Agree with the following statements. Each question is followed by four suggested answers. Choose the correct one.

1.    Children like sweets.

Add question tags to the following statements.

1.    It is raining, —————–?

a)    Is it
b)    Isn’t it
c)    Does it
d)    Doesn’t it

2.    He knows her, ——————-?

Disagreements with affirmative sentences are made with ‘no + pronoun + auxiliary + n’t/not’.

He is drunk. No, he isn’t.
You are joking. No, I am not.
I think she knows him. No, she doesn’t.

During conversation it is common to make a statement and then ask for confirmation. For example, in the sentence ‘It is very hot, isn’t it?’ we make a statement and then ask for confirmation. Here the later part (isn’t it?) is called a question tag.

Concession or contrast may be expressed in several different ways. Study the following examples carefully.

By using though and although

Note that both though and although mean the same.

We use several different structures to express a condition in English. The most common among these structures are explained here.

By using if

Rewrite the following sentences, substituting the verb form for the words given in bold letters.