Tag Question
Tag Question
Definition: কেথোপকথনরে সময় Sentence এর শেষে শ্রোতার সমর্থন বা স্বীকৃতি চেয়ে যে একটি প্রম্ন সংযোগ করা হয়, উহাকে Tag Question বলে|
Tag
Question Gi wbqgt-
1. মূল Sentenseটি অপরিবর্তিত অবস্হায়
বসে |
2. মূল Sentense এর শেষ comma (,) বসে।
3. Tag question এর Subject সর্বদা মূল sentence Gi Subject Gi pronoun nq|
4. Tag Question গঠনে Auxiliary verb ব্যবহৃত হয়
5. Auxiliary verb এর contract বা সংক্ষিপ্ত রূপ হয়।
6. Sentence এ Auxiliary Verb না থাকলে do, does, did হয়।
7. Affirmative Sentence এর Negative tag হয় এবং Negative Sentence এর AAffirmative tag হয়।
8. Present tense এ do বা does হয়।
9. Past tense এ Auxiliary Verb হিসাবে did বসে। 10. Tag form এর শেষে অবশ্যই (?) বসে।
2. মূল Sentense এর শেষ comma (,) বসে।
3. Tag question এর Subject সর্বদা মূল sentence Gi Subject Gi pronoun nq|
4. Tag Question গঠনে Auxiliary verb ব্যবহৃত হয়
5. Auxiliary verb এর contract বা সংক্ষিপ্ত রূপ হয়।
6. Sentence এ Auxiliary Verb না থাকলে do, does, did হয়।
7. Affirmative Sentence এর Negative tag হয় এবং Negative Sentence এর AAffirmative tag হয়।
8. Present tense এ do বা does হয়।
9. Past tense এ Auxiliary Verb হিসাবে did বসে। 10. Tag form এর শেষে অবশ্যই (?) বসে।
“The short form of the negative Tag”
Simple form:
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Tag form:
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Is not
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Isn’t
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Am not
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Aren’t / Ain’t
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Are not
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Aren’t
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Was not
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Wasn’t
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Were not
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Weren’t
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Has not
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Hasn’t
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Have not
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Haven’t
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Had not
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Hadn’t
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Shall not
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Shan’t
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Will not
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Won’t
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Would not
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Wouldn’t
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Can not
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Can’t
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Must not
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Mustn’t
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May not
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Mayn’t /
Mightn’t
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Do not
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Don’t
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Does not
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Doesn’t
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Used not to
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Usedn’t /
didn’t
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Some important rules of Tag Question:
1.
Sentence এ যদি কোন Auxiliary Verb না থাকে অর্থাৎ যদি শুধু Principle verb থাকে তাহলে Tag question এ do/ does / did ইত্যাদি বসে।
Example:
a)
The birds flew in the sky, didn’t they?
b)
The bird fly does not fly in the sky, does it?
c)
Fire burns, doesn’t it?
d)
Ice floats on water, doesn’t it?
2. Tense ‡_‡K wKQz examples:
a)
I am happy, aren’t I?
b)
He is a wise man, isn’t he?
c)
You are too late, aren’t you?
d)
The boy was intelligent, wasn’t he?
e)
The farmers were poor, weren’t they?
2. Sentence ‡_‡K wKQz examples:
Imperative Sentence:- cÖ_‡gB verb ev µxqv w`‡q †h Sentence ïi“ nq Zv‡K Imperative Sentence e‡j| †hgbt-
i) Do
the work. ii) Don’t
make a noise.
iii) Sit
down iv) Don’t
run in the sun.
Imperative
Sentence ‡K will
you ev won’t you w`‡q Ki‡Z nq|
Example:
a)
Come here, won’t you?
b)
Kindly take it, won’t you?
c)
Please lend me your book, will you?
d)
Don’t make a noise, will you?
wet `ªt- please,
kindly, always, never BZ¨vw` Adverb imperative sentence G nq|
Imperative Sentence G hLb Let’s ev
let us w`‡q cÖ¯—ve eySvq, ZLb Tag question nq Shall we.
Example:
a)
Let’s walk by the river side, shall we?
b)
Let’s play cricket, shall we?
wKš‘ Let us ev let’s Qvov hw` let Gi c‡i Ab¨ †Kvb object nq| †hgbt-
(let me / him / her / them) Zvn‡j G e‡m|
Example:
a)
Let her write a letter, will you?
b)
Let me go out, will you?
None
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+ of
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+ them
you
us
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BZ¨vw` of hy³ sub n‡j Tag
question Gi sub n‡e| ‡hgb;
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Some
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Many
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All
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Most
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Everyone
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Each
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a)
All of you study well, don’t you?
b)
Some of them attended the tea party, didn’t they?
c)
Most of us will participate the game, won’t we?
d)
None of them was absent in the meeting, were they?
e)
Each of them knew the old man, weren’t we?
Every
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+ Noun
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BZ¨vw` hy³ subject n‡j G‡`i pronoun n‡e they.
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Some
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Any
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No
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a)
Everybody loves his parents, don’t they?
b)
Anybody can work out the sum, can’t they?
c)
Someone will visit the office, won’t they?
d)
None is happy in this world, are they?
e)
Every mother loves her child, don’t they?
Every
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+ thing
hy³ Subject
Gi pronoun
n‡e it. †hgb;
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Some
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Any
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No
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a)
Everything was fine, wasn’t it?
b)
Nothing is certain, is it?
c)
Anything can be done, can’t it?
d)
Something is wrong, isn’t it?
One hLb ‡Kvb Sentence Gi subject
nq Z‡e pronoun
nq they.
†hgb;
a)
One should obey one’s elders, shouldn’t they?
b)
One can easily do the work, can’t they?
wKš‘ One’s n‡j Gi pronoun
n‡e it.
a)
One’s duty must be performed, mustn’t it?
Neither I Either
Subject w`‡q ïi“ n‡j Tag question Gi sentence
n‡e they.
a)
Either of the brothers helped their father, didn’t
they?
b)
Neither of the students is dull, are they?
Hardly, Scarcely, Seldom, Rarely, Rare, Little, Few,
Never, Ever, Nothing, Neither, No one, No + noun BZ¨vw` Adverb hw` sentence G _v‡K Z‡e Zv‡`i‡K Negative aiv nq Ges G‡`i Tag question nq Affirmative. ‡hgb;
Example:
a)
A barking dog seldom bites, does it?
b)
I hardly visit my friends, do I?
c)
It scarcely rains in winter in Bangladesh, does it?
Used to ev‡K¨i g‡a¨ Auxiliary Verb wnmv‡e e¨eüZ n‡j, Dnv Tag question G nq didn’t
/ usedn’t.
Example:
a)
I used to play football in the field, didn’t I?
b)
Grandmother used to walk at morning, usedn’t she?
wKš‘ Used Gi c~‡e© hw` †Kvb Auxiliary
Verb _v‡K Z‡e †m Auxiliary Verb Abyhvqx Tag question nq †hgb;
Example:
a)
I am used to reading a magazine, aren’t I?
b)
You were used to playing card, weren’t you?
There w`‡q †Kvb Sentence ïi“ n‡j Tag question Gi Subject nq there †hgb;.
a)
There is a girls high school in our village, isn’t
there?
b)
There are two primary school in our village, aren’t
there?
wKš‘ There Gi c‡i hw` †Kvb to be verb bv _v‡K Z‡e present
tense n‡j Do/Does Ges past n‡j did nq| †hgb;
Example:
a)
There lived a great saint, didn’t he?
b)
There resides a scholar in our native village, doesn’t
he?
Had better, Had rather, would better, would rather, would
sooner BZ¨vw` Defective
Auxiliary verb evK¨ _vK‡j Gi cwie‡Z© Tag form nq - do/does/did
Example:
a)
You had better go home, don’t you?
b)
I would rather die than beg, didn’t I?
Complex Sentence Gi Tag question Ki‡Z n‡j complex
Gi principle
clause Gi Tag question nq A_©vr Sub-
ordinate clause Gi Tag question nq bv|
Example:
a)
Since the man is
old, he works hard, doesn’t he?
b)
You can go to bed, after you have finished your
lessons, can’t you?
c)
When I was six, I
went to school didn’t I?
wKš‘ Sentence G †Kvb conjunction ev relative pronoun ev relative
adverb bv _vK‡j †k‡li A_©vr wØZxq clause Gi Tag
question nq| †hgb;
Example:
a)
I hope you’ll do better in the exam, won’t you?
b)
I see, you are Nazrul, aren’t you?
c)
I think they were honest, weren’t they?
The moon, The earth, Spring, Autumn, Nature, Liberty,
Justice, mercy, hope, charity, love, ship, steamer, launch, Aero plane, boat,
train, bus Gme Noun Øviv gnZ¡, †mŠ›`h©, D`viZv cÖKvk
K‡i ZvB Gme Noun Gi cwie‡Z© pronoun she e¨eüZ nq|
The Sun, Summer, Winter, Fire, Death, Storm, Cyclone,
Flood, Sidr, Earthquake, Tidal, Bore, Tidal wava Gme Noun
¸‡jv Øviv w¶ßZv I cÖPÛZv cÖKvk K‡i ZvB G`‡i cwie‡Z© pronoun nq he
Example:
a)
The titanic, lost all her crews and passengers on her
first voyage, didn’t she?
b)
The moon shines at night, doesn’t she?
c)
The nature smile at morning, doesn’t she?
d)
Winter is fearful to the poor, isn’t he?
e)
Fire burns, doesn’t he?
“EXCLAMATORY
SENTENCE”
* What + a/an + adj. / adv + S + V
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* How + adj. /adv + S + V ……………………!
a)
How sweetly the bird sings!
b)
How helpless the blind are!
c)
How odd!
d)
What a shame!
e)
What an idea!
“OPTATIVE SENTENCE”
* May
+ S + V + ob
a)
May you be happy in life.
b)
May he pass in the exam?
c)
Live long the king.
Exceptional:
a)
Thank you
b)
Happy birthday to you
c)
Good morning
Adjective Gi c~‡e© hw` the _v‡K Z‡e Zv H
†kªYxi mKj †K eySvq Ges Subject wU plural wnmv‡e MY¨ Kiv nq| †hgb;
Example:
a)
The poor lead a very miserable life, don’t they?
b)
The blind are helpless, aren’t they?
Who Gi pronoun - they nq Ges who †K Negative aiv nq| †hgb;
Example:
a)
Who cares, do they?
b)
Nobody cares, do they?
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