Topic kya maangta hai
Paper blank: He is a teacher, ___? Let's go, ___? She never comes, ___?. Pooche comma ke baad chhota tag — helper + pronoun, polarity ulti. Where is he? poora WH-sawal nahi hai yeh extra. He writes clock tenses pe; yahan doesn't he. He can swim matlab modals; yahan can't he. Each of the boys is SVA; tag isn't he. taller than degrees. Find the error poori line — error spotting.
Yahan padhna
Opposite polarity. Helper uthana. No helper → do/does/did. Pronoun subject se. I am → aren't I. I'm not → am I. Let's → shall we. Let us (ijazat) → will you. Imperative will you / won't you / negative will you. never/hardly/few/little = statement negative, tag positive. a few / a little = positive. I think + clause → tag inner se. I don't think → inner already negative. have done hasn't; have to don't. used to didn't he. there is isn't there. everybody aren't they. one shouldn't, should one? will → won't. Passive: was written, wasn't it (voice mat palat). Rajasthan: You live in Jaipur, don't you? Amer was built in the 16th century, wasn't it?
Yahan mat ghusana
-er/more/as…as — degrees (Ram is tall, isn't he? — tall yahan sirf statement; taller form wahan). because/although — conjunctions. is vs are table — SVA (tag usi helper ko copy). 12-box Did+V1 — tenses (did yahan tag). can vs may matlab — modals (can't he yahan). be+V3 — voice (wasn't it copy). Let's suggested — narration (shall we yahan). a university — articles (few vs a few matlab wahan; tag polarity yahan). Hindi ना / है न — seedha isn't freeze mat. Find error poori sentence — error spotting.
Ek line: Statement + comma + ulti mini-question. Helper wahi, pronoun subject se, haan-na palat.
Tag kis cheez ka tukda hai
Poora sawal nahi. Statement pehle, phir chhota confirm: You are from Ajmer, aren't you?
| Hissa | Kya | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Statement | full clause, pehle | He lives in Jaipur |
| 2 Comma | alag karta | , |
| 3 Tag | helper + (n't) + pronoun + ? | doesn't he? |
Tag ke andar noun nahi: isn't Ram? galat — isn't he? Order invert: he isn't? galat (woh statement dubara). isn't he? theek.
Same-polarity comment (Oh, you're here, are you? surprise) bolchal hai. Class-X key opposite maangti — neeche polarity.
Polarity — haan ka tag na, na ka tag haan
| Statement | Tag | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Positive (n't / not / never nahi) | Negative | She is ready, isn't she? They can wait, can't they? |
| Negative (not / n't / never…) | Positive | She isn't ready, is she? They can't wait, can they? |
Dono negative ya dono positive Class-X default galat: He is tall, is he? exam confirm-tag nahi (surprise alag). He isn't tall, isn't he? double-na galat.
Ram is a clerk, ___? / Ram is not a clerk, ___?
Solution
- Palat
Pehla positive → isn't he. Doosra not → is he. Pronoun Ram = he.
Helper jo statement mein hai — wahi uthhao
be / have-aux / modal / do pehle se dikhe to naya do mat banao.
| Statement helper | Negative tag | Positive tag |
|---|---|---|
| is / am / are | isn't / aren't (I am alag) | is / am / are |
| was / were | wasn't / weren't | was / were |
| has / have / had (perfect) | hasn't / haven't / hadn't | has / have / had |
| do / does / did (pehle se) | don't / doesn't / didn't | do / does / did |
| will / would | won't / wouldn't | will / would |
| shall (I/we) | shan't / won't | shall |
| can / could | can't / couldn't | can / could |
| must | mustn't | must |
| should / ought to | shouldn't / oughtn't | should / ought |
| need (modal) | needn't | need |
| may / might | mayn't / mightn't (mayn't rare; Class-X mightn't bhi) | may / might |
will ka negative tag won't (willn't nahi). shall → shan't we? (won't we bhi chalta I/we future pe). Modal matlab modals; yahan sirf tag copy. Passive helper bhi copy: The form was submitted, wasn't it? — voice palatna voice extra.
Helper nahi — do / does / did lao
Present/past simple bina be/modal: tag do-family. Kaun sa — clock tenses; yahan usi ko tag mein.
- He lives in Jaipur, doesn't he? (writes → does; 3rd singular)
- They live in Jaipur, don't they?
- She went to Amer, didn't she? (V2 → did; tag mein V1 nahi dohrate)
- You like lassi, don't you?
He lives, isn't he? galat — lives be nahi. He lived, hadn't he? galat — simple past did, perfect nahi. Had + V3 hota to hadn't.
Pronoun — noun tag mein nahi jaata
| Subject | Tag pronoun | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Ram / the boy / he | he | Ram is late, isn't he? |
| Sita / the girl / she | she | Sita sings, doesn't she? |
| the book / Jaipur / this / that / it | it | This is Amer Fort, isn't it? |
| the boys / they / these / those | they | Those are peacocks, aren't they? |
| you / you and Ram | you | You and Ram are ready, aren't you? |
| I / I and Ram wait — Ram and I | we (Ram and I) | Ram and I can wait, can't we? |
| one | one (Class-X) | One should be honest, shouldn't one? |
Collective unit: The team is strong, isn't it? Members: The team are arguing, aren't they? Number SVA; pronoun usi number se.
I am — aren't I (amn't nahi)
- I am a trainee, aren't I?
- I'm late, aren't I?
- I am not late, am I? (negative statement — positive tag, am theek)
- I was tired, wasn't I? (was alag; aren't I sirf am)
amn't I / an't I Class-X nahi. aren't I freeze. I'm not, aren't I galat (statement pehle se negative → am I).
Let's, let, aagya — teen alag tag
| Stem | Tag | Matlab |
|---|---|---|
| Let's / Let us (suggestion, hum) | shall we? | Let's visit Amer, shall we? |
| Let us (ijazat maango, officer se) | will you? | Let us go now, will you? |
| Let him / them | will you? | Let the boys in, will you? |
| Positive imperative (Open / Sit / Please wait) | will you? / won't you? (polite invite) | Open the gate, will you? Have some lassi, won't you? |
| Negative imperative (Don't…) | will you? (won't nahi) | Don't shout, will you? |
Let's = let us chhota, suggestion. Narration He suggested that we go narration; yahan tag shall we. Let's pe isn't it / aren't we Class-X galat.
Let's start the paper, ___? / Don't touch the form, ___?
Solution
- Suggestion vs mana
Let's → shall we. Don't → will you (negative aagya, won't nahi).
never, hardly, few — statement pehle se na
Yeh words khud negative. Tag positive (doosra na mat).
- never, no, nobody, no one, nothing, nowhere
- hardly, scarcely, barely, seldom, rarely
- few / little (almost none) — articles pe matlab; yahan polarity
| Statement | Tag |
|---|---|
| He never comes late | does he? |
| Nobody called | did they? |
| Nothing was said | was it? |
| He can hardly walk | can he? |
| Few students passed | did they? |
| Little progress was made | was it? |
| A few students passed (positive thode) | didn't they? |
| A little hope remains | doesn't it? |
few ≠ a few. few = nakaarat → tag positive. a few = kuch hain → tag negative. Wahi kasauti articles extra; tag yahan palat.
I think / I don't think — tag kis clause ka
Reporting chhota ho (I think, I believe, I suppose, it seems) to tag andar wali baat se, I se nahi.
- I think he is right, isn't he? (not don't I)
- I believe she can win, can't she?
- I don't think he is right, is he? (don't think = andar negative treat; tag positive)
Main baat I ho: I am right, aren't I? (yahan think nahi). Fence: I said that = narration quotes; yahan sirf tag kaun si clause.
have, must, used to, need — mix mat
| Stem | Tag Class-X | Kyun |
|---|---|---|
| She has finished | hasn't she? | have = auxiliary perfect |
| She has a cycle | hasn't she? (doesn't she US) | possession — Indian paper hasn't safe |
| She has to leave | doesn't she? | have to = farz, do-support; hasn't she galat |
| You must wait | mustn't you? | farz modal |
| You must be tired (deduction) | Class-X aksar aren't you? / mustn't you? | sure-logic; must matlab modals; tag paper stem padho |
| You needn't wait | need you? | modal need; don't you nahi |
| He used to live in Bikaner | didn't he? | used to habit; usedn't rare |
| He dared not speak / He dare not | dare he? (modal) | He doesn't dare, does he? (main) |
used to form modals; tag didn't he yahan. be used to smoking — tense extra, tag isn't he / aren't you us be se.
there, everybody, none
- There dummy: There is a temple in the village, isn't there? There are forts, aren't there? (noun temple tag mein it mat — there uthhao)
- Here is your form, isn't it? (here dummy kam; this/form = it)
- Everybody / everyone / somebody / someone / nobody / no one — Class-X aam: they. Everybody is ready, aren't they? Nobody came, did they? (nobody already negative)
- Old key kabhi isn't he — agar options aren't they vs isn't he, Class-X aren't they prefer.
- None of the boys is late, is he? / are they? — verb SVA pe is; tag usi se is he Class-X. None of them are… aren't they.
- Each of the boys is present, isn't he? (each singular — SVA is)
Traps — yahi kat'te hain
1. isn't Ram / he isn't?
isn't he? Pronoun + invert.
2. He lives, isn't he?
doesn't he. be nahi to do-family.
3. I am, amn't I / isn't I
aren't I. I'm not, am I.
4. Let's, aren't we / isn't it
shall we.
5. Don't open, won't you
Don't…, will you?
6. never…, doesn't he
never already na → does he.
7. few vs a few same tag
few did they; a few didn't they.
8. I think he is right, don't I
isn't he (inner).
9. has to, hasn't she
doesn't she.
10. taller / error whole line is this extra
as tall as degrees. Find the error error spotting. Yahan comma-tag.
Paper pe paanch kadam
- Negative hai kya? not/n't/never/hardly/few/little/nobody. Haan to tag positive. Nahi to tag negative.
- Helper kaun? be/have-aux/modal/do copy. Nahi to do/does/did tense se. have to → do. used to → did.
- Pronoun. noun hatao. there → there. everybody → they. I am special aren't I.
- Special stem. Let's shall we. Imperative will you. I think → andar. Don't… will you.
- Doosra extra mat. taller form, because-clause, is/are table, Find the error poori line, can vs may matlab.
Q 1–10
Question tag extra kya maangta hai?
- taller/tallest form
- Statement ke baad opposite mini-question (helper + pronoun)
- Find the error poori line
- because-clause tree
Solution
- Comma-tag
Degrees form. Error agla. Conjunctions joiner. Yahan isn't he / shall we.
He is a teacher, ___?
- is he — same polarity
- isn't he
- isn't Ram — noun tag mein
- doesn't he — be pehle se hai
Solution
- is + palat
Positive → isn't. Pronoun he.
She doesn't sing, ___?
- doesn't she — double na
- does she
- isn't she
- sings she
Solution
- n't → positive tag
does copy, n't hatao. Q2 isn't tha kyunki statement positive.
They played well, ___?
- hadn't they — perfect nahi
- didn't they
- don't they — present
- weren't they — played be nahi
Solution
- V2 → did
Tense clock wahan; tag didn't. well adverb degrees nahi yahan.
I am late, ___?
- amn't I
- aren't I
- isn't I
- am I — statement positive
Solution
- I am freeze
aren't I. I'm not, am I alag.
He never comes on time, ___?
- doesn't he — never already na
- does he
- isn't he
- never he
Solution
- never = negative
tag positive does. comes → does, be nahi.
Let's visit the Hawa Mahal, ___?
- aren't we
- shall we
- will you — Let us ijazat alag
- isn't it
Solution
- Let's suggestion
shall we. will you tab jab officer se Let us go.
Everybody is ready, ___? (Class-X aam key)
- isn't he — old kabhi, paper they
- aren't they
- isn't it
- aren't everybody
Solution
- everybody → they
is statement SVA singular; tag they + aren't. Nobody… did they P mein.
There is a fort on the hill, ___?
- isn't it — fort noun mat uthhao
- isn't there
- isn't he
- aren't there — is singular
Solution
- dummy there
There are… aren't there. is → isn't there.
He is taller than Ram. Yeh tags extra ka main sawal hai?
- Haan, than = tag
- Nahi — comparative form degrees; tag tab: He is taller, isn't he?
- Voice be+V3
- Although clause
Solution
- Fence
than/as…as wahan. Yahan comma + isn't he.
Practice
Ye dus alag kone hain — upar wale dus ki nakal nahi.
She has finished the form, ___?
- doesn't she — have to / simple nahi
- hasn't she
- hasn't it
- didn't she
Solution
- perfect aux
has + V3 → hasn't. Q4 played = did alag.
She has to leave now, ___?
- hasn't she — have to pe nahi
- doesn't she
- mustn't she
- hasn't to she
Solution
- have to = do
P1 has finished aux tha. farz have to → does/doesn't.
Open the gate, ___?
- shall we — Let's family
- will you
- aren't you
- isn't it
Solution
- Positive aagya
will you. Q7 Let's shall we tha; yahan Open.
Don't touch the papers, ___?
- won't you
- will you
- do you
- shall we
Solution
- Don't + will you
won't double-invite nahi mana pe. P3 Open will you; Don't bhi will you.
I think he is right, ___?
- don't I
- isn't he
- doesn't he
- do I
Solution
- Inner clause
he is → isn't he. I don't think… is he alag.
A few students passed, ___?
- did they — few (nakaarat) wala tag
- didn't they
- weren't they
- passed they
Solution
- a few = positive
didn't they. Few students passed, did they — articles matlab wahan.
He used to live in Bikaner, ___?
- usedn't he — rare
- didn't he
- wasn't he
- doesn't he
Solution
- used to → did
Habit form modals extra; tag didn't.
You must wear the badge, ___? (rule/farz)
- don't you — have to pattern, yahan must
- mustn't you
- can't you
- must you — polarity
Solution
- must copy + n't
needn't you tab jab needn't statement. Modal matlab wahan.
Hindi «तुम जा रहे हो ना» se English You are going, is you freeze?
- Haan, ना = is
- Nahi — You are going, aren't you? Helper are + palat + you. Hindi ना stamp mat
- Yeh voice hai
- Yeh as…as hai
Solution
- Do bhasha
ना confirm hai, English opposite tag. is you number+pronoun dono tuta.
Find the error: He go to school every day. Yeh tags extra hai?
- Haan, har error tag hai
- Nahi — poori line ashuddhi error spotting; yahan sirf comma-tag. (go→goes SVA/tense layer bhi alag)
- Degrees taller
- FANBOYS and
Solution
- Fence
Q10 degrees tha. Find-the-error error spotting pe.