[Help] Tag Questions with Falling Tone!

[Wei-ching]

Dear teachers:

When someone asks me a question like this ---"Are you working here, aren't you?(with falling tone)" my respose to it should be "Yes, I am." due to his strong implication through the falling tone. Please correct my grammar in the above sentence! Thanks for your professional help!



Best Wishes,
Wei-ching

 

[MikeNewYork]

Dear teachers:

When someone asks me a question like this ---"Are you working here, aren't you?(with falling tone)" my respose to it should be "Yes, I am." due to his strong implication through the falling tone. Please correct my grammar in the above sentence! Thanks for your professional help!



Best Wishes,
Wei-ching

The first part of your sentence should be a statement, not a question. "You are working here, aren't you?"

 

[emsr2d2]

You don't need a question tag when the word construction is already a question.

Are you working here?
You're working here, aren't you?


Is this your car?
This is your car, isn't it?

 

[Rover_KE]

Whether the tone is rising or falling the answer is either 'Yes, I am' or 'No, I'm not'.