Đề cương ôn thi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Chuyên đề 15: Câu hỏi đuôi (Tag question)

CHUYÊN ĐỀ 15: CÂU HỎI ĐUÔI (TAG QUESTION)
Trong câu hỏi đuôi, người đặt câu hỏi đưa ra một mệnh đề (mệnh đề chính) nhưng không hoàn toàn chắc chắn về tính đúng / sai của mệnh đề đó, do vậy họ dùng câu hỏi dạng này để kiếm chứng về mệnh đề đưa ra.
Ví dụ:
He should stay in bed, shouldn’t he?
She has been studying English for two years, hasn't she? There are only twenty-eight days in February, aren’t there? It’s raining now, isn’t it? (Trời vẫn còn mưa, phải không?) You and I talked with the professor yesterday, didn’t we?
You won’t be leaving for now, will you?
Jill and Joe haven’t been to America, have they?
Câu hỏi đuôi chia làm hai thành phần tách biệt nhau bởi dấu phẩy theo quy tắc sau:
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-	Sử dụng trợ động từ giống như ở mệnh đề chính để làm phần đuôi câu hỏi. Nếu không có trợ động từ thì dùng do, does, did để thay thế.
-	Nếu mệnh đề chính ở thể khẳng định thì phần đuôi ở thể phủ định và ngược lại.
-	Thời của động từ ở đuôi phải theo thời của động từ ở mệnh đề chính.
-	Chủ ngữ của mệnh đề chính và của phần đôi là giống nhau. Đại từ ở phần đuôi luôn phải để ở dạng chủ ngữ (in subject form)
-	Phần đuôi nếu ở dạng phủ định thì thường được rút gọn (n’t). Nếu không rút gọn thì phải theo thứ tự: auxiliary + subject + not? (He saw it yesterday, did he not?)
-	Động từ have có thể là động từ chính, cũng có thể là trợ động từ. Khi nó là động từ chính của mệnh đề trong tiếng Anh Mỹ thì phần đuôi phải dùng trợ động từ do, does hoặc did.
-	There is, there are và it is là các chủ ngữ giả nên phần đuôi được phép dùng lại there hoặc it
BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG
Exercise 1: Choose the correct answers.
1.	No one is better cook than his mother, 	?
A.	is she	B. isn’t she	C. are they	D. aren't they
2.	Do it right now, 	?
A.	will you	B. shall you	C. do you	D. don’t you
3.	There are no easy ways ; to learn a foreign language, 	?
A.	are they	B. are there	C. aren’t they	D. aren’t there
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4.	Fie seldom goes to the library, 	?
A.	doesn’t he	B. is he	C. does he	D. isn't he
5.	Let’s go for a long walk, 	?
A.	will we	B. shall we	C. don’t you	D. do you
6.	I think he will join us, 	?
A.	doesn’t he	B. won’t he	C. will he	D. don’t I
7.	The film is good,	?
A.	is it	B. are they	C. isn’t it	D. aren’t they
8.	You are going to the party,	?
A.	is you	B. are you	C. aren’t you	D. were you
9.	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
Exercise 2: Choose the correct answers
1.	Lan speaks Chinese very well, 	?
A.	does she	B. doesn’t she	C. is she	D. was she
2.	John has worked hard, 	?
A.	does he	B. did he	C. has he	D. hasn’t he
3.	They invited him to the party, 	?
A.	do they	B. don’t they	C. did they	D. didn’t they
4.	They are leaving here tomorrow, 	?
A.	do they	B. are they	C. aren’t they	D. did they
5.	I am a bit late, 	?
A.	am not I	B. aren’t you	C. are you	D. aren’t I
6.	No one is different to praise, 	?
A.	is one	B. isn't one	C. is he	D. are they
7.	Somebody has left these socks on the bathroom floor, 	?
A.	have they	B. haven’t they	C. has he	D. hasn’t he
8.	James owns a restaurant, 	?
A.	does he	B. is he	C. doesn’t he	D. didn’t he
9.	You aren’t too busy to talk, 	?
A.	are you	B. have you	C. aren’t	D. do you
10.	The ticket to London doesn’t cost a lot, 	?
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A.	do they	B. does it	C. is it	D. isn’t it
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with tag questions.
1.	Thu’s father reads a morning newspaper everyday, 	?
2.	The teacher is going to explain a new grammar lesson, 	?
3.	Their classmates were so excited about the games yesterday, 	?
4.	Lan enjoys sewing clothes for her doll, 	?
5.	Hoa did a lot of homework last night, 	?
6.	Schools may be closed if it snows heavily, 	?
7.	She has visited the citadel in Hue twice, 	?
8.	People have to rebuild the building after fire, 	?
9.	Their children enjoy playing computer games, 	?
10.	You will have a cable TV soon, 	?
Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with tag questions.
1.	I am making a big mistake, 	?
2.	Let’s go shopping at Saigon Coop Mart, 	?
3.	Children should drink a lot of milk and fruit juice, 	?
4.	Bring your camera with you to the party, 	?
5.	These shoes need to be fixed, 	?
6.	You must ask for your parents’ permission to join the trip, 	?
7.	Ba likes healthy food, 	?
8.	Thu didn’t take part in the competition, 	?
9.	Phong hasn’t been to Hanoi before, 	?
10.	She can ride to school by herself, 	?
Exercise 5: Complete the sentences with tag questions.
1.	We should follow the traffic rules strictly, 	?
2.	He seldom visits you, 	?
3.	You have never been in Italy, 	?
4.	No one died in the accident, 	?
5.	Nothing is wrong, 	?
6.	Nobody called the phone, 	?
7.	Everything is okay, 	?
8.	Everyone took a rest, 	?
9.	Going swimming in the summer is never boring, 	?
10.	Let’s dance together, 	?
Exercise 6: Complete the sentences with tag questions.
1.	Don’t talk in class, 	?
2.	Sit down, 	?
3.	Hoa never comes to school late, 	?
4.	He hardly ever makes a mistake, 	?
5.	We must communicate with you by means of email or chatting, 	?
6.	She has got a great sense of humor, 	?
7.	Neither of them offered to help you, 	?
8.	He ought to have made a note of it, 	?
9.	There will be plenty for everyone, 	?
10.	Let’s go out for dinner tonight, 	?
Exercise 7: Complete the sentences with tag questions.
1.	We often watch TV in the afternoon, 	?
2.	John and Max don't like Maths, 	?
3.	He could have bought a new car, 	?
4.	The Mount Rushmore National Memorial Park is in Keystone, 	?
5.	She must come to the party, 	?
6.	Kathy and YoYo will go to the swimming pool tomorrow, 	?
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7.	No one can help you, 	?
8.	You have never been to Peking, 	?
9.	Let's have a drink, 	?
10.	He could have bought a new car, 	?
Exercise 8: Complete the sentences with tag questions.
1.	Come and see me tomorrow, 	?
2.	I’m never called “Scholar”, 	?
3.	Everybody can learn how to swim, 	?
4.	His family often has tea for breakfast, 	?
5.	That job is hardly suitable for her, 	?
6.	No one died in the accident, 	?
7.	Speaking of kids, you have some of your own, 	?
8.	That depends on what you mean by a long time, 	?
9.	Everyone took the rest, 	?
10.	Let’s go to the cinema tonight, 	?
ANSWER KEY
Exercise 1: Choose the correct answers.
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. C
9. B
10. A
1. A
2. D
3. D
4. C
5. D
6. D
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. B
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with tag questions.
1. doesn’t he
2. isn’t she
3. weren’t they
4. does she
5. didn’t she
6. may it not
7. hasn’t she
8. don’t they
9. don’t they
10. won’t you
Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with tag questions.
1. aren’t I
2. shall we
3. shouldn’t they
4. will you
5. don’t they
6. mustn’t you
7. doesn’t he
8. did she
9. has he
10. can’t she
Exercise 5: Complete the sentences with tag questions.
1. shouldn’t we
2. does he
3. have you
4. do they
5. is it
6. did they
7. isn’t it
8. didn’t it
9. isn’t it
10. shall we
Exercise 6: Complete the sentences with tag questions.
1. will you
2. will you
3. does she
4. does he
5. mustn’t we
6. doesn’t she
7. did they
8. ought he not
9. won’t there
10. shall we
Exercise 7: Complete the sentences with tag questions.
1. don’t we
2. do they
3. couldn’t he
4. isn’t it
5. mustn’t she
6. won’t they
7. can they
8. have you
9. shall we
10. couldn’t he
Exercise 8: Underline the incorrect part.
1. will you
2. am I
3. can’ they
4. doesn’t it
5. is it
6. did they
7. don’t you
8. doesn’t it
9. didn’t they
10. shall we