Grammar & Ex Question tags

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Tag questions (Câu hỏi đuôi ) (phải không?)
1. Câu hỏi đuôi gồm hai phần: Câu nói (statement) + Phần đuôi (tag)
Eg: You study here, dont you?
Statement

tag

2. General rules (quy tắc chung):
a. Câu nói và phần đuôi luôn luôn ở dạng nghĩa đối nhau:
Affirmative statement, negative tag?
Negative statement, affirmative tag?
Ghi nhớ:
- Khi trong câu nói có từ phủ định nh: seldom, rarely, hardly, no, without, never phần
đuôi phải ở dạng khẳng định.
Eg:

He seldom goes to the movies, does he?

b. Verb of the tag. (Động từ của phần đuôi)
- Nếu động từ đợc sử dụng trong mệnh đề chính là động từ Tobe hoặc động từ
khuyết thiếu, thì động từ Tobe hoặc động từ khuyết thiếu sẽ đ ợc sử dụng lại lần
nữa ở câu hỏi đuôi , nhng phải ở dạng trái ngợc với dạng thức đợc sử dụng ở mệnh
đề chính.
Eg:

They wont answer the questions, will they?
Helen can speak English very well, cant she?

My mother is very beautiful, isnt she?

- Nếu động từ đợc sử dụng trong mệnh đề chính là động từ thờng, ta phải sử dụng
động từ to do nhng phải cùng ngôi và số, cùng thì với đại từ đứng sau nó.
Eg: Hoa makes the questions, doesnt she?
Nam didnt agree with you, did he?
My father went to the cinema, didnt he?
c. Chủ ngữ trong câu hỏi đuôi phải bằng với chủ ngữ trong mệnh đề chính, nhng
chủ ngữ phải là chủ ngữ rút gọn của nó.
Eg: My younger sister has bought a new school bag, hasnt she?
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3. Special cases ( Trờng hợp đặc biệt):
a. Phần đuôi của I am là Arent I .
Eg:

Im going to do it again, arent I?

b. Imperatives and Requests ( Câu mệnh lệnh và câu yêu cầu):
. Imperatives:
+, Có phần đuôi là wont you? và diễn tả lời mời:
Eg:

Take your seat, wont you? (Mời ông ngồi)

+, Có phần đuôi là will you? và diễn tả lời yêu cầu .
Eg:

Open the door, will you? ( Xin vui lòng mở cửa)

. Requests:
Eg:

Please keep silient, will you? (Vui lòng giữ im lặng)

Please dont make noise, will you? ( Xin vui lòng đừng làm ồn)
c. Phần đuôi của câu với Lets + V ... : là Shall we ?
Eg:

Lets go swimming, shall we? (Chúng ta đi bơi nhé)

a. Nothing, đợc thay là thế bằng It ở câu hỏi đuôi:
Eg : Nothing gives you more pleasure than listening to music, does it ?
b. Noone, Nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody, everybody, everyone đợc thay thế bằng They trong câu hỏi đuôi.
Eg:

Someone remembered to leave the messages, didnt they?

L u ý:
Nothing, Nobody đợc dùng trong mệnh đề chính, động từ ở câu hỏi đuôi sẽ phải ở
dạng thức xác định. (Vì Nothing và Nobody có nghĩa phủ định)
Eg:

Nobody phoned while I was out, did they?

c. This/ That đợc thay thế là It.
Eg:

This wont take long, will it?

d. These/ Those đợc thay thế là They.
Eg:

Those are nice, arent they?
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Exercises
Add the necessary question tag:

1. Mr. White is a tailor, ………?
2. It isn’t ready yet, ………..?
3. I am clever, ……….?
4. We must hurry, ………….?
5. They won’t stop long, ………….?
6. You asked for mustard, ………….?
7. She speaks too quickly, ………….?
8. He will arrive soon, ……………?
9. The milk may be sour, …………..?
10. Tom doesn’t like ham, ………….?
11. They told me a lie, ……………?

12. It can’t be so bad, ……………?
13. It was a pity, ……………?
14. Jack is joining the club, ……………?
15. You mustn’t do that again, ……………?
16. You ought not to eat that, ……………?
17. They have sold the house, ……………?
18. Our team won the prize, ……………?
19. You are leaving here tomorrow, ……………?
20. You can’t come next week, ……………?
21. You ought to leave now, ……………?
22. He should have come home earlier, ……………?
23. He daren’t do it, ……………?
24. Go and get me some aspirins, ……………?
25. We need some more sugar, ……………?
26. I may open it, ……………?
27. You’d better keep quiet, ……………?
28. He used to live near here, ……………?
29. Open it for me, ……………?
30. Let’s sing it again, ……………?
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31. He shouldn’t put so much salt in it, ……………?
32. Going swimming in the summer is very interesting, ……………?

33. Let’s dance together, ……………? The party is so wonderful.
34. Don’t talk in class, ……………? The teacher is explaining the lesson
35. Nobody understands what the lady over there says, ……………?
36. The woman seldom writes poems and stories, ……………?
37. Nothings makes you bored, ……………? You always look happy.
38. You have read this article on the website, ……………?
39. You don’t read this article on the website, ……………?
40. She never tells the truth, ……………?
II.

Rewrite the following sentences with “ question tag” :

1. She will probably be out for dinner.
=> She won’t be home for dinner, ……………?
2. The paper looks good, don’t you think?
=> The paper doesn’t ……………………………………..
………………………?
3. Larry would be busy on Sunday.
=> I don’t suppose that Larry would be
…………………………………………..?
4. I think you can’t eat one more piece of cake.
=> You can eat
……………………………………………………………………?
5. The prices at this store are very high, don’t you think?
=> The prices at this store aren’t
…………………………………………………?
6. She is going to get a scholarship, I believe.
=> She is
………………………………………………………………………….?
7. The electricity department is going to cut down its power supply, apparently.

=> The power supply is
…………………………………………………………..?
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8. Scientists have carried out some experiments on AIDS recently, I think.
=> Some experiments have
………………………………………………………?
9. They haven’t found any special drugs to cure ADIS, in my view.
=> No special drugs have
………………………………………………………..?
10. Computers can replace man, I think.
=> Man can’t be
………………………………………………………………….?

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Ex 1:
Put in the correct question tags.
Example: Peter works in the shop, _________ ?
Answer: Peter works in the shop, doesn't he?

1) She is collecting stickers,

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2) We often watch TV in the afternoon,

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3) You have cleaned your bike,

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4) John and Max don't like Maths,

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5) Peter played handball yesterday,

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6) They are going home from school,

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7) Mary didn't do her homework last Monday,
8) He could have bought a new car,

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9) Kevin will come tonight,

10) I'm clever,

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Ex 2:
Complete the sentences with the correct question tags.
isn't he

1. Mr McGuinness is from Ireland,
2. The car isn't in the garage,
3. You are John,

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4. She went to the library yesterday,
5. He didn't recognize me,

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6. Cars pollute the environment,

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7. Mr. Pritchard has been to Scotland recently,
8. The trip is very expensive,
9. He won't tell her,
10. Hugh had a red car,

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Ex 3:
Fill each gap with the appropriate question tag.
1 You're Australian, _______________?
2 You aren't English, _______________?
3 Marlene smokes, _______________?
4 Sharks don't like chicken, _______________?
5 Moles can't see, _______________?
6 You'll be there, _______________?
7 David won't come, _______________?

8 Bob's got two cats, _______________?
9 You and I are going to the party, _______________?
10 Let's go out, _______________?
11 Shut up, _______________?
12 Maggie failed, _______________?
13 Clive missed his flight, _______________?
14 We've already seen that movie, _______________?
15 Annie wouldn't say no, _______________?

Ex 4:
1. You wanted that, .......... ?
2. He saw that .......... ?

a) would you

a) is he b) won't he

3. You know that's right .......... ?
4. He wil be coming .......... ?

b) didn't you
c) didn't he

a) would you

a) is he

c) wouldn't you

d) do you

d) doesn't he

b) wouldn't you

b) did he c) doesn't he

5. After all this time you'd think he'd have forgotten .......... ?
c) don't you d) do you

c) don't you

d) won't he
a) didn't you

b) wouldn't you

6. The amount he is suffering from hay fever he needs to see a doctor .......... ?
b) did he c) won't he d) is he
7. You may think you know the answer but you don't .......... ?
wouldn't you d) do you

a) don't you

8. After working so hard he didn't deserve to fail the exam .......... ?
c) won't he d) is he
9. You wouldn't report me, .......... ?
10. He isn't going to like this, .......... ?

a) don't you

a) didn't he

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d) didn't you

b) would you

a) doesn't he
b) would you

a) doesn't he

b) did he

c) wouldn't you

d) do you

b) did he c) won't he

d) is he

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Ex 5
1. Your parents are from Reunion island,

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2. They have never been to Japan,

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3. Russian is a very difficult language,

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4. You would like to spend your next holidays in Mauritius,
5. We did our homework at five o'clock,

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6. Your brother loves rap music,
7. Your parents can't swim,

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8. Your English classroom is B105,

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9. Bruno and Clémence are twins,

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10. The Olympic games will take place in Turin,

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11. We must revise our lessons regularly,

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12. Yesterday, they went to the zoo,

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13. Steffie has been playing basket ball for five years,
14. Koalas are fond of eucalyptus leaves,

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15. The French handball team won the Spanish,

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16. Chikungunya virus will quickly spread through the Indian Ocean,
17. We should be very careful here in Reunion,

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18. Your sister could read at the age of three,

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19. There are several swimming pools in the city,
20. You are very good at English,

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