Sometimes a question tag Is added at the end of the statement making it more obvious that the statement isH in fact, a question, A questfon tag Is formed by using the same auxiliary verb or form of the verb *be'as Is used In the statement and ttils verb Is followed by a personal pronoua which refers to the subject of the statement such as can you?, might w&7, Isn't It?, couldn't you?, etc | 7s Bill looking after the children Yes. He s taking them to the cinema. is no one being held responsible for this tragic situation Not as yet but there is an investigation under way. Is the patient s wife not aware of how seriously ill he Is She has been told but I don t think she has taken it in yet 7s the president not intending to take any action to improve the country s economic situation He certainly has not announced any plans to do so. 7sn 7 the cleaner cleaning my office just now No. She s still working downstairs. Isn f Sue still working there No. She left a few months ago. isn 7 the football match tonight No. So many players are ill that they re postponing it. Isn 7 anyone going to answer that phone TH answer it. In informal contexts you can sometimes omit the auxiliary verb. For example instead of saying 7s it still raining you can say Still raining Instead of saying Is Anne coming to the show you can say Anne coming to the show 80 How to ask questions You usually use is to refer to the present but you can also use is to refer to the future 7s the gardener coming tomorrow Yes. He wants to start early in the morning. Is Sue coming to the party tomorrow evening No. She can t get anyone to look after her children. Isn t someone doing the catering for next month s reunion dinner No. We re all going to bring along a dish we have made. is that everything Shop assistants often say this to customers to find out if the customer has completed their list of purchases 7s that everything today Yes thank you. How much does that come to 7s that everything Mrs White Yes thank you. How much do I owe you You can use is that all in the same way. A more formal way of saying this is will that be all Will that be all sir Yes. That s all thank you. How much is that You can also use will there be anything else or in informal contexts anything else in the same way Will there be anything else today Mrs Brown No thank you. That s all. Anything else today Anne Yes. I ll have a .
