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3. It is sad that the little tree was eaten by a goat.

4. The cherry tree looks so lovely with all the blossoms.

5. You performed so well and won the prize.

6. The man had grown so old, tired and weak.

7. The little baby is so happy and cute.

Interrogative Sentences and Question Tags
There are two types of questions:

1. Questions that begin with a Wh-word (what, when, why, who, where, whom, whose
and how).

2. Questions that begin with a helping (auxiliary) verb like am/is/are/was/were/has/have/
do and so on. These are also called ‘Yes/No questions’.
Sometimes, we also use question tags at the end of some statements.

The purpose of using a question tag is not to get any
information but to ask for the listener’s confirmation REMEMBER

about the statement that comes before it. Question tags We use a negative question
are highlighted in the given sentences. tag with a positive statement
and a positive question tag
Examples: 1. Rakesh took care of the tree, didn’t he? with a negative statement.
2. Trees are givers, aren’t they? Examples:

3. We should protect the environment, 1. She is busy, isn’t she?
shouldn’t we? 2. He is not in office, is he?

4. Some people are very kind, aren’t they?

D. Use correct question tags to complete the sentences and rewrite them.

1. She is plucking cherries, (aren’t we/isn’t she)?

2. Rakesh was lying under the tree, (wasn’t he/weren’t they)?

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