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TAG QUESTIONS
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Trước khẳng định, sau phủ định và ngược lại
Ex:
Peter helped you, didn’t he?
He isn’t here now, is he?
You have been there for a long time, haven’t you?
Note:
Không dùng danh từ riêng trong câu hỏi đuôi, mà phải dung đại từ nhân xưng thay thế.
Ex:
Mary is beautiful, isn’t she?
Chứ không được dùng Mary is beautiful, isn’t Mary?
His parents are old, aren’t they?
Khi chủ từ trong mệnh đề chính là anyone, anybody, no one, no body, none, neither thì chủ từ trong câu hỏi đuôi là they.
Ex:
No one knows, do they?
Neither of them complaint, did they?
Nếu mệnh đề chính có các từ phủ định như neither, no, none, no one, no body, nothing, scarely, barely, hardly, seldom … thì câu hỏi đuôi ở thể khẳng định.
Ex:
Nothing was sold, was it?
Peter hardly goes to the party, does he?
Nếu chủ từ là this, that thì chủ từ trong câu hỏi đuôi có thể là it, he, she
Ex: That is a very interesting film, isn’t it?
That is your new boy friend, isn’t he?
This is a very beautiful girl, isn’t she?
Nếu chủ từ là these, those thì chủ từ trong câu hỏi đuôi là they
Ex: These books are new, aren’t they?
Hình thức câu hỏi đuôi của I am … là aren’t I? hay am I not?
Ex: I’m late, aren’t I?
Hay I’m late, am I not?
Hình thức của câu yêu cầu là will you? còn câu đề nghị là shall we?
Ex:
Come in, will you?
Don’t do that, will you?
Let’s go for a walk, shall we?
Let’s not study now, shall we?

CÂU HỎI ĐUÔI
Câu hỏi đuôi là loại câu hỏi được them vào sau một câu nói. Nếu câu nói là khẳng định thì phần đuôi là phủ định và ngược lại
Câu hỏi đuôi sữ dụng các trợ động từ như câu hỏi thông thường
They want to came, __________________
Jane is a teacher, __________________
He isn’t here, __________________
This is your umbrella, __________________
Cindy can’t come with us, __________________
You have never been to Hanoi, __________________
He has a bicycle, __________________
You write a letter to your father, __________________?
Kathy will be in class tomorrow, __________________?
You weren’t at home last night, __________________?
Jane went to London High School, __________________?
She has the keys to the dinning – room, __________________?
You are a member of this class, __________________?
They are studying hard, __________________?
It wasn’t raining, __________________?
I don’t have to come to the meeting, __________________?
Cindy had to leave early, __________________?
Tomorrow isn’t a holiday, __________________?
You should call your mom today, __________________?
These are your keys, __________________?




I. TAG QUESTIONS ( AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES )

We use tag questions to ask a question or to invite con firmation of some fact we already know. We always use a negative tag question after an affirmative sentence.

He can speak English, can`t he ?
She is an American, isn`t she ?
You live in Soc Trang , don`t you ?
They went home, didn`t they ?

Add the correct tag question to the following sentences :

She goes shopping every day,.....................................?
He has been studying English a long time,..........................................?
He is a good student,...................................?
She play the piano well,...............................?
They played soccer yesterday,.......................?
She can speak English fluently,................................?
The traffic is heavy today,.............................?
You always buy your clothes in the Department Store ,............................?
Mr.Green used to take the children to the circus,...............................?
You `ll be back before noon,.................................?
They are travelling in Europe now,...................................?
The bus stops at this corner,..............................?
It takes more than an hour to get there , ....................................?
He`s ready now,.............................?
She`s visited Nha Trang city,.................................?
She `s here last week,.................................?
We should leave early,................................?
Your sister has already done the ẻxercise.,...................................?
We must obey the law,.............................?
You dare to meet her,...............................?

Add the correct tag questionsending to the following negative sentensive:
We use an affirmative tag question after a negative sentence.

He can`t speak English, can he?
She isn`t an American , is she ?
You don`t live in Soc Trang city,do you ?
They didn`t go home,.did they ?

She doesn`t like to study English,.................................?
You have never been in Ha noi,....................................?
You won`t mention this to anyone,.................................?
The traffic today isn`t very heavy,..................................?
It wasn`t heavy yesterday either,....................................?
They didn`t go by plan,..............................?
She didn`t say anything to you about it,...............................?
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