Why should we learn this?

Wrong responses to tag questions are one of the most common mistakes students make.

A wrong response to a tag question almost always results in miscommunication. This can have very serious consequences.

Imagine if answer the following questions incorrectly:

• Dr. "It doesn't hurt here, does it?"
• A classmate, "We have a test tomorrow, don't we?"
• A lover, "You don't love me, do you?"

Many common mistakes in English do not interfere with meaning. But a mistake with a tag questions almost always causes misunderstanding.

The good news is that tag questions are very easy to learn!