Lý thuyết và bài tập Tag questions

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
I’m, aren’t I ?
I’m not.., am I ?
You used to., didn’t you?
You had better, hadn’t you?
You would rather / sooner ., wouldn’t you?
Let’s , shall we?
Menh lenh , yeu cau ( K qtam V chinh Kd or Pd ), duoi Will you?
That / This is.., isn’t it?
These / Those are., aren’t they?
DTBD chi nguoi ,..they?
DTBD chi vat.,..it?
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. NeitherS1..norS2, duoi cua S2
14. S ought to, shouldn’t S?
15. You have got., haven’t you?
III. OTHER CASES
I wish to V, may I ?
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?
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?
EXERCISES ON TAG QUESTIONS
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 lesson,..?
50/. The boy didn't know the lesson,?
51/. Bob frightened you,.?
52/. You can speak English well,.?
53/. She couldn't arrange that,.?
54/. You won't tell him,..?
55/. He shouldn't do it,.?
56. Don’t forget to keep in touch with us , .. ?
57. Post this letter for me , .. ?
58. Have some more coffee , .. ?
59. Get out your books , .. ?
60. Have a nice holiday , .. ?
II . Choose the best option
1/ No one is better cook than his mother, ______?	a. is she 	b. isn't she 	c. are they 	d. aren’t they
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, ______? 	a. doesn’t he 	b. is he 	c. does he 	d. isn’t he
5/ Let's go for a long walk, ______?	a. will we 	b. shall we 	c. don't you 	d. do you
6/ No one is indifferent to praise, ______ ?	a. is one 	b. isn’t one 	c. is he 	d. are they
7/ Somebody has left these socks on the bathroom floor, ______ ?
a. have they 	b. haven't they 	c. has he 	d. hasn't he
8/ I think he will join us, ______?	a. doesn't he 	b. won't he 	c. will he 	d. don't I
9/. Her name is Lan Huong, ..?	A. is she	B.is it	C.isn’t she	D.isn’t it
10/ . No-one knows this answer , .?
A.does he	B.doesn’t he	C.do they	D.don’t they
11/.He never tells a lie , ?	A.does he	B. doesn’t he	C. he does	D. he doesn’t
12/ .I have heard nothing from him since 
A.he had left	B.he leaves	C.he has left	D.he left
13/.Don’t talk in class,.?	A.will you	B.do you	C.won’t you	D.don’t you
14/ .Everything is alright ,..?	A.is it	B.isn’t it	C.are they	D.aren’t they
15 /.Let’s go ,..? 	A.do we	B.don’t we	C.shall we	 D.shall not we
16/The film is good, _______________?	A. is it 	 B. are they 	 C. isn’t it 	D. aren’t they
17/ You are going to the party, ____________?	A. is you B. are you C. aren’t you D. were you 
18/ He can speak English, ______________ ?	A. can he 	B. can’t he C. can’t him 	D. could he
19/. You don’t know him,__________________ ?
 A. do you 	B. don’t you 	C. are you 	D. aren’t you
20/. Lan speaks Chinese very well, __________? A. does she B. doesn’t she 	 C. is she 	D. was she
21/. John has worked hard, _________________? A. does he B. did he 	 C. has he D. hasn’t he
22/. They invited him to the party, ___________? A. do they B. don’t they 	 C. did they 	D. didn’t they
23. They are leaving here tomorrow________? A. do they 	B. are they 	 C. aren’t they D. did they 
24/ I’m a bit late, ______? A. am not I	B. aren’t you 	 C. are you	D. aren’t I
25/. James owns a restaurant, ______? A. does he 	B. is he 	C. doesn’t he	D. didn’t he
26/. You aren’t too busy to talk, ______? A. are you	B. have you	C. aren’t 	D. do you
27/. The ticket to London doesn’t cost a lot, ______?
 A. do they	B. does it	C. is it 	D. isn’t it
28/. You don’t need me any more, ______?	A. do I	 B. don’t I	C. do you 	D. don’t you
29/. Nobody knows who invited the wheel, ______? A. do they	B. don’t they 	C. does it 	D. doesn’t it
30/. Harry was working in Bristol then, ______? A. was Harry	B. wasn’t he	C. was he	D. didn’t he
31/. You’ll be home before midnight, ______? A. will you	B .won’t you	C. are you 	D. won’t you be
32/. David is bringing some wine, ______? A. is he	B. isn’t he 	C. is David	D. isn’t David
33/. Don’t leave anything behind, ______? A. do you 	B. don’t you 	C. will you 	D. shall we
34/. That isn’t Bill driving, ______?	A. is it	 B. is that 	C. isn’t that 	D. isn’t it
35/. Nobody likes the play, __________? A. do they B. don’t they C. didn’t they 	D. did they
36/. The children can read English, __________?	A. can’t they B. can they C. they can 	D. they can’t
37/. Your grandfather was a millionaire, ______? A. was he B. is he C. wasn’t he D. isn’t he
38/. Your brother’s here, ______?	A. is he B. are he 	C. isn’t he 	D. aren’t he
39/. That was Ann on the phone, ______?	A. was it B. was that 	C. wasn’t that 	D. wasn’t it
40/. Tom didn't see her, ______? 	 A. did Tom B. did he C. do Tom D. does he
41/. Mary wasn't angry, ______? A. was she B. is she 	C. wasn’t she 	D. was Mary
42/. Susan doesn't like oysters, ______? A. did she B. does she 	C. doesn’t she 	D. she does
MORE EXERCISES ON TAG QS
I. Add Tag questions to the following sentences:
1. It’s a lovely day,.._?
2. Tom drives very fast._?
3. She wrote the poem herself, ..?
4. That was exciting,_............................................?	
5. You couldn’t lend me $ 5, ?
6. I don’t think he’s has ever been there,?
7. He’d rather go to the theatre,_........................................?
8. Get a load of bread for me,?
9. They had better attend the meeting_...............................................?
10. You’d rather have a salad,_.....................................................?
11. They hadn’t been there before,_..................................................?
12. She had to complain to the manager,_.................................................? 
13. Dick wouldn't tell anyone about this story, ?
14. H e hardly ever leaves the house,?
15. Your central heating doesn’t work very well,?
16. Ann’s on holiday,..?
17. You weren’t listening,..? 
18. Sue doesn’t like onions,?
19. Jack’s applied for the job,..?
20. You’ve got a camera,..?
21. You can type,_.........................................?
22. He won’t mind if I go early,?
23. Tom could help you,..?
24. There are a lot of people there,_.......................................?
25. Let’s have dinner,_......................................................?
She loves you, .._?
27.She looks very beautiful today, _?
28.She didn't go, ..?
29.She didn't close the door, .._?
30.She doesn't drive, .._?
31.She doesn't want to go, ?
32.She looks tired, ..?
33Bottom of Form.You don't smoke, ?
 34. You haven't got a car, ?
 35. You don't know her, .?
 36. You aren't going to Rome, ?
 37. You haven't been to London, ..?
 38. You don't like ice cream, ..?
 39. You aren't twenty-one,?
 40. You aren't still angry, _?
 41. You haven't been on holiday, .?
 42. You aren't from America, ..?
II . Multiple Choice
1. He couldn’t swim, ______? A. could him 	B. could he C. couldn’t he 	D. couldn’t him 
2. Nobody cheated in the exam, ______? A. did they 	B. didn’t they C. did he 	 D. didn’t he 
3. You have seen this film, ______? A. haven’t you 	B. have you C. do you 	 D. don’t you 
4. His name is Messi, ______? A. isn’t he 	B. is he 	C. is it 	D. isn’t it 
5. Let’s have a drink, ______? A. don’t we 	B. do we C. shall we 	D. shan’t we
6. He can speak three languages, ______? A. can he 	B. can’t he C. isn’t he 	D. is he 
7. I think she is a good teacher, ______? A. don’t I 	B. do I C. is she 	D. isn’t she 
8. You went on a picnic last week, ______? A. didn’t you B. didn’t I 	C. did you 	D. does he 
9. Teresa is an accountant,___? A. aren't she	B. doesn't she 	C. isn't she	D. she isn't
10. I am a good worker,___? A. I am	B. do I 	C. amn't I	D. aren't I
11. Peirre is a grandfather,___? A. he isn't	B. isn't he 	C. he is	D. doesn't he
12. Kate is a doctor, ___? A. she is	B. is she C. doesn't she	D. isn't she 
13. Jacques and Alicia are students, ___? A. aren't they B. are they	C. isn't he	D. isn't they 
14. Mario is at work right now, ___? A. aren't they	B. isn't he	C. is he	D. isn't she 
15. You and I are busy right now, ___? A. aren't I	B. aren't we C. we aren't	D. aren't you 
16. It's windy today, ___? A. am I	B. aren't they	C. isn't it	D. isn't he 
17. You wanted that, ______?     A. would you    	B. didn't you    	C. wouldn't you    	D. do you 
18. He saw that, ______?     A. is he    	B. won't he    	C. didn't he    	D. doesn't he 
19. You know that's right, ______?     A. would you    	B. wouldn't you    	C. don't you    	D. didn't you 
20. He wil be coming, ______?     	A. is he    	B. did he    	C. doesn't he    	D. won't he 
21. After all you'd think he'd have forgotten, ____?  A. didn't you  B. wouldn't you    C. don't you   D. do you 
22. The amount he is suffering from hay fever he needs to see a doctor, ______?    
	A. doesn't he    	B. did he    	C. won't he    	D. is he 
23. You may think you know the answer but you don't, ______?    
	A. don't you    	B. would you    	C. wouldn't you    	D. do you 
24. After working so hard he didn't deserve to fail the exam, ______?    
	A. doesn't he    	B. did he    	C. won't he    	D. is he 
25. You wouldn't report me, ______?    A. don't you    B. would you    	C. wouldn't you    	D. do you 
26. He isn't going to like this, ______?    	A. didn't he    	B. did he    	C. won't he    	D. is he 
27. Sabine was an actress, ___? A. was she? 	B. didn't she C. wasn't she	D. she wasn't 
28. I was very tired, ___? 	A. did I	B. weren't I	C. was I	D. wasn't I
29. Alexander was a factory owner, ___? 	A. he wasn't	B. wasn't he	C. he was	D. didn't he
30. Monica was here, ___? A. she was B. wasn't she C. didn't she 	D. was she 
31. Hanna and Alicia were students, ___? A. weren't they	B. were they C. wasn't he	 D. wasn't they
32. John was at work yesterday, ___? A. weren't they	B. wasn't he	C. was he	D. were he
33. Jim was your neighbor, ___? A. was he	B. didn't you C. weren't you	D. wasn't he
34. You haven’t seen him this morning, ___? A. had you   	B. have you     C. is it           	D. will you
35. The United States is in North America, ___? A. is it    	B. was it     C. isn’t  it        	D. could it
36. You were late today, ___? A. were you     	B. have you     C. did you     	D. weren’t you
37. Tom can’t work with animals, ___? A. they can           	B. can they         C. can he          	D. can’t he
38. Mom, when I was five I couldn’t swim, ___? A. can I       B. couldn’t I          C. could I          D. could you
39. The meal won’t be ready, ___? A. won’t they        	B. won’t it           C. will you           	D. will it
40. You prefer drinking nescafe to tea, ___? A.  do it         	B. don’t you          C. did you            	D. can you
41. I’m not allowed to  go to the movies, ___? A. am I          B. am not I             C. aren’t I           	D. is you
42. She isn’t watching television, ___? A. isn’t she            B. is she        C. has she            	D. she has
43. Neither of the boys came to school today, ___? A. did he          B. didn’t they         C. did they        	D. did she
44. Open the door for me, ___? A. would you          	B. did you             C. will it          	D. has it
45. No-one likes the cake, ___? A. does she          	B. do he      C. do they          	D. don’t they
46. Let’s go together, ___? A. will you        	B. shall you           C. shall I                	D. shall we
47. None of the children want to eat ice-cream, ___? A. do they         B. do we          C. does she           	D. does he
48. John doesn’t love Mary, _____ ? A. doesn’t he 	B. didn’t he C. loves her 	D. Does he 
49. I never said I love him, _______ ? A. did we 	B. didn’t we 	C. didn’t I 	D. did I 
50. There’s nothing we can do to help the boys,_______ ? A. wasn’t there B. isn’t there 	C. was there D. is there
51. Mr. Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday, __________________ ? 
	A. does he 	B. didn’t he 	C. not he 	D. didn’t she
52. The bus arrived on time, ______ ? A. doesn’t it 	B. hasn’t it 	C. will it 	D. don’t it 
53. The old lady has stolen the money,________ ? A. isn’t she B. hasn’t she C. didn’t she 	D. doesn’t she
54. The girls went to Richmond, ______ ? A. did they 	B. didn’t they C. did the girls 	D. didn’t the girls 
55. Neither of them will be treated preferentially, __________?
	A. won’t they 	B. will they 	C. won’t them 	D. will them
56. I am right, _____? 	A. am not I 	B. don’t I	C. aren’t I 	D. am I
57. The picture cost 3,000 USD, __________ ? A. does it B. did it C. doesn’t it 	D. didn’t it 
58. Let’s go to the seaside, __________ ? A. do you 	B. shall we 	C. do we 	D. will you 
59. Everything was cheap then, __________? A. wasn’t it B. weren’t they 	C. isn’t it	D. aren’t they
60. You have tea for breakfast, __________ you? A. haven’t B. don’t 	C. won’t 	D have
61. There is no one in the house, __________ ? A. isn’t there B. is there C. is anyone 	D. isn’t
62. He seldom goes fishing, __________? A. doesn’t he B. is he C. does he 	D. isn’t he 
63. He used to sell traditional handicrafts, __________? A. hasn’t he B. didn’t he C. doesn’t he 	D. wasn’t he 
64. She had to do the shopping for her neighbour, ____ she? A. didn’t B. hadn’t 	C. does 	D. isn’t 
65. No one __________ here last night, did they? A. came	B. didn’t come C. had come 	D. hadn’t come
66. Linda never goes to school late, __________ she ? A. does B. doesn’t 	C. will 	 D. won’t
67. Everyone has equal rights under the law, ______ ? A. have they B. haven’t they 	C. do they	D. don’t they
68. She __________ here tomorrow, will she ? A. won’t come B. comes C. will come	D. came
69. Jack__________ to school late yesterday, didn’t he ? 	A. didn’t go B. did go	C. went	D. had gone
70. Paco believes in ghosts, _________ ? A. didn't he	B. doesn't he	C. won't he	D. hasn’t
III . Add tag questions to the followings 
Your name is Thanh , .. ?
Today is Sunday , .. ?
John doesn’t agree with me about the plan , .. ?
There’s a bus comimg , .. ?
Everybody was saying their prayers in the church when I cane in, .. ?
He makes a lot of mistakes in pronunciation , .. ?
The traffic was heavy yesterday , .. ?
Both men won’t surf the Internet for a chat any more , .. ?
A lot of students don’t think studying grammar is interesting , .. ?
We haven’t done this homework yet , .. ?
Jack’s enrolled on this course , .. ?
Helen’s got fashionable clothes to wear on this important occasion , ?
The Smiths have got a computer , a CD player and two motorbikes ,  ?
The children have many computer games to play , .. ?
Your brother has the chance to speak English outside the classroom ,  ?
David and Kate aren’t going to pay their school fees tomorrow , .. ?
There weren’t any well- qualified teachers at this school , .. ?
This boy could use a computer at the age of 5 , .. ?
MY father put an advertisement in the Times to sell his house , .. ?
It is expensive for you to access the Internet , .. ?
Jim really shouldn’t spend most of his time wandering on the Internet ,  ?
People don’t know which website is useful to them , .. ?
Students have to wear uniforms in Vietnam , .. ?
Email is good way for people to communicate , .. ?
The garbage can be taken out everyday , .. ?
We must send this message by email , .. ?
27. You wouldn’t like another drink , .. ?
Vinh would rather listen to English programs on the radio , .. ?
You had better not go out in the cold weather , .. ?
Ba ought to join her family on a day trip to her hometown , .. ?
My sister might like writing email , .. ?
You should attend the opening ceremony , .. ?
You wouldn’t mind helping me with this , .. ?
I needn’t say anything to you about it , .. ?
Your aunt needs to grow rice on his farm , .. ?
This is Mr. Johnson , .. ?
That was Ann on the phone , .. ?
Those weren’t your parents over there , .. ?
These are your cases here , .. ?
The Chinese invented paper in AD 105 , .. ?
The English don’t like tea , .. ?
The rich usually live in big houses , .. ?
There won’t be any good news for you , .. ?
Joe used to be a lot faster than he is now , .. ?
There used to be too much noise in this neighborhood , .. ?
He has no chance of finding a cheap flat in the city centre , .. ?
He’s never met you before , .. ?
They really went swimming when they were your age , .. ?
Helen seldom smiles at me whenever she passes me in the street , .?
He hardly ever makes a mistake , .. ?
There’s scarcely enough time for our project , .. ?
Cactuses need little water , .. ?
Unfiendly people have few friends , .. ?
It’s unpleasant to be alone in a strange country , .. ?
It’s no good , .. ?
No smoking is allowed in this compartment , .. ?
We carried no cash with us , .. ?
We have received no information yet , .. ?
Not many people understand his ideas , .. ?
Something is wrong with Jane today , .. ?
Everything seems to be OK with you , Dad , .. ?
Nothing matters , .. ?
Nothing has been done about unemployment , .. ?
Neither of them offered to help me , .. ?
None of