Question Tags - Rules, Examples & Exercises | RBSE Class 10 English Grammar 2025-26

Question Tags

प्रश्नवाचक टैग | Tail Questions

RBSE Class 10 English Grammar | Board Exam 2025-26 | 1 Mark

🎯 What You Will Learn

Question Tag क्या है और कब use होता है
Golden Rule: Positive-Negative Balance
सभी Tenses में Question Tags
Special Cases और Exceptions
50+ Practice Questions with Answers

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Golden Rule

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Special Cases

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📋 Table of Contents

What is a Question Tag?
Structure of Question Tags
Golden Rule (Positive-Negative)
Question Tags in All Tenses
Question Tags with Modals
Special Cases

Important Exceptions
Negative Words
Practice Questions (50+)
Answer Key
FAQ for Google Snippets

01 What is a Question Tag?

Question Tag एक छोटा सा प्रश्न है जो वाक्य के अंत में लगता है। इसे Tail Question या Tag Question भी कहते हैं।

Purpose: Confirmation (पुष्टि) या Agreement (सहमति) लेने के लिए।

📝 Examples:

You are a student, aren't you?

She doesn't like tea, does she?

Ram can swim, can't he?

02 Structure of Question Tags

🔷 Question Tag Formula 🔷

Auxiliary Verb + Pronoun + ?

सहायक क्रिया + सर्वनाम + प्रश्नचिह्न

Component	Meaning	Example
Statement	मुख्य वाक्य	You are happy
Auxiliary	सहायक क्रिया	aren't
Pronoun	Subject का Pronoun	you
Complete	पूरा वाक्य	You are happy, aren't you?

03 Golden Rule (Positive-Negative Balance)

🌟 THE GOLDEN RULE 🌟

Positive Statement

↓

Negative Tag

Negative Statement

↓

Positive Tag

✅ Positive → Negative

She is beautiful, isn't she?
You have a car, haven't you?
Ram plays cricket, doesn't he?
They will come, won't they?
He can sing, can't he?

❌ Negative → Positive

She isn't happy, is she?
You don't like tea, do you?
Ram didn't go, did he?
They won't come, will they?
He can't swim, can he?

04 Question Tags in All Tenses

Tense	Auxiliary	Example
PRESENT TENSES
Simple Present	do/does	She plays, doesn't she?
Present Continuous	is/am/are	He is reading, isn't he?
Present Perfect	has/have	They have eaten, haven't they?
PAST TENSES
Simple Past	did	She went, didn't she?
Past Continuous	was/were	He was sleeping, wasn't he?
Past Perfect	had	They had left, hadn't they?
FUTURE TENSES
Simple Future	will/shall	She will come, won't she?
Future Perfect	will have	He will have finished, won't he?

05 Question Tags with Modals

📋 Rule: Same Modal in Tag (with opposite polarity)

Modal	Positive Statement	Tag
can	He can swim	can't he?
could	She could dance	couldn't she?
will	They will come	won't they?
would	He would help	wouldn't he?
shall	We shall go	shan't we?
should	You should study	shouldn't you?
may	She may come	mayn't she?
might	It might rain	mightn't it?
must	You must go	mustn't you?
ought to	He ought to work	oughtn't he?
need	You need not worry	need you?
dare	He dare not go	dare he?

06 Special Cases (विशेष नियम)

🔵 1. "I am" → Tag: "aren't I?"

I am your friend, aren't I? (NOT "amn't I")

I am late, aren't I?

🟢 2. "Let's" → Tag: "shall we?"

Let's go for a walk, shall we?

Let's play cricket, shall we?

🟠 3. "Let him/her/them" → Tag: "will you?"

Let him go, will you?

Let them play, will you?

🟣 4. Imperative Sentences → Tag: "will you?" / "won't you?"

Open the door, will you?

Please help me, will you?

Don't make a noise, will you?

🔴 5. "There" as Subject → Tag: "there"

There is a book, isn't there?

There are many students, aren't there?

🔷 6. This/That → Tag: "it"

This is your book, isn't it?

That was a good movie, wasn't it?

💗 7. Everyone/Everybody/Someone/Nobody → Tag: "they"

Everyone is happy, aren't they?

Somebody called you, didn't they?

Nobody knows the answer, do they?

💜 8. Nothing/Everything/Something → Tag: "it"

Everything is fine, isn't it?

Nothing was found, was it? (Nothing = Negative)

Something is wrong, isn't it?

07 Important Exceptions

Subject	Pronoun in Tag	Example
I am	aren't I	I am right, aren't I?
Let's	shall we	Let's go, shall we?
Let him/her/them	will you	Let him come, will you?
Imperative	will you	Close the door, will you?
There is/are	there	There is a cat, isn't there?
This/That	it	This is nice, isn't it?
Everyone/Everybody	they	Everyone came, didn't they?
Everything/Nothing	it	Everything is ok, isn't it?
One	one	One should work, shouldn't one?

08 Negative Words (नकारात्मक शब्द)

⚠️ These words make sentences NEGATIVE (Tag will be POSITIVE)

never no nothing nobody no one neither hardly scarcely seldom rarely little few

📝 Examples with Negative Words:

He never comes late, does he? (Positive tag)

She has no money, has she? (Positive tag)

Nobody knows him, do they? (Positive tag)

He hardly works, does he? (Positive tag)

She seldom smiles, does she? (Positive tag)

🧠 Memory Tricks (याद करने के तरीके)

🎯 P-N Rule

Positive → Negative Tag
Negative → Positive Tag

🎯 LISA Rule

Let's → Shall we
I am → Aren't I
Someone → They
All → They

🎯 NNS Rule

Never, No, Nothing
Seldom, Scarcely
= Negative (Positive Tag)

09 Practice Questions (50+ प्रश्न)

🟢 Level 1: Basic (Q1-15)

Add appropriate Question Tag:

Q1. She is a doctor, ___________

Q2. You are coming, ___________

Q3. He plays cricket, ___________

Q4. They don't like tea, ___________

Q5. Ram can swim, ___________

Q6. She will come tomorrow, ___________

Q7. You have finished, ___________

Q8. He didn't go there, ___________

Q9. She was reading, ___________

Q10. They won't help us, ___________

Q11. You could do it, ___________

Q12. She has a car, ___________

Q13. He should work hard, ___________

Q14. They were playing, ___________

Q15. She hadn't eaten, ___________

🟡 Level 2: Special Cases (Q16-30)

Q16. I am your friend, ___________

Q17. Let's go for a walk, ___________

Q18. Open the door, ___________

Q19. There is a book on the table, ___________

Q20. This is your pen, ___________

Q21. Everyone knows him, ___________

Q22. Everything is fine, ___________

Q23. Let him go, ___________

Q24. Please help me, ___________

Q25. That was a good movie, ___________

Q26. Somebody called you, ___________

Q27. There are many students, ___________

Q28. Don't make a noise, ___________

Q29. Let's play cricket, ___________

Q30. I am late, ___________

🔴 Level 3: Negative Words (Q31-45)

Q31. He never comes late, ___________

Q32. She has no money, ___________

Q33. Nobody knows the answer, ___________

Q34. Nothing was found, ___________

Q35. He hardly works, ___________

Q36. She seldom smiles, ___________

Q37. They rarely visit us, ___________

Q38. He scarcely eats, ___________

Q39. There is little water, ___________

Q40. Few students came, ___________

Q41. No one helped him, ___________

Q42. Neither of them came, ___________

Q43. He never lies, ___________

Q44. She has nothing to say, ___________

Q45. They need not worry, ___________

📝 MCQ Type (Q46-55)

Q46. She is beautiful, ___________

(a) is she? (b) isn't it? (c) isn't she? (d) aren't she?

Q47. I am your friend, ___________

(a) amn't I? (b) am I? (c) aren't I? (d) isn't I?

Q48. Let's go to the park, ___________

(a) will we? (b) don't we? (c) shall we? (d) let we?

Q49. He never comes late, ___________

(a) doesn't he? (b) does he? (c) never he? (d) did he?

Q50. Everyone knows him, ___________

(a) doesn't he? (b) don't everyone? (c) don't they? (d) doesn't everyone?

Q51. Open the window, ___________

(a) do you? (b) don't you? (c) will you? (d) shall you?

Q52. There is a cat, ___________

(a) isn't it? (b) isn't there? (c) is there? (d) is it?

Q53. This is your book, ___________

(a) isn't this? (b) isn't it? (c) is it? (d) is this?

Q54. Nobody came to the party, ___________

(a) didn't they? (b) did they? (c) didn't nobody? (d) came they?

Q55. She hardly speaks, ___________

(a) doesn't she? (b) does she? (c) hardly she? (d) speaks she?

📋 Answer Key (उत्तर कुंजी)

🟢 Level 1 Answers (Q1-15)

Q	Answer	Q	Answer	Q	Answer
1	isn't she?	6	won't she?	11	couldn't you?
2	aren't you?	7	haven't you?	12	hasn't she?
3	doesn't he?	8	did he?	13	shouldn't he?
4	do they?	9	wasn't she?	14	weren't they?
5	can't he?	10	will they?	15	had she?

🟡 Level 2 Answers (Q16-30)

Q	Answer	Q	Answer	Q	Answer
16	aren't I?	21	don't they?	26	didn't they?
17	shall we?	22	isn't it?	27	aren't there?
18	will you?	23	will you?	28	will you?
19	isn't there?	24	will you?	29	shall we?
20	isn't it?	25	wasn't it?	30	aren't I?

🔴 Level 3 Answers (Q31-45)

Q	Answer	Q	Answer	Q	Answer
31	does he?	36	does she?	41	did they?
32	has she?	37	do they?	42	did they?
33	do they?	38	does he?	43	does he?
34	was it?	39	is there?	44	has she?
35	does he?	40	did they?	45	need they?

📝 MCQ Answers (Q46-55)

Q46	Q47	Q48	Q49	Q50	Q51	Q52	Q53	Q54	Q55
(c)	(c)	(c)	(b)	(c)	(c)	(b)	(b)	(b)	(b)

❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q: Question Tag क्या होता है?

A: Question Tag एक छोटा सा प्रश्न है जो वाक्य के अंत में confirmation या agreement लेने के लिए लगता है। जैसे: You are happy, aren't you?

Q: Question Tag का Golden Rule क्या है?

A: Positive Statement → Negative Tag और Negative Statement → Positive Tag। यही Golden Rule है।

Q: "I am" के साथ कौन सा Question Tag आएगा?

A: "I am" के साथ "aren't I?" आता है (amn't I नहीं)। Example: I am right, aren't I?

Q: "Let's" के साथ कौन सा Question Tag आएगा?

A: "Let's" के साथ "shall we?" आता है। Example: Let's go, shall we?

Q: Never, hardly, seldom जैसे शब्दों के साथ कौन सा Tag आएगा?

A: ये शब्द Negative meaning देते हैं, इसलिए Positive Tag आएगा। Example: He never lies, does he?

📚 Previous Year RBSE Board Questions

RBSE 2023: She is a good singer, ___________

Answer: isn't she?

RBSE 2022: He never tells a lie, ___________

Answer: does he?

RBSE 2021: Let's play cricket, ___________

Answer: shall we?

RBSE 2020: I am your friend, ___________

Answer: aren't I?

🎯 Board Exam Tips

Most Important

Golden Rule (P-N)
I am → aren't I
Let's → shall we

Quick Steps

Check Positive/Negative
Find Auxiliary Verb
Match Subject Pronoun

Common Mistakes

amn't I (Wrong!)
Never = Positive (Wrong!)
Everyone = he (Wrong!)

Question Tags - Rules & Exercises | RBSE Class 10 Grammar