Written by Tran Xuan Thoai – Kien Luong High School TAG QUESTIONS (CÂU HỎI ĐUÔI) - Câu khẳng đònh tag question: phủ đònh - Câu phủ đònh tag question: khẳng đònh Examples: 1. Peter helped you, didn’t he? 2. You didn’t see him, did you? 3. She is a student, doesn’t she? 4. They usually go to school on foot, don’t they? 5. She hasn’t got a car, has she? - Chủ từ trong câu hỏi đuôi luôn là một đại từ. * Lưu ý: I’m late, aren’t I ? Let’s go, shall we?( let’s có câu hỏi đuôi là shall) - Nếu chủ ngữ là: everyone, everybody, somebody, someone, anyone, anybody, no one, nobody, none, neither thì ta dùng đại từ là: they - Nếu chủ ngữ là: everything, anything, nothing, something thì ta dùng đại từ là: it Examples: 1. Everything is OK now, isn’t it? 2. Someone had recognized him, hadn’t they? 3. Everyone warned you, didn’t they? - Những câu có chứa các từ như: no + noun( danh từ), no one, none, nobody, nothing, neither, scarely, hardly, hardly ever, seldom được dùng như những câu phủ đònh, vì vậy câu hỏi đuôi phải dùng nghi vấn khẳng đònh Examples: 1. Nothing was done, was it? 2. No one would object, would they? 3. John seldom goes to parties, does he? 4. Neither of them complained, did they? Exercise1 : Add tag questions to the following statements 1. Nothing went wrong, …………… ? 2. Let’s go out for a drink, ………………? 3. I’m a teacher, …………………? 4. But nobody has lived here, …………… ? 5. Her hair need cutting, …………….? 6. He had an accident, …………… ? 7. It never works very well, ………………? 8. Neither of them offered to help you, ……………….? 9. No money has been stolen, …………….? 1 Written by Tran Xuan Thoai – Kien Luong High School Exercise 2: Choose the best answers 10.You used to live on the farm during your childrenhood, ? a. weren’t you b. didn’t you c. don’t you d. aren’t you 11.You like watching sports, _________ ? A. are you B. do you C. didn’t you D. don’t you 12.They are studying pronunciation with Mr. Brown, ? a. are they B. aren’t they c. do they d. don’t they 13.She should have obeyed her parents, she? a. should b. should have c. shouldn’t have d. shouldn’t 14.The air-hostess knows the time that the plane is due to take off, ? a. does she b. isn’t it c. doesn’t she d. did she 15.This is the second time she has been here, ? a. has she b. hasn’t she c. isn’t this d. isn’t it 16.He hardly has anything nowadays, ? a. has he b. doesn’t he c. does he d. hasn’t he 17.You’ve never been in Italy, ? a. haven’t you b. have you c. been you d. had you 18.Sally turned in her report, ? a. had she b. did she c. hadn’t she d. didn’t she 19.You have a ticket to the game, ? a. do you b. haven’t you c. don’t you d. have you 20.Tom knows Alice Reed, ? a. doesn’t he b. does he c. is he d. isn’t he 21.Monkeys can not sing, ? a. can they b. can’t they c. can it d. can’t it 22.These books aren’t yours, ? a. are these b. aren’t these c. are they d. aren’t they 23.That’s Bob’s, ? a. is that b. isn’t that c. is it d. isn’t it 24.No one died in the accident, ? ( British English) a. didn’t they b. did he c. didn’t he d. did they 25.I’m right, ? a. aren’t I b. amn’t I c. am not I d. not I am 26.My brother didn’t telephone while I was out, ____? A. did he B. has he C. didn’t he D. hasn’t he 2 . you 20 .Tom knows Alice Reed, ? a. doesn’t he b. does he c. is he d. isn’t he 21 .Monkeys can not sing, ? a. can they b. can’t they c. can it d. can’t it 22 .These. b. aren’t these c. are they d. aren’t they 23 .That’s Bob’s, ? a. is that b. isn’t that c. is it d. isn’t it 24 .No one died in the accident, ? ( British