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ENGLISH Grade 6 BONIFACIO JULY 22, 2014

TAG QUESTIONS

TELEPHONE CONVERSATION Carlo: Hello Jane, how are you? Jane: I’m ok. You were at the party last night, _____? Carlo: Yes, I was. You weren’t there, ____? Jane: Yes, I was sick. Tina was there too, _____? Carlo: Yes, she was. You are ok now, ____? Jane: Yes, I am.

Arrange the scrambled letters to form the word being described. Use the clue given. 1. pfreres – likes better, selects PREFERS She prefers milk than coffee. 2. nuexpecdte – surprise UNEXPECTED The unexpected birthday party made me happy. 3. nquireid – asked INQUIRED My friend inquired if I have an English book. 4. mdinihgt – middle of the night MIDNIGHT Doctors work until midnight.

It was Ate’s birthday. As a surprise gift, our family went on a

whole-day trip to Manila. Ate was so excited. She told us many things along the way which she thought would make everyone happy. “Jane wanted to see Luneta first, didn’t she?” “Kuya prefers going to the mall, doesn’t he?”

“Now, where shall we go first?” she inquired. Joey smiled and said, “Just relax”. “We all want to see the zoo first, don’t we? We don’t want to miss the chance of seeing our favorite animals, do we?” We enjoyed going around the city till midnight. Ate was very happy.

1. Why was ate excited?

2. Why did the family go on a trip?

Jane wanted to see the Luneta first, didn’t she? Kuya prefers going to the mall, doesn’t he?

We all want to see the zoo first, don’t we? We don’t want to miss the chance of seeing our favorite animals, do we? More Examples: She cooks well, doesn’t she? Ariel does not play football, does he? The students see it everyday, don’t they? They ate lechon last night, didn’t they?

•A tag question is a short question added to the end of a positive or negative statement. •A positive statement needs a negative tag. A negative statement needs a positive tag. •Use did/didn’t if the verb used is in the past form. •Use does/doesn’t if the verb used is in the present form with a singular subject. •Use do/don’t if the verb is in the present form with a plural subject. •The statement and the tag are always separated by a comma (,)

TWO HALVES GAME

The group has to match the negative and positive statements with their respective tag questions. The group has to write their sentences in a cartolina and present to the class. The group with the highest number of correct matches wins.

Supply the missing tag. 1. Eagles soar high, ________? don’t they?

2. God loves us, _________? doesn’t He? 3. We don’t eat grass, _______? do we? 4. Our heroes died for us, _______? didn’t they? 5. The boy works for a living, _______?

doesn’t he?

Read each sentence carefully. Underline the correct tag.

1. The tourists stayed till evening, (didn’t they, don’t they)? 2. Jonas did not submit his project, (does he, did he)? 3. The sun rotates on its axis, (does it, doesn’t it)? 4.

I stayed in the province for a month, (did I, didn’t I)?

5.

Politics causes tension, (does it, doesn’t it)?