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Ngữ pháp cơ bản
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE + NEGATIVE TAG - > AFFIRMATIVE ANSWER EXPECTED
Mary is here ,
isn’t she ?
Yes , she is.
You like tea ,
don’t you ?
Yes , I do .
They have left ,
haven’t they ?
Yes , they have.
NEGATIVE SENTENCE + AFFIRMATIVE TAG - > NEGATIVE ANSWER EXPECTED
Mary isn’t here ,
is she ?
No , she isn’t.
You don’t like tea ,
do you ?
No, I don’t .
They haven’t left ,
have they ?
No , they haven’t.
The tag pronoun for “ this / that” = it
The tag pronoun for “ these / those ” =they

This / that is your book , isn’t it ?
These / those are your books , aren’t they ?

In sentences with “ There + be ” -> “ there ”
is used in the tag.

The train is late , isn’t it ?

I am -> aren’t I ?
Không lặp lại danh từ trong mệnh đề chính
ở câu hỏi đuôi .Chủ ngữ của câu hỏi đuôi là
đại từ nhân xưng ( I ,you , he ,she….) tương
ứng với danh từ làm chủ ngữ trong mệnh đề
chính
Động từ , trợ đông từ ở câu hỏi đuôi luôn
viết tắt ( không viết dạng đầy đủ )

Everyone took the test , didn’t they ?
Everything is okey , isn’t it ?

isn’t , aren’t , wasn’t , weren’t , won’t, don’t ,
doesn’t , didn’t , can’t , …..
You like beer , don’t you ? ( không dùng do not you?)

Bài tập trắc nghiệm :
I . Add tag questions to the following
1. They want to come , ………………………………………………..?
2. Elizabeth is a dentist , ………………………………………………..?
3. They won’t be here , ………………………………………………..?


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4. There aren’t any problems, ………………………………………………..?
5. That is your umbrella, ………………………………………………..?
6. George is a student , ………………………………………………..?
7. He’s learned a lot in the last couple of years, ………………………………………………..?

19. MY father put an advertisement in the Times to sell his house , ……………………………….. ?
20. It is expensive for you to access the Internet , ……………………………….. ?
21. Jim really shouldn’t spend most of his time wandering on the Internet , ………………………… ?
22. People don’t know which website is useful to them , ……………………………….. ?
23. Students have to wear uniforms in Vietnam , ……………………………….. ?
24. Email is good way for people to communicate , ……………………………….. ?
25. The garbage can be taken out everyday , ……………………………….. ?
26. We must send this message by email , ……………………………….. ?
27. You wouldn’t like another drink , ……………………………….. ?
28. Vinh would rather listen to English programs on the radio , ……………………………….. ?
29. You had better not go out in the cold weather , ……………………………….. ?
30. Ba ought to join her family on a day trip to her hometown , ……………………………….. ?
31. My sister might like writing email , ……………………………….. ?
32. You should attend the opening ceremony , ……………………………….. ?
33. You wouldn’t mind helping me with this , ……………………………….. ?
34. I needn’t say anything to you about it , ……………………………….. ?
35. Your aunt needs to grow rice on his farm , ……………………………….. ?


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36. This is Mr. Johnson , ……………………………….. ?
37. That was Ann on the phone , ……………………………….. ?
38. Those weren’t your parents over there , ……………………………….. ?
39. These are your cases here , ……………………………….. ?
40. The Chinese invented paper in AD 105 , ……………………………….. ?
41. The English don’t like tea , ……………………………….. ?
42. The rich usually live in big houses , ……………………………….. ?
43. There won’t be any good news for you , ……………………………….. ?
44. Joe used to be a lot faster than he is now , ……………………………….. ?
45. There used to be too much noise in this neighborhood , ……………………………….. ?

76. Don’t forget to keep in touch with us , ……………………………….. ?
77. Post this letter for me , ……………………………….. ?
78. Have some more coffee , ……………………………….. ?
79. Get out your books , ……………………………….. ?
80. Have a nice holiday , ……………………………….. ?


ANSWER KEYS
I . Add tag questions to the following( page 435 E. Gr – New )
1. don’t they
2. isn’t she
3. will they
4. are there
5. isn’t it
6. isn’t he
7. hasn’t he
8. doesn’t he / hasn’t he
9. can
10. won’t she
11. wouldn’t she
12. are they
13. have you
14. isn’t it
15. can’t they
16. did they
17. did it
18. aren’t I / am I not
II . Add tag questions to the following( page 26 luyện tập TA9 – Phùng Cảnh Thành)
1. isn’t it
2. isn’t it

33. would you
34. need I
35. doesn’t she
36. isn’t it
37. wasn’t it
38. were they
39. aren’t they
40. didn’t they
41. do they
42. don’t they
43. will there
44. didn’t he
45. didn’t there
46. does he
47. has he
48. did they
49. does she
50. does he
51. is there
52. do they
53. do they
54. isn’t it
55. is it
56. is it
57. did we
58. have we
59. do they
60. isn’t it
61. doesn’t it
62. does it