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Written by Tran Xuan Thoai – Kien Luong High School

TAG QUESTIONS (CAÂU HOÛI ÑUOÂI)

- Caâu khaúng ñònh tag question: phuû ñònh

- Caâu phuû ñònh tag question: khaúng ñònh

Examples:

1. Peter helped you, didn’t he?

2. You didn’t see him, did you?

3. She is a student, doesn’t she?

4. They usually go to school on foot, don’t they?

5. She hasn’t got a car, has she?

- Chuû töø trong caâu hoûi ñuoâi luoân laø moät ñaïi töø.

* Löu yù: I’m late, aren’t I ?

Let’s go, shall we?( let’s coù caâu hoûi ñuoâi laø shall)

- Neáu chuû ngöõ laø: everyone, everybody, somebody, someone, anyone, anybody, no one, nobody,

none, neither thì ta duøng ñaïi töø laø: they

- Neáu chuû ngöõ laø: everything, anything, nothing, something thì ta duøng ñaïi töø laø: it

Examples:

1. Everything is OK now, isn’t it?

2. Someone had recognized him, hadn’t they?

3. Everyone warned you, didn’t they?

- Nhöõng caâu coù chöùa caùc töø nhö: no + noun( danh töø), no one, none, nobody, nothing, neither,

scarely, hardly, hardly ever, seldom ñöôïc duøng nhö nhöõng caâu phuû ñònh, vì vaäy caâu hoûi ñuoâi

phaûi duøng nghi vaán khaúng ñònh

Examples:

1. Nothing was done, was it?

2. No one would object, would they?

3. John seldom goes to parties, does he?

4. Neither of them complained, did they?

Exercise1 : Add tag questions to the following statements

1. Nothing went wrong, ……………..?

2. Let’s go out for a drink, ………………?

3. I’m a teacher, …………………?

4. But nobody has lived here, ……………..?

5. Her hair need cutting, …………….?

6. He had an accident, ……………..?

7. It never works very well, ………………?

8. Neither of them offered to help you, ……………….?

9. No money has been stolen, …………….?

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