1. Cõu hỏi đuụi gồm cú: chủ ngữ (phải là đại từ nhõn xưng) và trợ động từ hay động từ đặc biệc. 2. Nếu cõu phỏt biểu ở thể xỏc định thỡ cõu hỏi đuụi ở thể phủ định và ngược lại.
3. Nếu cõu hỏi đuụi ở thể phủ định thỡ phải dựng hỡnh thức tĩnh lược (contractive form). Vớ dụ:
STATEMENTS QUESTION-TAGS
He is a good boy,
The girl didn't come here yesterday, They will go away,
She hasn't left,
isn’t he? did she? won't they? has she? II. CHÚ í:
a. Phần đuụi của “ I am” là “ aren’t I “ . Eg: I’m going to do it again, aren’t I?
b. Imperatives and Requests ( Cõu mệnh lệnh và cõu yờu cầu):
+ Cú phần đuụi là “won’t you?” khi cõu phỏt biểu diễn tả lời mời: Eg:Take your seat, won’t you? + Cú phần đuụi là “will you?” khi cõu phỏt biểu diễn tả lời yờu cầu hoặc mệnh lệnh phủ định
Eg: Open the door, will you? ( Xin vui lũng mở cửa) Don’t be late, will you ? (Đừng đi trễ nha) c. Phần đuụi của cõu bắt đầu bằng “ Let’s ...” : là “shall we ?”
Eg: Let’s go swimming, shall we?
Nhưng phần đuụi của “Let us / Let me” là “will you”
d. Nothing, anything, something, everything được thay là thế bằng “ It” ở cõu hỏi đuụi:Eg : Everything will be all right, won’t it? Eg : Everything will be all right, won’t it?
No one, Nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody, everybody, everyone được thay thế bằng “They” trong cõu hỏi đuụi.
Eg: Someone remembered to leave the messages, didn’t they?
Lưu ý: Nothing, Nobody, No one được dựng trong mệnh đề chớnh, động từ ở cõu hỏi đuụi sẽ phải ở dạng thức xỏc định. (Vỡ Nothing, Nobody, No one cú nghĩa phủ định)
Eg: Nothing gives you more pleasure than listening to music, does it ?
e. This/ That được thay thế là “It”.Eg: This won’t take long, will it?
f. These/ Those được thay thế là “They”. Eg: Those are nice, aren’t they?
g. Khi trong cõu núi cú từ phủ định như: seldom, rarely, hardly, no, without, never, few, little… phần đuụi phải ở dạng khẳng định.
Eg: He seldom goes to the movies, does he?
h. Nếu cõu phỏt biểu cú dạng : You ‘d better → cõu hỏi đuụi sẽ là : hadn’t you ? You’d rather → cõu hỏi đuụi sẽ là : wouldn’t you ?
Nguyễn Thị Thỳy Nga – THPT Lục Nam
You used to → cõu hỏi đuụi sẽ là : didn’t you ?
III. í nghĩa của cõu hỏi đuụi:í nghĩa của cõu hỏi đuụi phụ thuộc vào ngữ điệu diễn đạt nú:- Nếu ta hạ giọng, cú nghĩa là ta thực sự đặt cõu hỏi cho người đối thoại và ta muốn người nghe đồng tỡnh với mỡnh- Nếu ta lờn giọng cõu hỏi đuụi thỡ ta muốn hỏi lại người nghe
EXERCISE : Add tag questions to the following.
1/ They want to come,………………….? 2/ Elizabeth is a dentist, ……………….. ? 3/ They won’t be here, …………………? 4/ That is your umbrella, ………………….?
5/ There aren’t many people here yet, …………….. ? 6/ He has a bicycle,……………………?
7/ Peter would like to come with us to the party, ……………………..? 8/ Those aren’t Fred’s books, ………?
9/ You have never been to Paris,…………?
10/ Something is wrong with Jane today, ………… ? 11/ Everyone can learn how to swim, ……………… ? 12/ Nobody cheated in the exam, ………………….. ? 13/ Nothing went wrong while I was gone, ………… ? 14/ I am invited, ………………….?
15/ This bridge is not very safe,……………..? 16/ These sausages are delicious, …………….? 17/ You haven’t lived here long, …………?
18/ The weather forecast wasn’t very good, ……………. ? 19/ He’d better come to see me, .............. ?
20/ You need to stay longer, ................................?
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences by adding tag questions
1. You will go to Hanoi, _________? 2. She can swim well, ___________? 3. The car does not look nice, ________?
4. There are a lot of students in your class, ____________? 5. Mary and Peter can’t lift this bag, ______________? 6. Do it right now, ____________?
7. I am duty today, _____________?
8. Everybody looks happy today, _____________? 9. Nothing will influence his paln, ____________?
10. The boys have not finished their exercises, ____________?
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer:
1. Let’s have a picnic on the beach, __________?
A. will you B. shall we C. aren’t you D. don’t we 2. Don’t tell him about this, _____________?
A. shall we B. don’t you C. will you D. won’t you 3. He must be there, _________?
A. must he B. mustn’t he C. doesn’t he D. didn’t he 4. I am right, _________?
A. am I B. am not I C. aren’t I D. aren’t you 5. He never been to English before, __________?
A. is he B. hasn’t he C. has he D. isn’t he 6. She loves him very much, __________?
A. doesn’t she B. does she C. didn’t she D. did she 7. Tom went to the coutryside yesterday, __________?
Nguyễn Thị Thỳy Nga – THPT Lục Nam
8. She had to do the shopping, ________?
A. hadn’t she B. had she C. did she D. didn’t she 9. They seldom go to the theatre, ____________?
A. do they B. don’t they C. did they D. didn’t they 10. No one died in that accident, ___________?
A. didn’t he B. did he C. didn’t they D. did they
Exercise 3: Error identification:
1. Nothing can change her decision, can they? A B C D 2. Mr. Smith never smokes cigarettes, doesn’t he? A B C D
3. There weren’t many people at the meeting, were they? A B C D 4. Nobody is a better cook than his mother, is she? A B C D 5. Let’s go for a long walk, will we?
A B C DHOMEWORK: HOMEWORK:
Complete the blanks with tag questions:
1. Don’t drop it, ___________?
2. You may travel this week, __________? 3. She rarely goes to parties, ___________? 4. Someone took her book, ___________? 5. You’d better give up smoking, ___________?
6. This is the second time you have been here, ____________? 7. The weather was hot, ________________?