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Tag questions (cu hi ui)

Cu hi ui l mt cu hi ngn c thm vo cui cu trn thut.
Ex : Its a lovely day, isnt it ?
Hnh thc :
Cu hi ui c thnh lp bng mt tr ng t (hoc ng t to be) v mt i t
nhn xng (ch ch ng ca cu) : auxiliary verb (+ not) + pronoun.
Cu hi ui ph nh (auxiliary verb + not + pronoun) c dng sau cu trn thut xc
nh. Hnh thc ph nh thng c rt gn (not = nt)
positivie statement + negative question tag
Ex : The children can swim, cant they ?
Cu hi ui khng nh (auxiliary verb + pronoun) c dng sau cu trn thut ph
nh.
negative statement + positive question tag
Ex : You havent seen Mary today, have you ?
Lu :
- Nu trong cu trn thut c tr ng t hoc ng t to be th tr ng t ny c lp
li trong cu hi ui.
Ex : She will come, wont she ?
Ex : There was a lot of traffic, wasnt there ?
Ex : We dont have to pay, do we ?
- Nu cu trn thut khng c tr ng t, dng tr ng t to do (do/does/did)
Ex : You live near here, dont you ?
Ex : You locked the door, didnt you ?
- Cu hi ui ca I am l arent I nhng nu khng c not th li dng am I ?
Ex : I am late, arent I ?
- Lets c cu hi ui l shall we ?
Ex : Lets go, shall we ?
- Hy lu rng cc cu c nhng t nh neither, no, none, no one, nobody, nothing,
scarcely, barely, hardly, hardly ever, seldom c xem nh l nhng li tng thut ph
nh v c theo sau bi mt cu hi ui khng nh.
Ex : No salt is allowed, is it ?
Ex : Peter hardly ever goes to parties, does he ?
Ex : Neither of them complained, did they ?
- Vi everybody, everyone, somebody, someone, nobody, no one chng ta dng i t
they
Ex : Everyone warned you, didnt they ?
Ex : Someone had recognized him, hadnt they ?
- Nu l cu mnh lnh, cu hi ui l will you d c not hay khng c not.
Ex : Dont drop that vase, will you ?
Intonation (ng iu)
Trong vn ni, ngha ca cu hi ui ty thuc vo cch din t.
- Nu xung ging cu hi ui c ngha l khng tht s t cu hi, ch mun ngi

nghe ng vi mnh.
- Nu ln ging cu hi ui, th l cu hi thc s.
Nng cao :
Nhng dng c bit :
+ Cu u l I wish dng may
Ex : I wish to study English, may I ?
+ Ch t l one dng you hoc one
One can be ones master, cant you/one ?
+ Cu u c must
Must c nhiu cch dng cho nn ty theo cch dng m c cu hi ui khc nhau.
- Must ch s cn thit, dng neednt
Ex : They must study hard, neednt they ?
- Must ch s cm on, dng must
Ex : You mustnt come late, must you ?
- Must ch s d on hin ti, da vo ng t theo sau must.
Ex : He must be a very intelligent student, isnt he ?
- Must ch s d on qu kh (trong cng thc must + have + PP), dng have/has
Ex : You must have stolen my bike, havent you ?
+ Let u cu :
Let u cu c nhiu dng cn phn bit.
- Lets trong cu r - dng shall we ?
Ex : Lets go out, shall we ?
- Let trong cu xin php (let us/let me), dng will you ?
Ex : Let us use the telephone, will you ?
- Let dng trong cu ngh gip ngi khc (let me), dng may I ?
Ex : Let me help you do it, may I ?
+ Cu cm thn
Ly danh t trong cu i thnh i t, dng am/is/are
Ex : What a beautiful dress, isnt it ?
Ex : What a stupid boy, isnt he ?
+ Cu u c I + cc ng t sau : think, believe, suppose, figure, assume, fancy,
imagine, reckon, expect, see, feel + mnh ph
Ly mnh ph lm cu hi ui.
Ex : I think he will come here, wont he ?
Ex : I dont believe Mary can do it, can she ? (lu , mnh chnh c not th vn tnh
nh mnh ph).
- Cng mu ny nhng nu ch t khng phi l I th li dng mnh u lm cu hi
ui.
Ex : She thinks he will come, doesnt she ?

+ Cu u c It seems that + mnh

Ly mnh lm cu hi ui
Ex : It seems that you are right, arent you ?
+ Ch t l mnh danh t
Dng it
Ex : What you have said is wrong, isnt it ?
Ex : Why he killed himself seems a secret, doesnt it ?