Tag Questions

Tema: Tag Questions

Resumen del tema: A question tag or tag question is a grammatical structure in which a declarative statement or an imperative is turned into a question by adding an interrogative fragment (the "tag"). For example, in the sentence "You're John, aren't you?", the statement "You're John" is turned into a question by the tag "aren't you". The term "question tag" is generally preferred by British grammarians, while their American counterparts prefer "tag question". Question tags are formed in several ways, and many languages give a choice of formation. In some languages the most common is a single word or fixed phrase, whereas in others it is formed by a regular grammatical construction. Tag questions, when they have the grammatical form of a question, are atypically complex, because they vary according to four factors: the choice of auxiliary, the negation, the intonation pattern and the emphasis. Tag question is made up of an auxiliary verb and a pronoun. The auxiliary has to agree with the tense, aspect and modality of the verb in the preceding sentence. If the verb is in the present perfect, for example, the tag question uses has or have; if the verb is in a present progressive form, the tag is formed with am, are, is; if the verb is in a tense which does not normally use an auxiliary, like the present simple, the auxiliary is taken from the emphatic do form; and if the sentence has a modal auxiliary, this is echoed in the tag: ·         He's read this book, hasn't he? ·         He read this book, didn't he? ·         He's reading this book, isn't he? ·         He reads a lot of books, doesn't he? ·         He'll read this book, won't he?

Aprendizaje del tema: The tag questions are short phrases or questions that are placed at the end of a sentence affirmative or negative and generally aim to confirm or deny the content of the sentence itself. The taq questions have three basic rules that must be remember: ·         Always use auxiliary verbs ·         Affirmative sentences  used in a negative questions taq ·         Used in a negative sentences taq questions in the affirmative or positive ·         The tag questions serve to confirm information or check some facts.  If the sentence is positive you will have to use a negative tag.  example:  Are you listening to me, Are not You?

Referencias ordenadas con el estilo APA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_question

Vocabulary V Dining out

Tema: Vocabulary V Dining out
Appetite	José has no appetite for dinner
Bowl	The waiter served the soup in the bowl
Chain	Daniela takes his dog for a walk with chain
Corn	The corn of crop is ready to cut
Flavor	The cake has delicious flavor
Ingredients	Yolo gives the ingredients of the sauce
Mineral water	Fernando care of your body with mineral water
Seafood	Rosy eat seafood in Ixmiquilpan
Tablecloth	The tablecloth is dirty
Tip	Raul you tip the waiter for his service

Vocabulary IV A visit to the factory

Tema: Vocabulary IV A visit to the factory
Chief	Luis is the chief of the company
Close down	The clothing store close down  all day
Company	The company asks staff
Quit	Rose quit his job yesterday
Handled	Students are handled by Alex
Region	Hidalgo has a very warm region
Robot	The university invented a robot to mine
Wage	The workers receive wage a week
Technician	Juan is computer technician
Warehouse	In the warehouse is stored expired product

Vocabulary III Customs and traditions

Tema: Vocabulary III Customs and traditions
Someday	Things changed someday in the country
Childhood	Teens remember their childhood
Inherited	Luis inherited his fortune to his son
Civilization	China is a place of civilization
King	The king is very powerful
See	Luis see a movie with Mayel
Identify	Kindergarten children identify vowels
Queen	Felipe married queen
Way of life	Everyone has a different way of life
Memory	The memory is very important for all

Vocabulary II What do you think?

Tema: Vocabulary II What do you think?
Homeless	Juan is homeless because of the tremor
Violence	México is the country with more violence in the world
Point of view	Their students give their point of view giving an overview of class
Cop	The cop arrest the dance Jorge
Believe in	Children believe in the Magi
Alternative	Students have no alternative that participate in the event of Christmas
Against	José discussed against abortion
Environment	The environment is heavily polluted
Point of view	Eder gives his point of view the issue of class
Positive	Is better to be positive than negative