Question tags Trơng Lan Hơng Tag questions (Câu hỏi đuôi ) (phải không?) Câu hỏi đuôi gồm hai phần: Câu nói (statement) + Phần đuôi (tag) Eg: You study here, dont you? Statement tag General rules (quy tắc chung): a Câu nói phần đuôi luôn dạng nghĩa đối nhau: Affirmative statement, negative tag? Negative statement, affirmative tag? Ghi nhớ: - Khi câu nói có từ phủ định nh: seldom, rarely, hardly, no, without, never phần đuôi phải dạng khẳng định Eg: He seldom goes to the movies, does he? b Verb of the tag (Động từ phần đuôi) - Nếu động từ đợc sử dụng mệnh đề động từ Tobe động từ khuyết thiếu, động từ Tobe động từ khuyết thiếu đ ợc sử dụng lại lần câu hỏi đuôi , nhng phải dạng trái ngợc với dạng thức đợc sử dụng mệnh đề Eg: They wont answer the questions, will they? Helen can speak English very well, cant she? My mother is very beautiful, isnt she? - Nếu động từ đợc sử dụng mệnh đề động từ thờng, ta phải sử dụng động từ to nhng phải số, với đại từ đứng sau Eg: Hoa makes the questions, doesnt she? Nam didnt agree with you, did he? My father went to the cinema, didnt he? c Chủ ngữ câu hỏi đuôi phải với chủ ngữ mệnh đề chính, nhng chủ ngữ phải chủ ngữ rút gọn Eg: My younger sister has bought a new school bag, hasnt she? Question tags Trơng Lan Hơng Special cases ( Trờng hợp đặc biệt): a Phần đuôi I am Arent I Eg: Im going to it again, arent I? b Imperatives and Requests ( Câu mệnh lệnh câu yêu cầu): Imperatives: +, Có phần đuôi wont you? diễn tả lời mời: Eg: Take your seat, wont you? (Mời ông ngồi) +, Có phần đuôi will you? 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 dont make noise, will you? ( Xin vui lòng đừng làm ồn) c Phần đuôi câu với Lets + V : Shall we ? Eg: Lets go swimming, shall we? (Chúng ta bơi nhé) a Nothing, đợc thay It câu hỏi đuôi: Eg : Nothing gives you more pleasure than listening to music, does it ? b Noone, Nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody, everybody, everyone đợc thay They câu hỏi đuôi Eg: Someone remembered to leave the messages, didnt they? L u ý: Nothing, Nobody đợc dùng mệnh đề chính, động từ câu hỏi đuôi phải dạng thức xác định (Vì Nothing Nobody có nghĩa phủ định) Eg: Nobody phoned while I was out, did they? c This/ That đợc thay It Eg: This wont take long, will it? d These/ Those đợc thay They Eg: Those are nice, arent they? Question tags I Exercises Add the necessary question tag: Mr White is a tailor, ? It isnt ready yet, ? I am clever, .? We must hurry, .? They wont stop long, .? You asked for mustard, .? She speaks too quickly, .? He will arrive soon, ? The milk may be sour, ? 10 Tom doesnt like ham, .? 11 They told me a lie, ? 12 It cant be so bad, ? 13 It was a pity, ? 14 Jack is joining the club, ? 15 You mustnt 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 cant come next week, ? 21 You ought to leave now, ? 22 He should have come home earlier, ? 23 He darent it, ? 24 Go and get me some aspirins, ? 25 We need some more sugar, ? 26 I may open it, ? 27 Youd better keep quiet, ? 28 He used to live near here, ? 29 Open it for me, ? 30 Lets sing it again, ? Trơng Lan Hơng Question tags Trơng Lan Hơng 31 He shouldnt put so much salt in it, ? 32 Going swimming in the summer is very interesting, ? 33 Lets dance together, ? The party is so wonderful 34 Dont 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 dont read this article on the website, ? 40 She never tells the truth, ? II Rewrite the following sentences with question tag : She will probably be out for dinner => She wont be home for dinner, ? The paper looks good, dont you think? => The paper doesnt ? Larry would be busy on Sunday => I dont suppose that Larry would be ? I think you cant eat one more piece of cake => You can eat ? The prices at this store are very high, dont you think? => The prices at this store arent ? She is going to get a scholarship, I believe => She is .? The electricity department is going to cut down its power supply, apparently => The power supply is ? Question tags Trơng Lan Hơng Scientists have carried out some experiments on AIDS recently, I think => Some experiments have ? They havent found any special drugs to cure ADIS, in my view => No special drugs have ? 10 Computers can replace man, I think => Man cant be .? Trơng Lan Hơng Question tags 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 her homework last Monday, 8) He could have bought a new car, ? 9) Kevin will come tonight, 10) I'm clever, ? ? ? Ex 2: Complete the sentences with the correct question tags isn't he Mr McGuinness is from Ireland, The car isn't in the garage, You are John, ? ? ? She went to the library yesterday, He didn't recognize me, ? ? Cars pollute the environment, ? Mr Pritchard has been to Scotland recently, The trip is very expensive, He won't tell her, 10 Hugh had a red car, ? ? ? ? Trơng Lan Hơng Question tags Ex 3: Fill each gap with the appropriate question tag You're Australian, _? You aren't English, _? Marlene smokes, _? Sharks don't like chicken, _? Moles can't see, _? You'll be there, _? David won't come, _? Bob's got two cats, _? 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: You wanted that, ? He saw that ? a) would you a) is he b) won't he You know that's right ? He wil be coming ? b) didn't you c) didn't he a) would you a) is he c) wouldn't you d) you d) doesn't he b) wouldn't you b) did he c) doesn't he After all this time you'd think he'd have forgotten ? c) don't you d) you c) don't you d) won't he a) didn't you b) wouldn't you The amount he is suffering from hay fever he needs to see a doctor ? b) did he c) won't he d) is he You may think you know the answer but you don't ? wouldn't you d) you a) don't you After working so hard he didn't deserve to fail the exam ? c) won't he d) is he You wouldn't report me, ? 10 He isn't going to like this, ? a) don't you a) didn't he d) didn't you b) would you a) doesn't he b) would you a) doesn't he b) did he c) wouldn't you d) you b) did he c) won't he d) is he c) Trơng Lan Hơng Question tags Ex Your parents are from Reunion island, ? They have never been to Japan, ? Russian is a very difficult language, ? You would like to spend your next holidays in Mauritius, We did our homework at five o'clock, ? Your brother loves rap music, Your parents can't swim, ? ? ? Your English classroom is B105, ? Bruno and Clộmence are twins, ? 10 The Olympic games will take place in Turin, ? 11 We must revise our lessons regularly, ? 12 Yesterday, they went to the zoo, ? 13 Steffie has been playing basket ball for five years, 14 Koalas are fond of eucalyptus leaves, ? ? 15 The French handball team won the Spanish, ? 16 Chikungunya virus will quickly spread through the Indian Ocean, 17 We should be very careful here in Reunion, ? 18 Your sister could read at the age of three, ? 19 There are several swimming pools in the city, 20 You are very good at English, ? ? ? ... 10 Computers can replace man, I think => Man cant be .? Trơng Lan Hơng Question tags Ex 1: Put in the correct question tags Example: Peter works in the shop, _ ? Answer: Peter works in the... Scotland recently, The trip is very expensive, He won't tell her, 10 Hugh had a red car, ? ? ? ? Trơng Lan Hơng Question tags Ex 3: Fill each gap with the appropriate question tag You're Australian,... long, will it? d These/ Those đợc thay They Eg: Those are nice, arent they? Question tags I Exercises Add the necessary question tag: Mr White is a tailor, ? It isnt ready yet, ? I am clever, .?