,:@0.160095:0.393723:0.306141:0.393723:0.306141:0.374531:0.160095:0.374531:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
isn’t it? :@0.499492:0.372238:0.573109:0.372238:0.573109:0.352865:0.499492:0.352865:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
 :@0.573109:0.372057:0.581391:0.372057:0.581391:0.352865:0.573109:0.352865:0.000000
don’t they?:@0.499492:0.393904:0.605615:0.393904:0.605615:0.374531:0.499492:0.374531:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
negative statement:@0.184167:0.455801:0.369573:0.455801:0.369573:0.436428:0.184167:0.436428:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
affirmative tag:@0.599954:0.455801:0.744914:0.455801:0.744914:0.436428:0.599954:0.436428:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
Fernando:@0.114711:0.482204:0.206481:0.482204:0.206481:0.462831:0.114711:0.462831:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
 didn't call you, :@0.206481:0.482023:0.353129:0.482023:0.353129:0.462831:0.206481:0.462831:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
We:@0.114711:0.503870:0.144423:0.503870:0.144423:0.484497:0.114711:0.484497:0.000000:0.000000
 can’t enter here, :@0.144423:0.503689:0.307636:0.503689:0.307636:0.484497:0.144423:0.484497:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
did he? :@0.499701:0.482204:0.577097:0.482204:0.577097:0.462831:0.499701:0.462831:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
can we?:@0.499701:0.503870:0.576997:0.503870:0.576997:0.484497:0.499701:0.484497:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
Unit 5 - :@0.111294:0.958037:0.188607:0.958037:0.188607:0.938846:0.111294:0.938846:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
Student Book:@0.188609:0.958218:0.317589:0.958218:0.317589:0.938846:0.188609:0.938846:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
The following examples are negative in :@0.077469:0.628497:0.441490:0.630881:0.441714:0.611690:0.077692:0.609306:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
meaning, so they take affirmative tags::@0.077258:0.646601:0.429822:0.648910:0.430045:0.629719:0.077481:0.627411:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
She never eats bacon, does she?:@0.100747:0.668422:0.402941:0.670401:0.403164:0.651210:0.100970:0.649231:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
Bob hardly ever arrived late, did he?:@0.100495:0.690087:0.437441:0.692293:0.437664:0.673102:0.100718:0.670896:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
With affirmative imperatives, we can use :@0.502613:0.628497:0.878455:0.630958:0.878678:0.611768:0.502836:0.609306:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
will you would you:@0.502400:0.646782:0.691502:0.648021:0.691727:0.628649:0.502626:0.627411:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
/ :@0.575795:0.647082:0.591756:0.647187:0.591979:0.627996:0.576018:0.627891:0.000000:0.000000
 to make an order :@0.691504:0.647840:0.868420:0.648998:0.868643:0.629808:0.691727:0.628649:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
sound less heavy and more polite. It has :@0.502192:0.664706:0.881069:0.667187:0.881292:0.647996:0.502415:0.645515:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
a similar meaning to \please\. :@0.501981:0.682810:0.775807:0.684603:0.776031:0.665413:0.502205:0.663619:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
Pass me the salt, will/would you? :@0.525470:0.704630:0.831345:0.706633:0.831568:0.687443:0.525693:0.685440:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
(polite order):@0.525260:0.722735:0.641852:0.723498:0.642074:0.704308:0.525483:0.703544:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
See the other usages below::@0.092085:0.795306:0.351248:0.795306:0.351248:0.776114:0.092085:0.776114:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
I'm the winner, aren't I?:@0.092085:0.816972:0.301151:0.816972:0.301151:0.797780:0.092085:0.797780:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
There is a cozy hotel around here, isn't there?:@0.092085:0.838637:0.507646:0.838637:0.507646:0.819446:0.092085:0.819446:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
Let's have a break, shall we? :@0.092085:0.860303:0.361802:0.860303:0.361802:0.841112:0.092085:0.841112:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
64:@0.036397:0.959736:0.060400:0.959736:0.060400:0.940364:0.036397:0.940364:0.000000:0.000000
Grammar:@0.194791:0.092047:0.312647:0.092047:0.312647:0.066458:0.194791:0.066458:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
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MUESTRA EDITORIAL:@0.248624:0.946277:0.888601:0.114341:0.744192:0.051768:0.104215:0.883703:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000:0.000000
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