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AEE 229: Tag! You're It! How to Get Your Facts Straight in English

All Ears English Podcast

Are you looking for a new and fun way to learn American English? Come hang out with Lindsay and Michelle from Boston and New York City and have fun while you improve your English listening skills! We are an English as a Second Language (ESL) podcast for intermediate to advanced English learners around the world. We will show you how to use everyday English vocabulary and natural idioms, expressions, and phrasal verbs and how to make small talk in American English. We will also give you special tips on American culture, customs, etiquette, and how to speak with Americans as well as conversation and commentary on study tips, business English, life in America and Boston and New York, how to apply to university in the US, dating, travel, food and more. You'll get TOEFL, IELTS, and TOEIC help also from The Examiner of Excellence, Jessica Beck. This podcast is for adult students who are professionals and university students as well as ESL teachers. Join the community to learn to speak American English like a native! Connection NOT Perfection!

How do you clarify information in English?
Have you ever met someone on the phone or the internet before you met them in person?
Today, Lindsay and Michelle discuss tag questions, and how they can help you confirm what you think you know, but aren’t sure about!
 
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A tag question helps you to confirm a piece of information that you think is true, but that you want to clarify.  Though they are used as a tool for clarity, they can also be a great way to create conversations.
Tag questions tend to begin with the statement to be clarified, and then end with the question.  There are many possible combinations.
 
Some common examples of tag questions include:
<ul>
<li>“You’re from Washington, aren’t you?”</li>
<li>“You used to live in New York, didn’t you?”</li>
<li>“He can play the piano, can’t he?”</li>
<li>“Her birthday is in July, right?”</li>
</ul>
 
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Do you ever use tag questions?
What kinds of things do you need to confirm or clarify in others?
Let us know in the comments section below!

How do you clarify information in English?
Have you ever met someone on the phone or the internet before you met them in person?
Today, Lindsay and Michelle discuss tag questions, and how they can help you confirm what you think you know, but aren’t sure about!
 
 Come back our site for more tips
 
A tag question helps you to confirm a piece of information that you think is true, but that you want to clarify. Though they are used as a tool for clarity, they can also be a great way to create conversations.
Tag questions tend to begin with the statement to be clarified, and then end with the question. There are many possible combinations.
 
Some common examples of tag questions include:

“You’re from Washington, aren’t you?”

“You used to live in New York, didn’t you?”

“He can play the piano, can’t he?”

“Her birthday is in July, right?”

 
Are You Ready to Practice? Get a Private, Native English Teacher Now!
Try italki to learn to speak like a native.
You’ll get your English mistakes corrected immediately!
For a limited time you’ll get 10UD to use towards private English lessons on italki.
Visit italki now to claim your 10USD in free English lessons.
 
Do you ever use tag questions?
What kinds of things do you need to confirm or clarify in others?
Let us know in the comments section below!
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