TAG QUESTIONS (Cu hi ui)

Cu hi ui gm c hai phn: cu ni (statement) v

phn ui (tag)
statement, tag?
1. Quy tc chung:
- Cu ni v phn ui lun dng i nhau
cu ni khng nh, ui ph nh?
cu ni ph nh, ui khng nh?
Ex: The children are playing in the yard, arent they?
They cant swim, can they?
- Ch t ca cu ni l i t, ta lp li i t ny
Ex: She is a doctor, isnt she?
- Ch t l danh t, ta dng i t tng ng thay th
Ex: People speak English all over the world, dont they?
- i t bt nh nothing, everything: c thay bng it
Ex: Everything is ready, isnt it?
- Cc i t no one, nobody, someone, somebody, everyone, everybody, anyone, anybody: c thay
bng they
Ex: Someone called me last night, didnt they?
- i t this / that c thay bng it; these / those c thay bng they
Ex: That is his car, isnt it?
These are your new shoes, arent they?
- There trong cu trc there + be c dng li phn ui
Ex: There arent any students in the classroom, are there?
- Cu ni c tr ng t (will / can / shall / should / is / are ): tr ng t c lp li phn ui
Ex: You will come early, wont you?
- Cu ni khng c tr ng t: tr ng t do / does / did c dng phn ui
Ex: It rained yesterday, didnt it?
She works in a restaurant, doesnt she?
- Cu ni c cha cc t ph nh (never, seldom, rarely, hardly, ) th phn ui khng nh
Ex: He never comes late, does he?
Note: ng t trong phn ui ph nh th lun c vit dng rt gn.
2. Mt s trng hp c bit:
- Phn ui ca I AM l ARENT I
Ex: I am writing a letter, arent I?
- Phn ui ca Lets l SHALL WE
Ex: Lets go out tonight, shall we?
- Cu mnh lnh khng nh:
+ dng phn ui WONT YOU din t li mi
+ dng phn ui WILL / WOULD / CAN / CANT YOU din t li yu culch s
Ex: Have a piece of cake, wont you?
Close the door, will you?

- Cu mnh lnh ph nh: dng phn ui WILL YOU din t li yu cu lch s

Ex: Please dont smoke her, will you?
- Phn ui ca ought to l SHOULDNT
Ex: She ought to do exercise every morning, shouldnt she?