Tag question rules
What is Tag Question?
Tag Questions দুই প্রকার যথা:
1. Affirmative Tag (হ্যাঁ বোধক)
2. Negative Tag (না বোধক)
2. Negative Tag (না বোধক)
👉Affirmative Sentence এর Tag Questions গুলো Negative হয়ে থাকে। Negative form টি সব সময়ই সংক্ষিপ্ত আকারে লিখতে হয়।
Full form | Short Form |
am not | aren’t /ain’t |
do not | don’t |
does not | doesn’t |
did not | didn’t |
is not | isn’t |
are not | aren’t |
was not | wasn’t |
were not | weren’t |
have not | haven’t |
has not | hasn’t |
had not | hadn’t |
shall not | shan’t |
should not | shouldn’t |
will not | won’t |
would not | wouldn’t |
cannot | can’t |
could not | couldn’t |
may not | mayn’t |
might not | mightn’t |
must not | mustn’t |
ought not | oughtn’t |
| Sentence এর Subject | Tag এর Subject |
|---|---|
| Masud | he |
| Eva | she |
| Allah, God,Lord, The Creator | He |
| All | it |
| All + Noun | they |
| Everybody, somebody, anybody, nobody | they |
| everyone, someone, anyone, none, no one | they |
| everything, something, anything, nothing | it |
| 1+2/3(Person) | we |
| 2+3(Person) | you |
| 3+3(Person) | they |
| there | there |
| It | it |
| Abstract,Material Noun | it |
Example: He came here yesterday, didn’t he?
👉বাক্যের subject যদি All of us/some of us/most of us /majority of us/ many of us/ every one of us/ none of us→ we
Example: All of us attended the meeting, didn’t we?
👉বাক্যের Subject যদি All of them/ some of them/ most of them/ majority of them/ many of them/ every one of them/ none of them→ they
Example: None of them can speak Italian, can they?
👉বাক্যের subject যদি All of you/ some of you/ most of you/ majority of you/many of you/ every one of you/ none of you→you
Example: Most of you can’t speak English, can you?
Tag Question of Imperative Sentence
👉যে Sentence দ্বারা কোন আদেশ, উপদেশ, অনুরোধ, নিষেধ ও প্রস্তাব ইত্যাদি বোঝায় তাকে Imperative Sentence বলে।
👉Imperative Sentence চেনার উপায়: 1. Subject থাকে না (Subject ‘You' উহ্য থাকে) ।
2. Let/Don’t/be/V1/Have/Never/Please/Kindly/ Always etc. দ্বারা Sentence টি শুরু হয়।
2. Let/Don’t/be/V1/Have/Never/Please/Kindly/ Always etc. দ্বারা Sentence টি শুরু হয়।
👉Let’s/Let us→ shall we?
Example: Let us complete our lesson, shall we?
👉অন্যান্য প্রায় সকল ক্ষেত্রে→will you/won’t you? বসে।
Example: Do the work, will you/won’t you?
Confusing Arena 1
Example: Rita hardly comes here, does she?
Confusing Arena 2
Example: They as well as he are responsible for this incident, aren’t they?
Confusing Arena 3
👉Not only….but also, Either….or, Neither….nor, Whether….or etc. দ্বারা দুটি Subject যুক্ত sentence থাকলে দ্বিতীয় Subject অনুযায়ী Tag Question করতে হয়।
Example: Neither Rita nor her friends are qualified for the job, are they?
Confusing Arena 4
👉প্রবাদ বাক্যের ক্ষেত্রে →isn’t it?
Example: All covet, all lost, isn’t it?
👉যে কোন প্রকার wish→ don’t I?
Example: Happy birthday, don’t I?
👉Subject and verb বিহীন exclamation mark (!) থাকলে → isn’t it?
Example: Nice! Isn’t it?
👉Long live + subject থাকলে→ mayn’t + subject (pronoun)?
Example: Long live your dad, mayn’t he?
Confusing Arena 5
Everybody/somebody/anybody/everyone/someone/anyone এর পরে verb “is” থাকলে→aren't they? হবে। [N.B: Sentence টি affirmative হলে]
Example: Everyone is present, aren’t they?
Everybody/somebody/anybody/everyone/someone/anyone এর পরে verb এর সাথে “s/es” সংযুক্ত থাকলে→ don't they? হবে। [N.B: Sentence টি Affirmative হলে]
Example: Everybody loves a flower, don’t they?
Everybody/somebody/anybody/everyone/someone/anyone এর পরে verb এর সাথে“was”সংযুক্ত থাকলে→ weren't they? হবে।[N.B: Sentence টি affirmative হলে]
Example: Everybody was here, weren’t they?
Everybody/somebody/anybody/everyone/someone/anyone এদের পরে verb “has” থাকলে haven't they? [N.B: Sentenceটি affirmative হলে]
Example: Everybody has present, haven’t they?
👉Nobody/none/no one এর পরে verb “is” থাকলে→are they? হবে, verb এর সাথে “s/es” সংযুক্ত থাকলে→do they? হবে, verb “was” থাকলে were they? verb “has” থাকলে have they?
Example:
1. Nobody is here, are they?
2. Nobody believes a cheat, do they?
Confusing Arena 6
👉Common noun যখন abstract noun এর মত কাজ করে (the father/the mother/ the brother/ the sister/ the breast etc.) অর্থাৎ মাতৃত্ব, পিতৃত্ব, পশুত্ব এরূপ বোঝালে Tag করতে Subject→it হবে (She, he) হবে না)।
Example: The mother rose in her, didn’t it?
👉কোন দেশের নাম subject হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হলে Tag questions এর subject হিসেবে→she ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Example: Vatican city is a small country, isn’t she?
👉The Moon/ earth/ train/ ship/ river/ ferry etc. subject হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হলে Tag questions এর subject হিসেবে→she ব্যবহৃত হবে।
Example: The earth is round, isn’t she?
👉Sentence এর subject That/this থাকলে Tag questions এর subject→ it হয়।
👉Sentence এর subject These/those থাকলে Tag questions এর subject→they হয়।
Example:
1. That is my pen, isn't it?
2. These are my books, aren't they?
2. These are my books, aren't they?
👉Who cares/who loves/who saves থাকলে Tag questions হবে→do they?
Example: Who cares, do they?
👉Statement এর শুরুতে কোন Adjective এর পূর্বে The বসে Common Noun হিসেবে বাক্যের Subject হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হলে Tag Question এর Subject they হয়।
Example: The rich are not always happy, are they?
Example: ‘You’ is a pronoun, isn't it?
👉Compound sentence এর উভয় অংশের subject এক হলে 1st অংশের subject এবং verb অনুসারে Tag questions করতে হয়। but উভয় অংশের subject ভিন্ন হলে 2nd অংশের subject এবং verb অনুসারে Tag questions করতে হয়।
Example: John studied hard but could not pass, didn’t he?
👉Complex sentence এর 1st clause এ believe/ hope/ think/ see etc. এর পর “that” উহ্য থাকলে 2nd clause এর subject and verb অনুযায়ী Tag questions গঠন করতে হয়। কিন্তু “that” থাকলে, 1st এর subject ও verb অনুযায়ী Tag questions গঠন করতে হয়।
Example: I think he is happy, isn't he?
👉I think Me thinks, I guess, I feel, I hope থাকলে এগুলোর পরের clause টির Tag করতে হয়; কিন্তু এগুলোর পরে that থাকলে ‘that’-এর পূর্বের subject ও verb অনুযায়ী Tag করতে হয় (Principal clause অনুযায়ী)
Example:
1. I think he is honest, isn’t he?
2. I hope you are keeping great, aren’t you?
2. I hope you are keeping great, aren’t you?
👉No-এর সঙ্গে (man, woman, boy, girl, teacher, student, mother, father) person থাকলে Tag করতে subject হবে—they?
👉Either of the boys, Either of the girls, Either of the students, Either of the sisters দ্বারা বাক্য শুরু হলে Tag করতে Subject ‘they’ হয়। ফলে verb-ও plural হয়:
Example:
1. Either of the boys has lost his bag, haven’t they?
2. Either of the girls is intelligent, aren’t they?
2. Either of the girls is intelligent, aren’t they?
👉Neither of the boys, Neither of the girls, Neither of students, Neither of the sisters দ্বারা বাক্য শুরু হলে Tag করতে subject ‘They’ হবে, ফলে verb-ও plural হবে।
Example: Neither of the girls has lost her pen, have they?
👉Every এর সঙ্গে man, boy, girl, teacher, mother, father, students, person থাকলে Tag questions they বসে।
Example: Every man is here, aren’t they?
👉Some এর সঙ্গে boys, girls, teachers, mothers, fathers, students, persons থাকলে Tag questions they বসে।
Example:
1. Some teachers are really sincere, aren't they?
2. Some students are irregular, aren't they?
2. Some students are irregular, aren't they?
3. Some boys do not study regularly, do they?
👉Any এর সঙ্গে man, woman, boy, girl, teacher, mother, father, students, person থাকলে Tag questions they বসে।
Example: 1. Any students can do the job, can't they?
👉A few, very few, very little থাকলে Negative Tag হয়।
1. She has little Idea about it, has she?
2. There are few toys in the house, are there?
2. There are few toys in the house, are there?
👉That/Gerund/Infinitive/clause subject হলে Tag করতে Subject 'it' হয়.
Example:
1. To tell lies is a sin, isn't it?
2. Swimming is a good exercise, isn't it?
2. Swimming is a good exercise, isn't it?
👉পরিমাণ বা সময়বাচক Plural word/phrase subject হলেও subject/singular হয় এবং Tag করতে subject→ it হয়.
Example: 1. Twenty years is a long time, isn't it?
2. Ten miles is a long-distance, isn't it?
👉The number of, the variety of subject হলে subject/verb singular হয় এবং Tag করতে subject→‘it’ হয়।
Example: The number of students is increasing isn't it?
👉It is I, It is you, It is he-এ জাতীয় শব্দের পর ‘who’ Relative pronoun থাকলে মূল subject ও মূল verb খুঁজে বের করে Tag করতে হয়।
Example:
1. It is I who am your teacher, aren’t I?
2. It is I who have broken the glam, haven’t I?
2. It is I who have broken the glam, haven’t I?
Exclamatory Sentence
👉সাহায্যকারী verb যুক্ত Exclamatory sentence এ isn't/ aren't বসে এবং subject noun হলে এর pronoun বসে।
Example:
1. How beautiful the bird is, isn't it?
2. What a fool I am, aren't I?
2. What a fool I am, aren't I?
👉মূল verb যুক্ত Exclamatory sentence এর শেষে don't/didn't/doesn't ব্যবহার করে Tag questions করতে হয়।
Example: How sweetly the girl sang, didn't she?
