TAG QUESTIONS

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I. CÁCH THÀNH LẬP
1. Câu hỏi đuôi gồm có: chủ ngữ (phải là đại từ nhân xưng) và trợ động từ hay động từ đặc biệt.
2. Nếu câu phát biểu ở thể khẳng định thì câu hỏi đuôi ở thể phủ định và ngược lại.
3. Nếu câu hỏi đuôi ở thể phủ định thì phải dùng hình thức tĩnh lược (contractive form).
Ex:
STATEMENTS QUESTION-TAGS
He is a good boy, isn’t he?
The girl didn't come here yesterday, did she?
They will go away, won't they?
She hasn't left, has she?

II. ĐẶC BIỆT:

a. Phần đuôi của “I am” là “aren’t I” .
Eg: I’m going to do it again, aren’t I?
b. Imperatives and Requests ( Câu mệnh lệnh và câu yêu cầu):
+ Có phần đuôi là “won’t you?” khi câu phát biểu diễn tả lời mời:
Eg: Take your seat, won’t you? (Mời ông ngồi)
+ Có phần đuôi là “will you?” khi câu phát biểu diễn tả lời yêu cầu hoặc mệnh lệnh phủ định.
Eg: Open the door, will you? ( Xin vui lòng mở cửa)
Don’t be late, will you? (Đừng đi trễ nha.)
c. Phần đuôi của câu bắt đầu bằng “ Let’s ...” : là “shall we ?”
Eg: Let’s go swimming, shall we?
Nhưng phần đuôi của “Let us / Let me” là “will you”
d. Nothing, anything, something, everything được thay là thế bằng “ It” ở câu hỏi đuôi:
Eg : Everything will be all right, won’t it?
No one, Nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody, everybody, everyone được
thay thế bằng “They” trong câu hỏi đuôi.
Eg: Someone remembered to leave the messages, didn’t they?
Lưu ý: Nothing, Nobody, No one được dùng trong mệnh đề chính, động từ ở câu hỏi đuôi
sẽ phải ở dạng thức khẳng định. (Vì Nothing, Nobody, No one có 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 câu nói có từ phủ định như: seldom, rarely, hardly, no, without, never, few,
little… phần đuôi phải ở dạng khẳng định. Eg: He seldom goes to the movies, does he?
h. Nếu câu phát biểu có dạng : You ‘d better → câu hỏi đuôi sẽ là : hadn’t you ?
You’d rather → câu hỏi đuôi sẽ là : wouldn’t you ?
You used to → câu hỏi đuôi sẽ là : didn’t you ?
III. Ý nghĩa của câu hỏi đuôi:
Ý nghĩa của câu hỏi đuôi phụ thuộc vào ngữ điệu diễn đạt nó:
- Xuống giọng và hy vọng người nghe trả lời “yes”
- Lên giọng và người nghe có thể trả lời “yes or no”
EXERCISE 1. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence:
1. No one is better cook than his mother, ______?
A. is she B. isn’t she C. are they D. aren’t they
2. Do it right now, ______?
A. will you B. shall you C. do you D. don’t you
3. There are no easy ways to learn a foreign language, _______?
A. are they B. are there C. aren’t they D. aren’t there
4. He seldom goes to the library, ______?
A. doesn’t he B. is he C. does he D. isn’t he
5. Let’s go for a long walk, ______?
A. will we B. shall we C .don’t you D. do you
6. I think he will join us, _____?
A. doesn’t he B. won’t he C. will he D. don’t I
7. The film is good, _______________?
A. is it B. are they C. isn’t it D. aren’t they
8. You are going to the party, ____________?
A. is you B. are you C. aren’t you D. were you
9. He can speak English, _________________ ?
A. can he B. can’t he C. can’t him D. could he
10. You don’t know him,__________________ ?
A. do you B. don’t you C. are you D. aren’t you
11. Lan speaks Chinese very well, __________?
A. does she B. doesn’t she C. is she D. was she
12. John has worked hard, _________________?
A. does he B. did he C. has he D. hasn’t he
13. They invited him to the party, ___________?
A. do they B. don’t they C. did they D. didn’t they
14. They are leaving here tomorrow________?
A. do they B. are they C. aren’t they D. did they
15. I’m a bit late, ______?
A. am not I B. aren’t you C. are you D. aren’t I
16. No one is indifferent to praise, ______?
A. is one B. isn’t one C. is he D. are they
17. Somebody has left these socks on the bathroom floor, ______?
A. have they B. haven’t they C. has he D. hasn’t he
18. James owns a restaurant, ______?
A. does he B. is he C. doesn’t he D. didn’t he
19. You aren’t too busy to talk, ______?
A. are you B. have you C. aren’t D. do you
20. The ticket to London doesn’t cost a lot, ______?
A. do they B. does it C. is it D. isn’t it
21. You don’t need me any more, ______?
A. do I B. don’t I C. do you D. don’t you
22. Nobody knows who invited the wheel, ______?
A. do they B. don’t they C. does it D. doesn’t it
23. Harry was working in Bristol then, ______?
A. was Harry B. wasn’t he C. was he D. didn’t he
24. You’ll be home before midnight, ______?
A. will you B .won’t you C. are you D. won’t you be
25. David is bringing some wine, ______?
A. is he B. isn’t he C. is David D. isn’t David
26. Don’t leave anything behind, ______?
A. do you B. don’t you C. will you D. shall we
27. That isn’t Bill driving, ______?
A. is it B. is that C. isn’t that D. isn’t it
28. Nobody likes the play, __________?
A. do they B. don’t they C. didn’t they D. did they
29. The children can read English, __________?
A. can’t they B. can they C. they can D. they can’t
30. Your grandfather was a millionaire, ______?
A. was he B. is he C. wasn’t he D. isn’t he
31. Your brother’s here, ______?
A. is he B. are he C. isn’t he D. aren’t he
32. That was Ann on the phone, ______?
A. was it B. was that C. wasn’t that D. wasn’t it
33. Tom didn't see her, ______?
A. did Tom B. did he C. do Tom D. does he
34. Mary wasn't angry, ______?
A. was she B. is she C. wasn’t she D. was Mary
35. Susan doesn't like oysters, ______?
A. did she B. does she C. doesn’t she D. she does
EXERCISE 2 : 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 3 : Add tag questions to the following.
1. Lan enjoys watching TV after dinner, does she?
2. Tam didn’t go to school yesterday, did he?
3. They’ll buy a new computer, won’t t hey?
4. She can drink lots of tomato juice everyday, can ’t she?
5. She may not come to class today, ?
6. We should follow the traffic rules strictly, shouldn’t we?
7. Your mother has read these fairy tales for you many times, .hasn’ t she?
8. He seldom visits you, doe s he?
9. You’ve never been in Italy, .hav e you?
10. That’s Bob, isn’ t it?
11. No-one died in the accident, did they?
12. I’m supposed to be here, aren’ t I?
13. Nothing is wrong, is it?
14. Nobody called the phone, did they?
15. Everything is okay, isn’t it they?
16. Everyone took a rest, didn’t they ?
17. Going swimming in the summer is never boring, is it ?
18. Let’s dance together, shall we?
19. Don’t talk in class, wil l you?
20. Sit down, won’t you?
21. This picture is yours, isn’ t it?
22. Hoa never comes to school late, do es she?
23. You took some photos on the beach, .didn’t y ou?
24. He hardly ever makes a mistake, does he?
25. We must communicate with you by means of e-mail or chatting, mustn’t w e?
26. Nobody liked the play, did t hey?
27. She’d saved money if she bought fresh food, cou ldn’t she?
28. The area was evacuated at once, wasn’t it?
29. She’s very funny. She’s got a great sense of humor, hasn’ t she?
30. It never works very well, does it?
31. Mr.Smith usually remembered his wife’s birthdays, did n't he?
32. Neither of them offered to help you, did t hey?
33. He ought to have made a note of it, shouldn’t he?
34. There’ll be plenty for everyone, won’t the re?
35. Let’s go out for dinner tonight, shall w e?
36. That isn’t Bill driving, is it?
37. Nothing went wrong, did I t?
38. There used to be trees here, didn’ t there?
39. This won’t take long, will I t?
40. Don’t touch that button, will y o u?
41. I’m not too late, aren’t I?
42. Not a very good film, is I t?
43. Somebody wanted a drink, didn’t they?
44. They think he’s funny, don’t the y?