| Element | FORM: NEGATIVE MAIN CLAUSES + AFFIRMATIVE QUESTION TAGS |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | QUESTIONS |
| SubCat | tags |
| Lexical Range | 2 |
| Level | B1 |
| Cando | Can use an increasing range of affirmative 'be', 'do' and 'have' tags with negative main clauses. |
| Corrected Learner Example | I mean, your parents don't like discos, do they? (Brazil; B1 THRESHOLD; 2008; Portuguese; Pass) Doesn't sound interesting, does it? (Germany; B1 THRESHOLD; 2008; German; Pass) He is not important, is he? (Mexico; B1 THRESHOLD; 2008; Spanish - Latin American; Pass) That isn't normal, is it? (Switzerland; B1 THRESHOLD; 2010; Swiss German; Pass) You haven't been to my house before, have you? (Korea, North; B1 THRESHOLD; 2010; Korean; Pass) We haven't met each other for about 1 year, have we? (Japan; B1 THRESHOLD; 2004; Japanese; Pass) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | I mean, your parents don't like discos, do they? (Brazil; B1 THRESHOLD; 2008; Portuguese; Pass) Doesn't sound interesting, does it? (Germany; B1 THRESHOLD; 2008; German; Pass) he is not important, is he? (Mexico; B1 THRESHOLD; 2008; Spanish - Latin American; Pass) That isn't normal, is it? (Switzerland; B1 THRESHOLD; 2010; Swiss German; Pass) You haven't been to my house before, have you? (Korea, North; B1 THRESHOLD; 2010; Korean; Pass) We haven't met each other [FOR] about 1 year, have we? (Japan; B1 THRESHOLD; 2004; Japanese; Pass) |
| Comments | Only one correct example at B1 of a modal verb affirmative tag: 'That couldn't be true, could it?' (Germany; B1 THRESHOLD; 2008; German; Pass) |
