tag quetions

Grammar notes Ms Lê Thị Minh Hằng
TAG QUESTIONS (CÂU HỎI ĐUÔI)
Câu hỏi đuôi là câu hỏi được thêm vào cuối câu trần thuật (statements).
Câu hỏi đuôi thường được dùng để kiểm tra điều gì đó có đúng hay không,
hoặc để yêu cầu sự đồng ý.
Câu hỏi đuôi thường được dùng trong văn nói và đôi khi trong văn viết thân mật.
Tóm lại: Một câu hỏi đuôi gồm có hai phần: phần nêu ý và phần hỏi đuôi.
Thể trong câu hỏi đuôi phải đối lập nhau.
Động từ phải tương ứng và ở dạng rút gọn.
Dùng đại từ thay thế ở phần đuôi (I/ we/ you / they/ he/ she/ it/ there)
Nêu ý: Hỏi đuôi:
* is/ are/ was/ were/ can/ may/ must/ should/ would/ will/ … # (n’t)
* have to/ has to/ V
-present
do/ does(n’t)
* has/have V
-pp3/ed
has(n’t) / have(n’t)
* V
-past2
/ V
-ed
did(n’t)
Ví dụ:
1) These Math problems are difficult, aren’t they?
2) Lan has to complete these exercises, doesn’t she?
3) Your brother has passed the English written exam, hasn’t he?
4) Her parents used to live in Hue, didn’t they?
5) Mr Ba wasn’t on his farm last Sunday, was he?
Lưu ý:
1) I am late, aren’t I?

I am not tall, am I?
2) There’s something wrong, isn’t there?
3) Let’s go for a walk, shall we?
4) Give me a hand, will you? - Don’t make any noise, will you?
Wait here a moment, can you?
Open the window, would you? - Sit down, won’t you?
5) …never, nothing, nobody, no, none, hardly, scarely, little…..,
- (+) ….?
6) all, nothing, everything…. - (+/–) it?
7) anyone, nobody, no one, somebody, someone, everybody, everyone…
- (+/–) they
Nothing matters now, does it?
Everyone gets ready for school, don’t they?
Grammar notes Ms Lê Thị Minh Hằng
Complete the questions:
1) Linh didn’t feel confident in her favorite clothes, _______________?
2) The two cities are not the same in some ways, _______________?
3) Her listening isn’t excellent, _______________?
4) Maryam couldn’t stay for longer time, _______________?
5) My sister has to make this room tidy, _______________?
6) This poet has mentioned the ao dai in poems, _______________?
7) Lan used to walk past the mosque on her way to primary school,
_________?
8) Nobody wrote poems yesterday, _______________?
9) There are many religions in Malasia, _______________?
10) His children may swim, _______________?
11) Nam and Binh have to study harder, _______________?
12) Women to day often prefer to wear modern clothing at work,
____________?
13) The Parkers had a picnic on the river bank, _______________?

14) Our teachers have taken inspiration from some minorities,
______________?
15) Everything was OK, _______________?
16) Oh, hurry up, _______________?
17) Hung and I can eat those cakes, _______________?
18) You won’t be late, _______________?
19) Ba’s village lies near the foot of the moutain, _______________?
20) Daisy has seen that films several times, _______________?
21) Let’s forget unhappy things, _______________?
22) Her daughter doesn’t spend time surfing the web, _______________?
23) Those men never worked on a farm, _______________?
24) People of different ages like this magazine, _______________?
25) I am wearing wrong shoes, _______________?
26) Interactive TV is available now, _______________?
27) He did not miss the train, _______________?
28) Someone feels tired after the trip, _______________?
Grammar notes Ms Lê Thị Minh Hằng
29) Hanh and you like living in a dormitory on campus, _______________?
30) Their son doesn’t have much time on computer, _______________?