Nguyen Thi Thanh Hai - 0388711792 – 21/12/2020

Tag-Question (Some special cases)

1. I am Aren’t I

2. I am not Am I

- I am a translator, aren’t I?
- I am not sick, am I?

3. Let’s Shall We?

- Let’s go outside, shall we?

4. Everyone, everybody, anybody, anyone They

- Everyone speaks English, don’t they? 

- Someone isn’t here, are they? 

5. No one, nobody (-) They (+)

6. Nothing (-)
7. Never, seldom, hardly, little, few (-) It (+)

(+)

- Nothing is special, isn’t it?

- She hardly eats bread, does she? 

8. It seems that Tag-Question of main Clause

- It seems that it is going to rain, isn’t it? 

- It seems that you don’t want to go with me, do you? 

9. S (clause, gerund, Noun phrase) It

- What I am hearing is very interesting, isn’t it?

- Singing helps us reduce stress, doesn’t it?
- To play video games doesn’t entertain us much, does it? 

10. Command (Mệnh lệnh) Will you?

- Do sit down, will you?

- Don’t make noise, will you? 

11. Wish sentence May + S?

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- She wishes she would become beautiful, may she?

12. ONE One/You

- One can play this song, can’t you? 

13. Must (sự cần thiết) Needn’t

- I must work a lot to meet the deadline, needn’t I? (Tôi phải làm việc thật nhiều để kịp
hạn nộp, đúng không?)

14. Must (sự cấm đoán) must (+ not)

- They must come home late, mustn’t they? (Họ không được về nhà muộn, đúng không nhỉ?)
- He mustn’t date with her, must he? (Anh ta không được hẹn hò với cô ấy phải không?)

15. Must (dự đoán) Depend on the V following Must

- He must come early, doesn’t he? (Chắc là anh ta đến sớm đấy nhỉ?)

- The child must be very good, is he? (Thằng bé chắc là ngoan lắm đấy nhỉ?)

16. Exclamation NS

- What a lovely kitten, isn’t it?

- How a handsome boy, isn’t he? 

17. I + feel, think, expect…that S + V Auxiliary + S?

18. S1 + feel, think, expect…that S2 + V
Auxiliary + S1?

- I believe the fairies exist, don’t they? (Tôi tin là thiên thần tồn tại, đúng nhỉ?)
- I don’t think she can do it, can’t she? 
- They expect she will come soon, don’t they? (Họ hy vọng cô ta sẽ đến sớm hả?)
- My mother doesn’t think I am fine, does she?

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