TAG QUESTIONS: câu hỏi đuôi
I/ Động từ đặc biệt:
Ex:
1/ You are lucky this time, aren’t you?
2/ I’m right to say that, aren’t I?
3/ I’m not right to say that, am I?
4/ Girls may go out at night, may they not?( “May not” không rút gọn)
5/ She will marry an American, won’t she?
6/ I am your teacher, aren't I?
7/ We have lived here for 10 years, haven't we?
II/ Động từ thường:
Ex:
1/ They always go to bed at 10 p.m, don’t they?
2/ Your wife didn’t sing that song when she was alive, did she?
3/ He used to smoke cigars, didn’t he?
4/ Lan likes listening to music, doesn't she?
III/ Câu đặc biệt:
1. Câu có động từ khiếm khuyết - modal verbs:
Ex:
1/ You could have seen him, couldn’t you?
2/ I ought to have heard by now, oughtn’t I?
2.Chủ từ là một số Đại từ đặc biệt:
Ex:
1/ All can’t speak at a time, can they?
2/ Everyone cheered wildly, didn’t he (formal)/ didn’t they( informal)?
3. Câu có little, a little, few, a few:
Ex:
1/ Very little progress has been made, has it?
2/ A little progress has been made, hasn’t it?
3/ Few people knew the answer, did they?
4/ A few people knew the answer, didn’t they?
4. Trong câu có trạng từ nghĩa bán phủ định:
Ex:
1/ The child rarely cries, does he?
2/ He could hardly feed a large family, could he?
3/ She seldom sees him, does she?
4/ We could scarely hear what he said, could we?
5. Trong câu có trạng từ phủ định hoặc từ phủ định:
Ex:
1/ He went nowhere else, did he?
2/ They did nothing, did they?
3/ You have never cleaned the house, have you?
6. Câu mệnh lệnh:
Ex:
1/ Open your books, will you?
2/ Don’t talk in class, will you?
3/ Let’s go to the cinema, shall we?
4/ Let me lend you a hand, will you?
* Note: Cách đọc
- Xuống giọng và hy vọng người nghe trả lời “yes”
- Lên giọng người nghe có thể trả lời “yes or no”
*Exercise: Using “Tag – Questions”
1/ You have heard about that, _________________?
2/ Nam did the work well, _____________?
3/ He didn’t have to speak to me, ______________?
4/ He won’t fall down, __________________?
5/ You wouldn’t like the window open, _______________?
6/ He used to beat his wife, ________________?
7/ Come and see me tomorrow, _____________?
8/ Don’t sheet the door, _________________?
9/ Let’s sing together, _________________?
10/ I’d better go, _______________?
11/ I am your teacher, ________________?
12/ There’s an examination tomorrow, ______________?
13/ She’s been studying English for 2 years, _______________?
14/ You can’t play tennis today, _______________?
15/ Let me lend you a hand, __________________?
16/ Everybody can learn how to swim, ______________?
17/ He hardly feeds his family, ________________?
18/ She could scarcely hear what he said, ______________?
19/ She never works on Sundays, _______________?
20/ They did nothing, ________________________?
21/ There is no one in the house, _______________?
* Mời các bạn làm thử ??? (nếu cần mình sẽ cho đáp án)
EXERCISE 2: Add tag questions to the following
1. Your name is Thanh , ……………………………….. ?
2. Today is Sunday , ……………………………….. ?
3. John doesn’t agree with me about the plan , ……………………………….. ?
4. There’s a bus coming , ……………………………….. ?
5. Everybody was saying their prayers in the church when I cane in, ……………………………….. ?
6. He makes a lot of mistakes in pronunciation , ……………………………….. ?
7. The traffic was heavy yesterday , ……………………………….. ?
8. Both men won’t surf the Internet for a chat any more , ……………………………….. ?
9. A lot of students don’t think studying grammar is interesting , ……………………………….. ?
10. We haven’t done this homework yet , ……………………………….. ?
11. Jack’s enrolled on this course , ……………………………….. ?
12. Helen’s got fashionable clothes to wear on this important occasion , ……………………………?
13. The Smiths have got a computer , a CD player and two motorbikes , …………………………… ?
14. The children have many computer games to play , ……………………………….. ?
15. Your brother has the chance to speak English outside the classroom , ………………………… ?
16. David and Kate aren’t going to pay their school fees tomorrow , ……………………………….. ?
17. There weren’t any well- qualified teachers at this school , ……………………………….. ?
18. This boy could use a computer at the age of 5 , ……………………………….. ?
19. MY father put an advertisement in the Times to sell his house , ……………………………….. ?
20. It is expensive for you to access the Internet , ……………………………….. ?
21. Jim really shouldn’t spend most of his time wandering on the Internet , ………………………… ?
22. People don’t know which website is useful to them , ……………………………….. ?
23. Students have to wear uniforms in Vietnam , ……………………………….. ?
24. Email is good way for people to communicate , ……………………………….. ?
25. The garbage can be taken out everyday , ……………………………….. ?
26. We must send this message by email , ……………………………….. ?
27. You wouldn’t like another drink , ……………………………….. ?
28. Vinh would rather listen to English programs on the radio , ……………………………….. ?
29. You had better not go out in the cold weather , ……………………………….. ?
30. Ba ought to join her family on a day trip to her hometown , ……………………………….. ?
31. My sister might like writing email , ……………………………….. ?
32. You should attend the opening ceremony , ……………………………….. ?
33. You wouldn’t mind helping me with this , ……………………………….. ?
34. I needn’t say anything to you about it , ……………………………….. ?
35. Your aunt needs to grow rice on his farm , ……………………………….. ?
36. This is Mr. Johnson , ……………………………….. ?
37. That was Ann on the phone , ……………………………….. ?
38. Those weren’t your parents over there , ……………………………….. ?
39. These are your cases here , ……………………………….. ?
40. The Chinese invented paper in AD 105 , ……………………………….. ?
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