TAG QUESTIONS v I. CÁCH THÀNH LẬP 1. Câu hỏi đuôi gồm có: chủ ngữ (phải là đại từ nhân xưng) và trợ động từ hay động từ đặc biệt. 2. Nếu câu phát biểu ở thể khẳng định thì câu hỏi đuôi ở thể phủ định và ngược lại. 3. Nếu câu hỏi đuôi ở thể phủ định thì phải dùng hình thức tĩnh lược (contractive form). Ex: STATEMENTS QUESTION-TAGS He is a good boy, The girl didn't come here yesterday, They will go away, She hasn't left, isn’t he? did she? won't they? has she? II. ĐẶC BIỆT: Phần đuôi của “I am” là “aren’t I” . Eg: I’m going to do it again, aren’t I? b. Imperatives and Requests ( Câu mệnh lệnh và câu yêu cầu): + Có phần đuôi là “won’t you?” khi câu phát biểu diễn tả lời mời: Eg: Take your seat, won’t you? (Mời ông ngồi) + Có phần đuôi là “will you?” khi câu phát biểu diễn tả lời yêu cầu hoặc mệnh lệnh phủ định. Eg: Open the door, will you? ( Xin vui lòng mở cửa) Don’t be late, will you? (Đừng đi trễ nha.) c. Phần đuôi của câu bắt đầu bằng “ Let’s ...” : là “shall we ?” Eg: Let’s go swimming, shall we? Nhưng phần đuôi của “Let us / Let me” là “will you” Nothing, anything, something, everything được thay là thế bằng “ It” ở câu hỏi đuôi: Eg : Everything will be all right, won’t it? No one, Nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody, everybody, everyone được thay thế bằng “They” trong câu hỏi đuôi. Eg: Someone remembered to leave the messages, didn’t they? Lưu ý: Nothing, Nobody, No one được dùng trong mệnh đề chính, động từ ở câu hỏi đuôi sẽ phải ở dạng thức khẳng định. (Vì Nothing, Nobody, No one có nghĩa phủ định) Eg: Nothing gives you more pleasure than listening to music, does it ? This/ That được thay thế là “It”. Eg: This won’t take long, will it? These/ Those được thay thế là “They”. Eg: Those are nice, aren’t they? g. Khi trong câu nói có từ phủ định như: seldom, rarely, hardly, no, without, never, few, little phần đuôi phải ở dạng khẳng định. Eg: He seldom goes to the movies, does he? Nếu câu phát biểu có dạng : You ‘d better → câu hỏi đuôi sẽ là : hadn’t you ? You’d rather → câu hỏi đuôi sẽ là : wouldn’t you ? You used to → câu hỏi đuôi sẽ là : didn’t you ? III. Ý nghĩa của câu hỏi đuôi: Ý nghĩa của câu hỏi đuôi phụ thuộc vào ngữ điệu diễn đạt nó: - Xuống giọng và hy vọng người nghe trả lời “yes” - Lên giọng và người nghe có thể trả lời “yes or no” EXERCISE 1. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence: No one is better cook than his mother, ______? A. is she B. isn’t she C. are they D. aren’t they Do it right now, ______? A. will you B. shall you C. do you D. don’t you There are no easy ways to learn a foreign language, _______? A. are they B. are there C. aren’t they D. aren’t there He seldom goes to the library, ______? A. doesn’t he B. is he C. does he D. isn’t he Let’s go for a long walk, ______? A. will we B. shall we C .don’t you D. do you I think he will join us, _____? A. doesn’t he B. won’t he C. will he D. don’t I The film is good, _______________? A. is it B. are they C. isn’t it D. aren’t they You are going to the party, ____________? A. is you B. are you C. aren’t you D. were you He can speak English, _________________ ? A. can he B. can’t he C. can’t him D. could he 10. You don’t know him,__________________ ? A. do you B. don’t you C. are you D. aren’t you 11. Lan speaks Chinese very well, __________? A. does she B. doesn’t she C. is she D. was she 12. John has worked hard, _________________? A. does he B. did he C. has he D. hasn’t he 13. They invited him to the party, ___________? A. do they B. don’t they C. did they D. didn’t they 14. They are leaving here tomorrow________? A. do they B. are they C. aren’t they D. did they 15. I’m a bit late, ______? A. am not I B. aren’t you C. are you D. aren’t I 16. No one is indifferent to praise, ______? A. is one B. isn’t one C. is he D. are they 17. Somebody has left these socks on the bathroom floor, ______? A. have they B. haven’t they C. has he D. hasn’t he 18. James owns a restaurant, ______? A. does he B. is he C. doesn’t he D. didn’t he 19. You aren’t too busy to talk, ______? A. are you B. have you C. aren’t D. do you 20. The ticket to London doesn’t cost a lot, ______? A. do they B. does it C. is it D. isn’t it 21. You don’t need me any more, ______? A. do I B. don’t I C. do you D. don’t you 22. Nobody knows who invited the wheel, ______? A. do they B. don’t they C. does it D. doesn’t it 23. Harry was working in Bristol then, ______? A. was Harry B. wasn’t he C. was he D. didn’t he 24. You’ll be home before midnight, ______? A. will you B .won’t you C. are you D. won’t you be 25. David is bringing some wine, ______? A. is he B. isn’t he C. is David D. isn’t David 26. Don’t leave anything behind, ______? A. do you B. don’t you C. will you D. shall we 27. That isn’t Bill driving, ______? A. is it B. is that C. isn’t that D. isn’t it 28. Nobody likes the play, __________? A. do they B. don’t they C. didn’t they D. did they 29. The children can read English, __________? A. can’t they B. can they C. they can D. they can’t 30. Your grandfather was a millionaire, ______? A. was he B. is he C. wasn’t he D. isn’t he 31. Your brother’s here, ______? A. is he B. are he C. isn’t he D. aren’t he 32. That was Ann on the phone, ______? A. was it B. was that C. wasn’t that D. wasn’t it 33. Tom didn't see her, ______? A. did Tom B. did he C. do Tom D. does he 34. Mary wasn't angry, ______? A. was she B. is she C. wasn’t she D. was Mary 35. Susan doesn't like oysters, ______? A. did she B. does she C. doesn’t she D. she does EXERCISE 2 : Add tag questions to the following. 1/ They want to come,.? 2/ Elizabeth is a dentist, .. ? 3/ They won’t be here, ? 4/ That is your umbrella, .? 5/ There aren’t many people here yet, .. ? 6/ He has a bicycle,? 7/ Peter would like to come with us to the party, ..? 8/ Those aren’t Fred’s books, ? 9/ You have never been to Paris,? 10/ Something is wrong with Jane today, ? 11/ Everyone can learn how to swim, ? 12/ Nobody cheated in the exam, .. ? 13/ Nothing went wrong while I was gone, ? 14/ I am invited, .? 15/ This bridge is not very safe,..? 16/ These sausages are delicious, .? 17/ You haven’t lived here long, ? 18/ The weather forecast wasn’t very good, . ? 19/ He’d better come to see me, .............. ? 20/ You need to stay longer, ................................? EXERCISE 3 : Add tag questions to the following. 1. Lan enjoys watching TV after dinner, does she? 2. Tam didn’t go to school yesterday, did he? 3. They’ll buy a new computer, won’t t hey? 4. She can drink lots of tomato juice everyday, can ’t she? 5. She may not come to class today, ? 6. We should follow the traffic rules strictly, shouldn’t we? 7. Your mother has read these fairy tales for you many times, .hasn’ t she? 8. He seldom visits you, doe s he? 9. You’ve never been in Italy, .hav e you? 10. That’s Bob, isn’ t it? 11. No-one died in the accident, did they? 12. I’m supposed to be here, aren’ t I? 13. Nothing is wrong, is it? 14. Nobody called the phone, did they? 15. Everything is okay, isn’t it they? 16. Everyone took a rest, didn’t they ? 17. Going swimming in the summer is never boring, is it ? 18. Let’s dance together, shall we? 19. Don’t talk in class, wil l you? 20. Sit down, won’t you? 21. This picture is yours, isn’ t it? 22. Hoa never comes to school late, do es she? 23. You took some photos on the beach, .didn’t y ou? 24. He hardly ever makes a mistake, does he? 25. We must communicate with you by means of e-mail or chatting, mustn’t w e? 26. Nobody liked the play, did t hey? 27. She’d saved money if she bought fresh food, cou ldn’t she? 28. The area was evacuated at once, wasn’t it? 29. She’s very funny. She’s got a great sense of humor, hasn’ t she? 30. It never works very well, does it? 31. Mr.Smith usually remembered his wife’s birthdays, did n't he? 32. Neither of them offered to help you, did t hey? 33. He ought to have made a note of it, shouldn’t he? 34. There’ll be plenty for everyone, won’t the re? 35. Let’s go out for dinner tonight, shall w e? 36. That isn’t Bill driving, is it? 37. Nothing went wrong, did I t? 38. There used to be trees here, didn’ t there? 39. This won’t take long, will I t? 40. Don’t touch that button, will y o u? 41. I’m not too late, aren’t I? 42. Not a very good film, is I t? 43. Somebody wanted a drink, didn’t they? 44. They think he’s funny, don’t the y?
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