Question TagsUseFrequently used in spoken English when you want to agree or disagree.Formpositive statement ->question tag negative - You are Tom, aren't you?negative statement->question tag positive - He isn't Joe, is he?Exampleswith auxiliariesYou've got a car, haven't you?without auxiliaries (use: don't, doesn't, didn't)They play football on Sundays, don't they?She plays football on Sundays, doesn't she?They played football on Sundays, didn't they?Questions tags are used to keep a conversation going. You can agree or refuse to a sentence with a question tag.You go to school, don't you?You agree.You refuse.Yes, I do.No, I don't.You aren't from Germany, are you?You agree.You refuse.No, I'm not.Yes, I am.Now that you know, try the following exercises:Question TagsPut in the correct question tags for each sentence.1. John smokes a lot, _____________ ?2. My mother has lovely hair, _____________ ?3. You do like this film we're watching, _____________ ?4. He can't speak very good English, _____________ ?5. Your brother isn't married, _____________ ?Have a good week! PronounsDefinition:A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.(I,you, he, she, it, we,and they)Eg.: Mary arrived late yesterday.She arrived late yesterday.Paul is asking for help.He is asking for help.Peter and Ann are going to see the new release movie tonight.They are going to see the new release movie tonight.The car is making a strange noise.It is making a strange noise.Now, try the following exercises:___is dreaming. (George)___is green. (the blackboard)___are on the wall. (the posters)___is running. (the dog)___are watching TV. (my mother and I)___are in the garden. (the flowers)___is riding his bike. (Tom)___is from Bristol. (Victoria)___has got a brother. (Diana)Have a good time! Accept vs ExceptRemember that accept is a verb,but except is a preposition.Accept is an action word. It describes what a person does: Meredith decided to accept the new cell phone plan that the company offered her. It was a gooddeal!( What did Meredith do? She took the plan offered by the cell phone company.)ExceptIt Modifies (describes it or restricts the meaning of) the sentence. Everyone except Oscar thought the play was excellent. ( Everyone other than Oscar thought the play was excellent. Everyone else thought it was excellent , but Oscar did not.)We've seen that even though these words sound the same,their meaning and use are different. Now you've got it!Exercises :Fill in the blank with either accept or except.1.The whole army is out of step _______________ Fred.2.I'll _______________ no money from that cheapskate.3.Please _______________ this pot of Mama's chicken soup.4.It will cure anything _______________ flat feet.5.Rip could do anything _______________ make money.6.I had to _______________ their negative evaluation.7.All the girls went to the game _______________ Mary.8.Howard could not _______________ the job.Have a good time! Do you know when to use both, either and neither?Both = this AND thatEither = this OR thatNeither = NOT this and NOT that.Both is used with 'and' e.g. "Emma and Megan both went to the party." We don't usually use this with a negative sentence, but use neither instead.e.g."Both of us don't swim regularly." WRONG."Neither of us swim regularly." MUCH BETTER!Either is used with 'or' e.g."Do you want either chocolate or crisps?"We often