Grammar & Ex Question tags

Tag questions Câu hỏi đuôi phải không?. Câu hỏi đuôi gồm hai phần: Câu nói statement + Phần đuôi tag Eg: You study here, don’t you1. Câu nói và phần đuôi luôn luôn ở dạng nghĩa đối nha

Tag questions (Câu hỏi đuôi ) (phải không?)

1 Câu hỏi đuôi gồm hai phần: Câu nói (statement) + Phần đuôi (tag)

Eg: You study here, don’t you?

2 General rules (quy tắc chung):

a Câu nói và phần đuôi luôn luôn ở dạng nghĩa đối nhau:

Affirmative statement, negative tag?

Negative statement, affirmative tag?

Ghi nhớ:

- Khi trong câu nói có từ phủ định nh: seldom, rarely, hardly, no, without, never phần

đuôi phải ở dạng khẳng định

Eg: He seldom goes to the movies, does he?

b Verb of the tag (Động từ của phần đuôi)

- Nếu động từ đợc sử dụng trong mệnh đề chính là động từ Tobe hoặc động từ“ ”

khuyết thiếu, thì động từ Tobe hoặc động từ khuyết thiếu sẽ đ“ ” ợc sử dụng lại lần nữa ở câu hỏi đuôi , nhng phải ở dạng trái ngợc với dạng thức đợc sử dụng ở mệnh

đề chính.

Eg: They won’t answer the questions, will they?

Helen can speak English very well, can’t she?

My mother is very beautiful, isn’t she?

- Nếu động từ đợc sử dụng trong mệnh đề chính là động từ thờng, ta phải sử dụng

động từ to do nh“ ” ng phải cùng ngôi và số, cùng thì với đại từ đứng sau nó

Eg: Hoa makes the questions, doesn’t she?

Nam didn’t agree with you, did he?

My father went to the cinema, didn’t he?

c Chủ ngữ trong câu hỏi đuôi phải bằng với chủ ngữ trong mệnh đề chính, nhng

chủ ngữ phải là chủ ngữ rút gọn của nó.

Eg: My younger sister has bought a new school bag, hasn’t she?

3 Special cases ( Trờng hợp đặc biệt):

a 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):

• Imperatives:

+, Có phần đuôi là “won’t you?” và diễn tả lời mời:

Eg: Take your seat, won’t you? (Mời ông ngồi)

+, Có phần đuôi là “will you?” và diễn tả lời yêu cầu

Eg: Open the door, will you? ( Xin vui lòng mở cửa)

• Requests :

Eg: Please keep silient, will you? (Vui lòng giữ im lặng)

Please don’t make noise, will you? ( Xin vui lòng đừng làm ồn)

c Phần đuôi của câu với Let ’ s + V : là Shall we ?

Eg: Let’s go swimming, shall we? (Chúng ta đi bơi nhé)

a Nothing, đợc thay là thế bằng “ It” ở câu hỏi đuôi:

Eg : Nothing gives you more pleasure than listening to music, does it ?

b Noone, Nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody, everybody, everyone

đ-ợc thay thế bằng “They” trong câu hỏi đuôi.

Eg: Someone remembered to leave the messages, didn’t they?

L

u ý :

Nothing, Nobody đợc dùng trong mệnh đề chính, động từ ở câu hỏi đuôi sẽ phải ở dạng thức xác định (Vì Nothing và Nobody có nghĩa phủ định)

Eg: Nobody phoned while I was out, did they?

c This/ That đợc thay thế là “It”.

Eg: This won’t take long, will it?

d These/ Those đợc thay thế là “They”.

Eg: Those are nice, aren’t they?

I Add the necessary question tag:

1 Mr White is a tailor, ………?

2 It isn’t ready yet, ……… ?

3 I am clever, ……….?

4 We must hurry, ………….?

5 They won’t stop long, ………….?

6 You asked for mustard, ………….?

7 She speaks too quickly, ………….?

8 He will arrive soon, ………?

9 The milk may be sour, ………… ?

10 Tom doesn’t like ham, ………….?

11 They told me a lie, ………?

12 It can’t be so bad, ………?

13 It was a pity, ………?

14 Jack is joining the club, ………?

15 You mustn’t do that again, ………?

16 You ought not to eat that, ………?

17 They have sold the house, ………?

18 Our team won the prize, ………?

19 You are leaving here tomorrow, ………?

20 You can’t come next week, ………?

21 You ought to leave now, ………?

22 He should have come home earlier, ………?

23 He daren’t do it, ………?

24 Go and get me some aspirins, ………?

25 We need some more sugar, ………?

26 I may open it, ………?

27 You’d better keep quiet, ………?

28 He used to live near here, ………?

29 Open it for me, ………?

30 Let’s sing it again, ………?

31 He shouldn’t put so much salt in it, ………?

32 Going swimming in the summer is very interesting, ………?

33 Let’s dance together, ………? The party is so wonderful

34 Don’t talk in class, ………? The teacher is explaining the lesson

35 Nobody understands what the lady over there says, ………?

36 The woman seldom writes poems and stories, ………?

37 Nothings makes you bored, ………? You always look happy

38 You have read this article on the website, ………?

39 You don’t read this article on the website, ………?

40 She never tells the truth, ………?

II Rewrite the following sentences with question tag :“ ”

1 She will probably be out for dinner

=> She won’t be home for dinner, ………?

2 The paper looks good, don’t you think?

=> The paper doesn’t ………

………?

3 Larry would be busy on Sunday

=> I don’t suppose that Larry would be

……… ?

4 I think you can’t eat one more piece of cake

=> You can eat

………?

5 The prices at this store are very high, don’t you think?

=> The prices at this store aren’t

………?

6 She is going to get a scholarship, I believe

=> She is

……….?

7 The electricity department is going to cut down its power supply, apparently

=> The power supply is

……… ?

8 Scientists have carried out some experiments on AIDS recently, I think.

=> Some experiments have

………?

9 They haven’t found any special drugs to cure ADIS, in my view

=> No special drugs have

……… ?

10 Computers can replace man, I think

=> Man can’t be

……….?

Ex 1:

Put in the correct question tags.

Example: Peter works in the shop, _ ?

Answer: Peter works in the shop, doesn't he?

1) She is collecting stickers, ?

2) We often watch TV in the afternoon, ?

3) You have cleaned your bike, ?

4) John and Max don't like Maths, ?

5) Peter played handball yesterday, ?

6) They are going home from school, ?

7) Mary didn't do her homework last Monday, ?

8) He could have bought a new car, ?

9) Kevin will come tonight, ?

Ex 2:

Complete the sentences with the correct question tags.

1 Mr McGuinness is from Ireland, isn't he ?

2 The car isn't in the garage, ?

3 You are John, ?

4 She went to the library yesterday, ?

5 He didn't recognize me, ?

6 Cars pollute the environment, ?

7 Mr Pritchard has been to Scotland recently, ?

8 The trip is very expensive, ?

9 He won't tell her, ?

10 Hugh had a red car, ?

Ex 3:

Fill each gap with the appropriate question tag.

1 You're Australian, _?

2 You aren't English, _?

3 Marlene smokes, _?

4 Sharks don't like chicken, _?

5 Moles can't see, _?

6 You'll be there, _?

7 David won't come, _?

8 Bob's got two cats, _?

9 You and I are going to the party, _?

10 Let's go out, _?

11 Shut up, _?

12 Maggie failed, _?

13 Clive missed his flight, _?

14 We've already seen that movie, _?

15 Annie wouldn't say no, _?

Ex 4:

1 You wanted that, ? a) would you b) didn't you c) wouldn't you d) do you

2 He saw that ? a) is he b) won't he c) didn't he d) doesn't he

3 You know that's right ? a) would you b) wouldn't you c) don't you d) didn't you

4 He wil be coming ? a) is he b) did he c) doesn't he d) won't he

5 After all this time you'd think he'd have forgotten ? a) didn't you b) wouldn't you c) don't you d) do you

6 The amount he is suffering from hay fever he needs to see a doctor ? a) doesn't he b) did he c) won't he d) is he

7 You may think you know the answer but you don't ? a) don't you b) would you c)

wouldn't you d) do you

8 After working so hard he didn't deserve to fail the exam ? a) doesn't he b) did he c) won't he d) is he

9 You wouldn't report me, ? a) don't you b) would you c) wouldn't you d) do you

10 He isn't going to like this, ? a) didn't he b) did he c) won't he d) is he

Ex 5

4 You would like to spend your next holidays in Mauritius, ?

13 Steffie has been playing basket ball for five years, ?