Plagiat nima? (A)
Tag question – gap oxirida kelib, tasdiqlash yoki tekshirish uchun beriladigan qisqa savol. Qoida: darak gap tasdiq bo‘lsa, tag inkor; darak gap inkor bo‘lsa, tag tasdiq: You wrote this yourself, didn’t you? You didn’t copy it, did you? Tag yordamchi fe’lni yoki modalni takrorlaydi; yordamchi fe’l bo‘lmasa do/does/did ishlatiladi: She cites her sources, doesn’t she? Istisnolar: I am → aren’t I?; Let’s → shall we?; buyruq → will you?; There is → isn’t there?; nobody/everyone → they. Ohang tushsa – siz javobni bilasiz; ohang ko‘tarilsa – haqiqatan so‘raysiz. Plagiat – birovning g‘oyasi yoki matnini o‘zingiznikidek ko‘rsatish.
«Detective» juft ishi: bir o‘quvchi gap aytadi, ikkinchisi tag bilan tekshiradi (The essay was finished on time, wasn’t it?); keyin intonatsiyani o‘zgartiring.