Câu hỏi đuôi gồm có: chủ ngữ phải là đại từ nhân xưng và trợ động từ hay động từ đặc biệt.. Nếu câu phát biểu ở thể khẳng định thì câu hỏi đuôi ở thể phủ định và ngược lại.. Nếu câu hỏi
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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:
He is a good boy,
The girl didn't come here yesterday,
They will go away,
She hasn't left,
isn’t he?
did she?
won't they?
has she?
II ĐẶC BIỆT:
a Phần đuôi của “I am” là “aren’t I”
Eg: I’m going to do it again, ?
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?
+ Có phần đuôi là “will you?” khi câu phát biểu diễn tả lời yêu cầu hoặc mệnh lệnh phủ định
Eg: Open the door, ?
Don’t be late, ?
c Phần đuôi của câu bắt đầu bằng “ Let’s ” : là “shall we ?”
Eg: Let’s go swimming, ? ?
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, ?
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, ? ?
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, ?
e. This/ That được thay thế là “It”. Eg: This won’t take long, ?
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, ?
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 ?
Trang 2EXERCISE 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, ?
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, ?
5 Let’s go for a long walk, ?
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, ?
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, ?
20 The ticket to London doesn’t cost a lot, ?
21 Nobody knows who invited the wheel, ?
A do they B don’t they C does it D doesn’t it
25 David is bringing some wine, ?
Trang 326 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 apples, ?
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?
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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?