Nếu mệnh đề chính có các từ phủ định như neither, no, none, no one, no body, nothing, scarely, barely, hardly, seldom … thì câu hỏi đuôi ở thể khẳng định... 1 You take sugar in tea.[r]
(1)Question tag a Trước khẳng định, sau phủ định ngược lại
Ex:
Peter helped you, didn’t he? He isn’t here now, is he?
You have been there for a long time, haven’t you? b Note:
Không dùng danh từ riêng câu hỏi đuôi, mà phải dung đại từ nhân xưng thay
Ex:
Mary is beautiful, isn’t she?
Chứ không dùng Mary is beautiful, isn’t Mary? His parents are old, aren’t they?
Khi chủ từ mệnh đề anyone, anybody, no one, no body, none, neither chủ từ câu hỏi đuôi they.
Ex:
No one knows, they?
Neither of them complaint, did they?
Nếu mệnh đề có từ phủ định neither, no, none, no one, no body, nothing, scarely, barely, hardly, seldom … câu hỏi thể khẳng định. Ex:
Nothing was sold, was it?
Peter hardly goes to the party, does he?
Nếu chủ từ this, that chủ từ câu hỏi it, he, she Ex: That is a very interesting film, isn’t it?
That is your new boy friend, isn’t he? This is a very beautiful girl, isn’t she?
Nếu chủ từ these, those chủ từ câu hỏi they Ex: These books are new, aren’t they?
Hình thức câu hỏi I am … aren’t I? hay am I not? Ex: I’m late, aren’t I?
Hay I’m late, am I not?
Hình thức câu u cầu will you? cịn câu đề nghị shall we? Ex:
Come in, will you? Don’t that, will you? Let’s go for a walk, shall we? Let’s not study now, shall we?
(2)1 Ann isn’t here now, ?
2 They went to the cinema last night, ? Nothing was sold, ?
4 Let’s go out for dinner, ?
5 Peter is living in Hochiminh City, ? She hardly comes here, ?
7 Nobody has a pen, ?
8 Neither of them has appeared, ? Peter plays football very well, ? 10 That couldn’t be a difficult question, ? 11 These books are yours, ?
12 That is a very intelligent boy, ? 13 Stop whistling, ?
14 You’ve lost your key, ? 15 I’m wrong, ?
16 Ann’s on vacation, ? 17 You weren’t listening, ? 18 That is a beautiful picture, ? 19 These are colorful pictures, ? 20 Edward hardly smokes, ? 21 They had to go home, ?
22 He had never seen you before, ? 23 This isn’t a very interesting film, ? 24 The movie is very interesting, ? 25 You are looking for your purse, ? 26 You wouldn’t tell to anyone, ? 27 She bought a jacket, ?
28 Don’t that, ?
29 He was able to send it, ?
30 The little boy can swim across the river, ? 31 George neither smokes nor drinks, ?
32 Your father retired when he was fifty five, ? 33 You have a camera, ?
34 His previous CD wasn’t so popular as this one, ? 35 Susan was less interested in this film, ?
36 Sue doesn’t like onion, ? 37 You can type, ?
38 Tom could help me, ?
(3)1 You take sugar in tea
2 But you don't take it in coffee The lift isn't working today It never works very well
5 The area was evacuated at once There was no panic
7 Though everybody realized the danger There was a lot of noise
9 But nobody complained 10 Mary hardly ever cooks 11 She buys convenience foods
12 She'd save money if she bought fresh food
13 Mr Smith usually remembered his wife's birthdays 14 But he didn't remember this one
15 And his wife was very disappointed 16 He ought to have made a note of it 17 Neither of them offered to help you 18 They don't allow pet dogs in this shop 19 But guide dogs can come in
20 He hardly ever leaves the house 21 That isn't Bill driving
22 Nothing went wrong
23 Lions are loose in this reserve 24 So we'd better get back in the car
25 It'd be unpleasant to be attacked by a lion 26 And it wouldn't be any use running away 27 It is a pity Ann didn't come with us 28 She'd have enjoyed it
29 They should have planned the expedition more carefully 30 Lives were lost unnecessarily
31 She warned him not to ride the stallion 32 But he never takes advice
33 There used to be trees here 34 There isn't any point in waiting He'll hardly come now
36 Your central heating doesn't work very well