Type Main clause Tag example

question
1. basic S+V Auxiliary You hate
(tensed (-)+ S? me, don't
) you?
2. negative and semi-negative S+ Auxiliary He seldom
adverbs never, (+)+ S? drinks
seldom wine, does
, he?
hardly,
scarely
,
little…
+V…
3. This/that That/ Auxiliary That is your
this+V (-)+it? house, isn’t
… it?
4. modal verbs (MV) S+ MV (-)+ I can love
MV+V S? u, can’t I ?
…
5. "wish" +"I wish"+MD "may I" I wish I
have you
beside me
now, may
I?
"S (khác I) Auxiliary  You've just
wish"+ MD (-)+ S? wished
having me
beside,
haven't
you?
3. S=”one” One +V… Auxiliary One can be
(-) + one’s
“you”/”one master,
” can’t
one/you?
4. “must” Must indicates needn’t They must
necessity: study hard,
Must needn’t
they?
There’s
water on
the floor.
We must
have leak,
don’t we?
Must means must You
prohibition: mustn’t go
Mustn’t to school
late, must
 you?
 Must refers to based on He must be
the present the verb a very
prediction: following intelligent
Must +(not) “must” student,
be/… isn’t he?
Must refers to You must
a prediction in have/ has+ have stolen
the past : S my bike,
must +have+ haven’t
(not) p.p you?
5. let invite Shall we? Let’s go for
:Let’s/ let us a picnic,
shall we?

ask for Will you? Let us use

permission : this, will u?
Let + O Let me
have some
tea, will u?

offer to help May I ? Let me help

others : you to do
let me this, may I?

6. narrative sentence (câu trần thuật) I am Aren’t I ?  I am a

student,
aren’t I?

7. had better Hadn’t +S? Sam had

8. would rather Wouldn’t better run
S? now, hadn’t
he?
9. exclamation sentence (câu cảm What a/an/the+ Be not + What a nice
than) adj+N! N? girl, isn’t
she?

How adj N be! How nice

she is, isn’t
she?

10. Subject is a noun clause Np/Ncl + V… Auxiliary What you

(-) + “it”? have said is
wrong, isn’t
it ?
Why he
killed
himself
seems a
secret,
 doesn’t it ?

11. Imperative (+) Will/ Please help

would/ her,
could Will/would/
Won’t could
+you? Won’t+
you?
(-) Will u? Don’t touch
it, will u?

*S is Can’t u? Shut up,

Impatient: can’t u?

14. There There+ V+… Auxiliary There

(-)+ there? aren’t
enough
rooms, are
there?
15. S= Auxiliary Nobody
nobody/somebody/everybody/ever (-)+ will marry
yone/these/those/someone /… “they”? me, won’t
they?
every
16. S= Everything/nothing Auxiliary Everything
(-)+”it”? will be
alright,
won’t it?
17. Neither … nor … Neither S1 nor Auxiliary Neither I
Either…or… S2 +V(S2)… (+,plu)+ S and Minh
Either S1 or (they/we) goes to
S2+ V (S2)… school, do
we?
Either Ella
or Dad
knew how
to swim,
did they?
18.  It seems that  It seems that S Auxiliary V It seems
V (-)+S ? that you are
right, aren’t
you ?
19. Reporting verbs (RV) I/we + RV + Auxiliary I think he
S’+V’… V’ (-)+S’ ? will come,
won’t he?

S Auxiliary He
{You/they/sb (-) RV+S supposed
 … (not that u’re
“I/we”)}+RV+ not a
… suspiction,
did he?
21. Ought to S +ought Should’nt I ought to
to+V… S? meet him,
shouldn’t
I?
22. No change about (-) or (+) Happy: Auxiliary So u’re
(+) (+) +S getting
married, are
u? how
nice!
Irritate: Auxiliary (- You don’t
(-) ) +S like me,
don’t u?

 Q: S+ V, auxiliary + S ?
 A : like in Vietnamese
“yes, S +auxiliary (+)” >> If S can/be+ V in real
“No, S +auxiliary (-)” >> If S can’t/be not+ V in real
Eg:
+ "The sun isn't hot, is it?" > “Yes, it is!”
Because the Sun is hot.
+ "Monkeys can't fly, can they?" > “No, they can't”
Because monkeys can’t fly.