AEE 229: Tag! You're It! How to Get Your Facts Straight in English

<p><strong>How do you clarify information in English?</strong></p> <p><strong>Have you ever met someone on the phone or the internet before you met them in person?</strong></p> <p><strong>Today, Lindsay and Michelle discuss tag questions, and how they can help you confirm what you think you know, but aren’t sure about!</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/tag-questions-in-english-conversation/"> Come back our site for more tips</a></strong></p> <p> </p> <p>A tag question helps you to confirm a piece of information that you think is true, but that you want to clarify.  Though they are used as a tool for clarity, they can also be a great way to create conversations.</p> <p>Tag questions tend to begin with the statement to be clarified, and then end with the question.  There are many possible combinations.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Some common examples of tag questions include:</strong></p> <ul> <li>“You’re from Washington, aren’t you?”</li> <li>“You used to live in New York, didn’t you?”</li> <li>“He can play the piano, can’t he?”</li> <li>“Her birthday is in July, right?”</li> </ul> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://promos.italki.com/allearsenglish/"><img class="alignright wp-image-4026 size-full" src="http://allearsenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/italki5.jpg" alt="italki5" width="280" height="154" /></a>Are You Ready to Practice? Get a Private, Native English Teacher Now!</strong></p> <p><strong>Try </strong><a href="http://promos.italki.com/allearsenglish/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">italki</span></strong></a><strong> to learn to speak like a native.</strong></p> <p><strong>You’ll get your English mistakes corrected immediately!</strong></p> <p><strong>For a limited time you’ll get 10UD to use towards private English lessons on italki.</strong></p> <p><strong>Visit </strong><a href="http://promos.italki.com/allearsenglish/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">italki now to claim your 10USD in fre