Lý thuyết và bài tập về Câu hỏi đuôi trong tiếng Anh

TAG QUESTIONS
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I. CÁCH THÀNH LẬP
1. Câu hỏi đuôi gồm có: chủ ngữ (phải là đại từ nhân xưng) và trợ động từ hay động từ đặc biệt.
2. Nếu câu phát biểu ở thể khẳng định thì câu hỏi đuôi ở thể phủ định và ngược lại.
3. Nếu câu hỏi đuôi ở thể phủ định thì phải dùng hình thức tĩnh lược (contractive form).
Ex: 
STATEMENTS
QUESTION-TAGS
He is a good boy,
The girl didn't come here yesterday,
They will go away,
She hasn't left,
isn’t he?
did she?
won't they?
has she?
II. ĐẶC BIỆT: 
Phần đuôi của “I am” là “aren’t I” .
 	Eg: 	I’m going to do it again, aren’t I?
b. Imperatives and Requests ( Câu mệnh lệnh và câu yêu cầu):
 + Có phần đuôi là “won’t you?” khi câu phát biểu diễn tả lời mời:
 	Eg:	Take your seat, won’t you? (Mời ông ngồi)
 + Có phần đuôi là “will you?” khi câu phát biểu diễn tả lời yêu cầu hoặc mệnh lệnh phủ định.
 	Eg:	Open the door, will you? ( Xin vui lòng mở cửa)
 Don’t be late, will you? (Đừng đi trễ nha.)
c. Phần đuôi của câu bắt đầu bằng “ Let’s ...” : là “shall we ?” 
 	Eg:	Let’s go swimming, shall we? 
 Nhưng phần đuôi của “Let us / Let me” là “will you”
Nothing, anything, something, everything được thay là thế bằng “ It” ở câu hỏi đuôi:
Eg : 	Everything will be all right, won’t it?
No one, Nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody, everybody, everyone được thay thế bằng “They” trong câu hỏi đuôi.
Eg:	Someone remembered to leave the messages, didn’t they? 
Lưu ý: Nothing, Nobody, No one được dùng trong mệnh đề chính, động từ ở câu hỏi đuôi sẽ phải ở dạng thức khẳng định. (Vì Nothing, Nobody, No one có nghĩa phủ định)
Eg: 	Nothing gives you more pleasure than listening to music, does it ?
This/ That được thay thế là “It”.	Eg:	This won’t take long, will it? 	
These/ Those được thay thế là “They”.	Eg:	Those are nice, aren’t they? 
g. Khi trong câu nói có từ phủ định như: seldom, rarely, hardly, no, without, never, few, little phần đuôi phải ở dạng khẳng định. 	Eg: 	He seldom goes to the movies, does he?
Nếu câu phát biểu có dạng : You ‘d better → câu hỏi đuôi sẽ là : hadn’t you ?
You’d rather → câu hỏi đuôi sẽ là : wouldn’t you ?
You used to → câu hỏi đuôi sẽ là : didn’t you ?
III. Ý nghĩa của câu hỏi đuôi:
Ý nghĩa của câu hỏi đuôi phụ thuộc vào ngữ điệu diễn đạt nó:
- Xuống giọng và hy vọng người nghe trả lời “yes”
- Lên giọng và người nghe có thể trả lời “yes or no”
EXERCISE 1. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence:
No one is better cook than his mother, ______?
A. is she	B. isn’t she	C. are they	D. aren’t they
Do it right now, ______?
A. will you	 B. shall you	C. do you	D. don’t you
There are no easy ways to learn a foreign language, _______?
A. are they	B. are there 	C. aren’t they	D. aren’t there
He seldom goes to the library, ______?
A. doesn’t he	B. is he	C. does he	D. isn’t he
Let’s go for a long walk, ______?
A. will we	B. shall we	C .don’t you	D. do you
I think he will join us, _____?
A. doesn’t he	B. won’t he	C. will he 	D. don’t I
The film is good, _______________?
A. is it 	 	B. are they 	 C. isn’t it 	D. aren’t they
 You are going to the party, ____________?
A. is you 	B. are you 	C. aren’t you D. were you 
 He can speak English, _________________ ?
A. can he 	B. can’t he 	C. can’t him 	D. could he
10. You don’t know him,__________________ ?
 A. do you 	B. don’t you 	C. are you 	D. aren’t you
11. Lan speaks Chinese very well, __________?
 A. does she 	B. doesn’t she 	 C. is she 	D. was she
12. John has worked hard, _________________?
 A. does he 	B. did he 	 C. has he 	D. hasn’t he
13. They invited him to the party, ___________?
 A. do they 	B. don’t they 	 C. did they 	D. didn’t they
14. They are leaving here tomorrow________?
 A. do they 	B. are they 	 C. aren’t they D. did they 
15. I’m a bit late, ______?
 A. am not I	B. aren’t you 	 C. are you	D. aren’t I
16. No one is indifferent to praise, ______?
 A. is one	B. isn’t one	 C. is he	D. are they
17. Somebody has left these socks on the bathroom floor, ______?
 A. have they	B. haven’t they	C. has he	D. hasn’t he
18. James owns a restaurant, ______?
 A. does he 	B. is he 	C. doesn’t he	D. didn’t he
19. You aren’t too busy to talk, ______?
 A. are you	B. have you	C. aren’t 	D. do you
20. The ticket to London doesn’t cost a lot, ______?
 A. do they	B. does it	C. is it 	D. isn’t it
21. You don’t need me any more, ______?
 A. do I	B. don’t I	C. do you 	D. don’t you
22. Nobody knows who invited the wheel, ______?
 A. do they	B. don’t they 	C. does it 	D. doesn’t it
23. Harry was working in Bristol then, ______?
 A. was Harry	B. wasn’t he	C. was he	D. didn’t he
24. You’ll be home before midnight, ______?
 A. will you	B .won’t you	C. are you 	D. won’t you be
25. David is bringing some wine, ______?
 A. is he	B. isn’t he 	C. is David	D. isn’t David
26. Don’t leave anything behind, ______?
 A. do you 	B. don’t you 	C. will you 	D. shall we
27. That isn’t Bill driving, ______?
 A. is it	B. is that 	C. isn’t that 	D. isn’t it
28. Nobody likes the play, __________?
 A. do they 	B. don’t they C. didn’t they 	D. did they
29. The children can read English, __________?
 A. can’t they B. can they C. they can 	D. they can’t
30. Your grandfather was a millionaire, ______?
 A. was he B. is he C. wasn’t he D. isn’t he
31. Your brother’s here, ______?
 A. is he 	B. are he 	C. isn’t he 	D. aren’t he
 32. That was Ann on the phone, ______?
 A. was it B. was that 	C. wasn’t that 	D. wasn’t it
33. Tom didn't see her, ______? 
 A. did Tom B. did he 	C. do Tom D. does he
34. Mary wasn't angry, ______? 
 A. was she B. is she 	C. wasn’t she 	D. was Mary
35. Susan doesn't like oysters, ______? 
 A. did she B. does she 	C. doesn’t she 	D. she does
EXERCISE 2 : Add tag questions to the following.
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, ................................?
EXERCISE 3 : Add tag questions to the following.
1. Lan enjoys watching TV after dinner, does 	she?
2. Tam didn’t go to school yesterday, did 	he?
3. They’ll buy a new computer, won’t t	hey?
4. She can drink lots of tomato juice everyday, can	’t she?
5. She may not come to class today, 	?
6. We should follow the traffic rules strictly, shouldn’t we?
7. Your mother has read these fairy tales for you many times, .hasn’	t she?
8. He seldom visits you, doe	s he?
9. You’ve never been in Italy, .hav	e you?
10. That’s Bob, isn’	t it?
11. No-one died in the accident, did 	they?
12. I’m supposed to be here, aren’	t I?
13. Nothing is wrong, is	 it?
14. Nobody called the phone, did	 they?
15. Everything is okay, isn’t it 	they?
16. Everyone took a rest, didn’t they	?
17. Going swimming in the summer is never boring, is it	?
18. Let’s dance together, shall 	we?
19. Don’t talk in class, wil	l you?
20. Sit down, won’t	 you?
21. This picture is yours, isn’	t it?
22. Hoa never comes to school late, do	es she?
23. You took some photos on the beach, .didn’t y	ou?
24. He hardly ever makes a mistake, does	 he?
25. We must communicate with you by means of e-mail or chatting, mustn’t w	e?
26. Nobody liked the play, did t	hey?
27. She’d saved money if she bought fresh food, cou	ldn’t she?
28. The area was evacuated at once, wasn’t	 it?
29. She’s very funny. She’s got a great sense of humor, hasn’	t she?
30. It never works very well, does 	it?
31. Mr.Smith usually remembered his wife’s birthdays, did	n't he?
32. Neither of them offered to help you, did t	hey?
33. He ought to have made a note of it, shouldn’t	 he?
34. There’ll be plenty for everyone, won’t the	re?
35. Let’s go out for dinner tonight, shall w	e?
36. That isn’t Bill driving, is	 it?
37. Nothing went wrong, did I	t?
38. There used to be trees here, didn’	t there?
39. This won’t take long, will I	t?
40. Don’t touch that button, will y	o	u?
41. I’m not too late, aren’t	 I?
42. Not a very good film, is I	t?
43. Somebody wanted a drink, didn’t 	they?
44. They think he’s funny, don’t the	y?