Đề cương Tiếng Anh 9 - Chủ đề: Tag question - Trường THCS Giá Rai B
- Functions
1. We use tag questions when we are already sure of the answer and just want confirmation (falling intonation with the tag question).
Ex : This meal is horrible, isn't it?
That film was fantastic, wasn't it?
2. We use tag questions to check information.
Ex: You haven't got a piece of paper, have you?
You don't know where the boss is, do you?
The meeting's tomorrow at 9am, isn't it?
3. If we do not know the answer, these are real questions, and we use a rising intonation with the tag question.
- Important points
Câu trả lời “ Yes ” là câu trần thuật khẳng định đúng , trà lời “ No” là câu trần thuật phủ định đúng.
Ex : 1. John works for a National Bank, doesn’t he ?
- Yes , he does .( He works for a National Bank.)
2. Andrew hasn’t got many friends, has he ?
- No, he hasn’t . (He hasn’t got many friends. )
- Yes. He has got many friends .
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- II. We use a POSITIVE TAG QUESTION after a sentence containing a negative word such as “ NEVER, HARDLY, NOBODY , NO ONE , SCARCELY, SELDOM, BARELY ” 1. Your parents never invited their neighbours, ? 2. There was hardly anything to eat, ? 3. His grandfather could barely see, ? 4. His wife seldom left him alone, ? 5. Nobody lives in this house, ? 6. He never sees his father, ? 7. There was hardly anybody in the streets, ? 8. Your brother never does the housework, ? 9. They never watch TV in the evening, ? 10. They hardly stopped the car , ? 11. I hardly speak French, ? 12. He has never been to Dublin, ? III. With an imperative, the tag question is ' WILL YOU '. 1. Close the window, ? 2. Open the window, ? 3. Don't forget my phone number, ? 4. Do listen, ? IV. When the subject is “ NOBODY, SOMEBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, SOMEONE, EVERYONE, NEITHER ” we use ' THEY ' in the tag question. 1. Nobody asked for me, ? 2. Nobody screamed, ? 3. No one was there, ? 4. Nobody answered his letters , ? 5. Nobody knows, ? 6. Anyone can come, ? 7. Everybody loves Miami, ? 8. No one would arrive late, ? 9. Not everybody was invited to share in the harvest, ? V. When the subject is “ NOTHING , EVERYTHING , SOMETHING ” we use ' IT ' in the tag question. 1. Nothing bad happened, ? 2. Nothing has been tempted to rescue her, ? 3. Nothing will be done, ? 4. Everything is OK , ? VI. In the present tense, if the subject is 'I', the auxiliary changes to 'are' or 'aren't'. 1. I'm sitting next to you, ?
- 19. You may think you know the answer but you don't , ? 20. You don't think he could be right, ? 21. Open the window, ? 22. Somebody came here, ? 23. That was a lovely show, ? 24. Let's go to the cinema, ? 25. These dogs are very intelligent, ?
