tag & negative question

You are awake, aren't you awake? WRONG

Tag Questions

Look at these examples with positive
statements:




positive statement [+]


negative tag [-]


notes:




subject


auxiliary


main verb





auxiliary


not


personal

pronoun

(same as subject)







You


are


coming,





are


n't


you?








John





was


there,


was


n't


he?





Look at these examples with negative
statements:




negative statement [-]


positive tag [+]




subject


auxiliary





main verb








auxiliary


personal

pronoun

(same as subject)




It


is


n't


raining,








is


it?




We


have


never


seen





that,


have


we?






John








was


not


there,


was


he?




Some special cases:




I am right, aren't
I?


aren't I (not amn't I)




You have to go, don't
you?


you (do) have to go...




Let's go, shall we?


let's = let us




Answers to tag questions

Answer a tag question according to
the truth of the situation. Your answer reflects the real facts, not
(necessarily) the question.

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You are awake, aren't you?-

This is correct and the expected answer is I am not awake or I am still sleeping.