Lý thuyết và bài tập Tag questions

Nguyen Thi Khanh Huyen- Da Phuc 1

TAG QUESTIONS I. RULES 1. KD, duoi PD 2. Dau Be , duoi Be 3. Dau Vkk, duoi Vkk 4. Dau V, duoi TDT 5. Dau co never , rarely , barely , scarely , seldom , hardly , few , little , without or V deny , refuse , miss , fail , forget or N denial , failure , refusal thi duoi dung lay Kd

II. EXCEPTIONS 1. I’m……………, aren’t I ? 2. I’m not……….., am I ? 3. You used to………., didn’t you? 4. You had better………, hadn’t you? 5. You would rather / sooner ……., wouldn’t you? 6. Let’s …………………, shall we? 7. Menh lenh , yeu cau ( K qtam V chinh Kd or Pd ), duoi Will you? 8. That / This is………….., isn’t it? 9. These / Those are………., aren’t they? 10. DTBD chi nguoi ………,……..they? 11. DTBD chi vat………….,……..it? 12. None of……….,……….they (neu so n / it neu k dem dc)

Neither of…….,. Eg: None of my teachers is poor, are they? None of my money was stolen, was it? 13. Neither…S1..nor…S2, duoi cua S2 14. S ought to…………, shouldn’t S? 15. You have got……………., haven’t you?

III. OTHER CASES 1. I wish to V, may I ? 2. Must (can thiet) , needn’t S? They must study hard, needn’t they? Mustn’t ( cam doan), must S? You mustn’t come late, must you? Must ( du doan htai), lay Vchinh? He must be a brave boy, isn’t he? Must have P2, haven’t S? You must have stolen……., haven’t you? 3. Cam than dung Be

Eg: What a nice dress, isn’t it? How clever you are, aren’t you? 4. believe assume suppose figure I think + Mdphu , lay Mdphu? ( NOT o Md chinh dc tinh nhu NOT o Md phu) fancy imagine * Neu S ko fai la I lay Mdchinh reckon Eg: I think he will come, won’t he? expect I don’t believe Mary can do it, can she? feel She thinks he will come, doesn’t she?

5. It seems that Md, lay Md sau? Eg: It seems that he won’t come, will he?

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Nguyen Thi Khanh Huyen- Da Phuc 2

EXERCISES ON TAG QUESTIONS I. Add tag questions to the followings. 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, ................................? 21/ He hardly ever makes a mistake, ……………………? 22/ Nobody liked the play, _.......................? 23/ She'd save money if she bought fresh food, …………………? 24/ She's very' funny. She's got a great sense of humour, ………………….? 25/ The area was evacuated at once, ………………..? 26/ Mr Smith usually remembered his wife's birthdays, …………………..? 27/ It never works very well, ……………………? 28/ He ought to have made a note of it, _.........................? 29/ Neither of them offered to help you, …………………..? 30/ There'll be plenty for everyone, ……………………..? 31/ Let's go out for dinner tonight, ………………………? 32/ That isn't Bill driving, ………………….? 33/ Nothing went wrong, ………………….? 34/ There used to be trees here, ………………………? 35/ This won't take long, ………………………? 36/ Don't touch that button, ……………………..? 37/ I'm too late, ……………………? 38/ Not a very good film, ………………….? 39/ Somebody wanted a drink, …………………….? 40/ They think he's funny, …………………….? 41/ .Bill came on a bicycle,………………………? 42/.The Smiths have two cars,…………………..? 43/.It could be done,…………………………….? 44/.She’s got lovely blue eyes,………………….? 45/.That’s him over there,……………………….? 46/. You can't answer all the questions,………………….? 47/. You will help me to do the dishes,………………………..? 48/. He believes you,…………………………..? 49/. The teacher should explain the …