Chuyên đề ôn Tiếng Anh 7 - Câu hỏi đuôi (Tag question)

C©u hái ®u«i ( Tag question )
Form
Clause, auxilary verb + subject
1. If the auxiliary verb in the sentence is positive, the tag is negative. 
You are Spanish, aren't you? 
2. If the auxiliary verb in the sentence is negative, the tag is positive. 
You're not Spanish, are you? 
3. If there is no auxiliary verb in the sentence, we use do. 
You live in Spain, don't you? 
Functions and examples 
1. We use tag questions to confirm information. 
This meal is horrible, isn't it? 
That film was fantastic, wasn't it? 
2. We use tag questions when we are already sure of the answer and just want 
confirmation (falling intonation with the tag question). 
3. We use tag questions to check information. 
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? 
4. If we do not know the answer, these are real questions, and we use a rising 
intonation with the tag question. 
1. Form: 
Statement, Tag? 
+, 
-, 
- 
+ 
- Khi tr¶ lêi còng gièng nh c©u hái nghi vÊn lµ: Yes / No
- Ngoài ra còn có thể trả lời như sau 
Agree Disagree 
I prefer. 
I love + Ving . 
I enjoy it, too 
Not really 
I dislike + Ving 
I’m opposite 
Summary: 
Statement, Tag? 
1. S + V(ht/qk) 
2. S + don’t/doesn’t/didn’t 
3. S + is/are/can/should/will  
4. S + isn’t/aren’t/can’t/shouldn’t/won’t 
5. S + have/has/had + PII 
6. There is/are 
 don’t/doesn’t/didn’t + S 
 do/does/did + S 
 isn’t/aren’t/can’t/shouldn’t/won’t + S 
 is/are/can/should/will  + S 
 haven’t/hasn’t /hadn’t+ S 
 is / are there 
7. All, everybody, everyone, someone, 
noone, these, those 
8. Everything, something, nothing, this, that 
9. I am 
10. Let’s  
11. Don’t + V / V + O 
 They 
 It 
 aren’t I 
 shall we 
 will you/ (Lời mời) won’t you 
Important points 
1. In the present tense, if the subject is 'I', the auxiliary changes to 'are' or 'aren't'. 
I'm sitting next to you, aren't I? 
2. With 'let's', the tag question is 'shall we'. 
Let's go to the beach, shall we? 
3. With an imperative, the tag question is 'will you, won’t you'. 
Close the window, will you? / won’t you ? 
won’t you ? use invitation eg. Do sit down, won’t you ? 
4. We use a positive tag question after a sentence containing a negative word such 
as: little, few, never, hardly, nobody. seldom, scarely, barely, narely, no, none,
nothing, neither,.. , the tag questions will be affirmative statements 
- Nobody lives in this house, do they? 
 You've never liked me, have you? 
- He has very a little knowledge of the matter, hasn’t he? 
 Very few people live to the age of one hundred, do they? 
5. When the subject is nothing, something, everything, that ,this : we use 'it' in the 
tag question. 
Nothing bad happened, did it? 
6. When the subject is nobody, somebody, everybody, no one, someone, or everyone, 
none, neither of . we use 'they' in the tag question. 
Nobody asked for me, did they? 
7. If the main verb in the sentence is 'have and have to' (not an auxiliary verb), it is 
more common to use 'do' in the question tag. 
You have a Ferrari, don't you? 
You have to do your homework, don’t you ? 
8. With used to, we use 'didn't' in the tag question. 
You used to work here, didn't you? 
9. We can use positive question tags after positive sentences to express a reaction 
such as surprise or interest. 
You're moving to Brazil, are you? 
** USED TO: từng (diễn tả thói quen, hành động thường lập đi lập lại trong quá
khứ)
- Trường hợp này, ta cứ việc xem USED TO là một động từ chia ở thì quá khứ.
Do đó, câu hỏi đuôi tương ứng chỉ cần mượn trợ động từ DID
- Thí dụ: SHE USED TO LIVE HERE, DIDN'T SHE?
* HAD BETTER:
- HAD BETTER thường được viết ngắn gọn thành 'D BETTER, nên dễ khiến ta
lúng túng khi phải lập câu hỏi đuôi tương ứng. Khi thấy 'D BETTER, chỉ cần
mượn trợ động từ HAD để lập câu hỏi đuôi.
- Thí dụ: HE'D BETTER STAY, HADN'T HE?
** WOULD RATHER:
- WOULD RATHER thường được viết gọn là 'D RATHER nên cũng dễ gây lúng
túng cho bạn. Chỉ cần mượn trợ động từ WOULD cho trường hợp này để lập câu
hỏi đuôi.
- Thí dụ: YOU'D RATHER GO, WOULDN'T YOU?
GERUND + To inf + Bare inf 
1. Use the correct form of verbs 
1. The children prefer ( watch) TV to ( read) books 
2. The boys like ( play) games but hate ( do) lessons 
3. Would you like ( go) now or shall we wait till the end? 
4. I can't find my favorite book. You ( see) it? 
5. We used ( dream) of a television set when we (be) small 
6. Would you mind ( show ) me how ( send) an e-mail? 
7. He always think about (go) swimming 
8. She dislikes (do) a lot of housework 
9. My children enjoy ( read) books 
10. She looked forward to (see) you 
11. They are used to (prepare) new lessons 
12. By ( work) day and night , he succeeded in ( finish) the job in time 
13. His doctor advised him ( give) up ( smoke) 
14. Please stop (talk). We will stop (eat) lunch in ten minutes 
15. Stop ( argue) and start( work) 
16. I like ( think) carefully about things before ( make) decision 
17. Ask him ( come) in. Don't keep him ( stand) at the door 
18. Did you succeed in ( solve) the problem? 
19. Don't forget ( lock) the door before (go) to bed 
20. Don't try ( persuad) me . Nothing can make me ( change) my mind 
2. Complete each sentence with one of these verbs: answer, apply, lie, make, try, 
walk, wash, wait, write, wear. Use -ing form 
1. Could you please stop ________ so much noise? 
2. He tried to avoid _________ my question 
3. Have you finished ___________ your hair yet? 
4. I considered ____________ for the job but in the end I decided against it 
5. Tim suggested _________ for a while 
6. I like ___________ on the beach. I always spend my holidays sunbathing 
7. I hate __________ letters. I can never think what to write 
8. Caroline dislikes __________ uniform at work 
9. Andrew doesn't mind ___________ home 
10. Sandra gave up ___________ to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad 
3. Choose the best answer 
1. The little boy denied ( going/ to go/ surfing/ to surf) the net during the class 
2. Tommy suggested( to visit/ visit/ visiting/ visited) the shrine on the mountain 
3. How much time do you spend ( posting/ responding/ surfing/ using) the web a day? 
4. When I was on holiday, I enjoy(not having to/not have to/no have to/have to no)get up 
early 
5. I finally finished (to cook/being cooked/cooking/to be cooked)at 7.00 pm and served 
dinner 
6. Sam always remembers ( to park/ parking/ being parked/ to be parked in the garage so 
that the drieway is free for other cars 
7. He still denies ( murder/ to murder/ murdering/ to have murderd) his wife 
8. I really dislike ( asking/ to ask/ being asked/ to asked) to answer questions in class 
9. We can drive half the distance before we stop ( having/ to have/ having had/ for 
having) lunch 
10. Mai often think of ( establish/ establised/ establishing/to estabish) a charity 
organization 
Ex 4: Choose the more appropriate words : 
1. Of the four dresses, I like the red one (better/best) 
2. Peter is the ( happier/ happiest) person I know. 
3. Pat’s car is ( faster/ fastest) than Dan’s. 
4. This is the ( creamier / creamiest ) ice-cream I have had in a long time. 
5. This poster is ( colourfuler/ more colourful ) than the one in the hall. 
6. Does Fred feel ( weller / better) today than he did yesterday? 
7. This vegetable soup tastes ( good/best). 
8. My cat is the ( prettier/ prettiest ) of the two. 
9. This summary is ( the better/ the best ) of the pair. 
10. Jim has as ( few /fewer ) opportunities to play tennis as I have. 
Ex 5: Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of comparison: 
1. The weather gets ( hot) .. today. 
2. The Red River is( long)  the Mekong River. 
3. Hung is ( short) .. Nam 
4. These rooms are (large) .. those ones. 
5. Ho Chi Minh City is (big) ..Can Tho. 
6. Who is ( tall)  person in your family? 
7. Motorbikes are (fast) .. bikes. 
8. What is ( long) . river in Viet Nam? 
9. Summer is ( hot) .. spring. 
10. She is ( beautiful) . of the three sisters. 
11. That movie is ( interesting)  than this one. 
12. April is ( hot)  than May. 
13. This dress is ( expensive ) . than that one. 
14. That is ( comfortable) house we have. 
15. The city is ( noisy).. than the country. 
16. What is ( high).mountain in Viet Nam? 
17. Who is ( young)  person in your family? 
18. China is ( large)  than England. 
19. Minh is ( good)  students in our class. 
20. What is ( good)  hospital in our city? 
Ex6. Combine two sentences into one, using gerunds 
-> He was surprised at making a mistake 
1. I am reading. I'm interested. 
2. He likes going swimming. He always thinks about of it 
3. The children want to go to the circus. They insist on it 
4. I do a lot of housework to help mum. I don't mind it 
5. She has to do that awful work. She dislikes it 
6. My children read books. They enjoy it 
7. She is cooking. She is busy with it 
8. I want to see you. I look forward to it