- This type of question is also regarded as a statement question because it begins with a statement and ends with a short question.
- The questions at the end of the statement is added to confirm something from the hearer.
- For example:
- Micheal Jackson was good musician, wasn’t he? (asking for agreement or disagreement)
- NOTE: The question could come in a positive or negative form. For example:
- You are going there (positive), aren’t you? (negative)
- They didn’t destroy the picture (negative), did they? (positive)
