64 Question Tags after Imperatives

A Question Tag is a short question at the end of a sentence which is used to check information, ask for confirmation (negative tag) or agreement (positive tag). {see Question Tags, A2 Level}

Imperative Clauses are used when people tell someone to do something (an advice, a suggestion, a request, a command etc.).

“Won’t you?” is usually used after imperatives to ask people to do things. Also “Would you?”, “Can you?”, “Could you?” can be used.

The structure is as follows:
Clause + comma (,) + question tag (?).

• She is talking about discrimination. Listen, won’t you?
• Describe the criminal’s face, can you?
• Help me to follow the clue, can’t you?
• Please report the tax crime, would you?

When we add the imperative to the sentence, we are making a more polite request instead of giving an order.

We do not use “won’t” for invitations. Can, can’t, will and would are used for orders. These sentences usually don’t require an answer.