Tag questions
TAG questions
Разделительные
вопросы
You are an American, aren’t you ?
Вы американец, не так ли
(не правда ли) ?
Структура вопроса
Утверждение
Краткий вопрос
,
she
they
I
we
he
it
you
Emily is a New
Yorker , isn’t she ?
An American keeps a distance talking to a person, doesn’t he ?
Americans don’t like horror films, do they ?
Jessica didn't know that, did she ?
Jack hasn’t seen the film, has he ?
Pete wants to go to his grandparents, doesn’t he?
You like coffee,
don’t you?
Вопросы с глаголом to be
- He is a doctor, isn’t he?
- They are in the park, aren’t they?
- Bob was in Paris, wasn’t he?
- My parents were at home, weren’t they ?
- Nick isn’t at school, is he ?
- Polly and Ann aren’t students, are they ?
Вопросы с модальными глаголами
- She can speak English, can’t she?
- Liz must do it, mustn’t she?
- Pete may not go home, may he?
Вопросы с глаголом to have
- Mum has got a book, hasn’t she ?
- Dad has got a car, hasn’t he ?
- Bob and his friend haven’t got bikes, have they?
Ответ ы на разделительные вопросы
Могут быть краткими, как и на общие вопросы.
Например: известно, что Дон – пилот и у него есть самолёт.
- Don is a pilot, isn’t he? Yes, he is.
- Don is a teacher, isn’t he ? No, he isn’t.
- He has a plane, hasn’t he ? Yes, he has.
Существуют особые случаи образования разделительных вопросов.
В разделительном вопросе с I am в окончании используется aren’t I? :
e.g. I’m late, aren’t I ?
( am I not? )
После let’s используется shall we?
e.g. Let’s go to the park, shall we ?
There может быть подлежащим в разделительных вопросах:
e.g. There are a lot of presents under the Christmas tree,
aren’t there ?
never no nobody little
e.g. You have never been to Britain, have you ?
nothing everything something anything
e.g. Nothing is perfect, is it ?
nobody somebody everybody anybody
e.g. Nobody came, did they ?
e.g. Sit down, won’t you ?
e.g. Shut the door, will you?/
would you?/
can you?/can’t you?/could you?
Make up tag questions.
1.You are British,______________________________?
2. They were born in England,____________________?
3. Bob hasn’t got any brothers or sisters,___________________________________?
4. Your parents must be kind and friendly,__________________________________?
5. They play sports,____________________________?
6. You and your parents will go to Russia next year,_____________________________________?
7. Ann doesn’t speak Russian,___________________?
8. We visited this summer camp last year,____________________________________?
9. The weather in this part of Britain isn’t always rainy,____________________________________?
aren’t you
weren’t they
has he
mustn't they
don’t they
won’t you
does she
didn’t we
is it
some
religious
states
don’t
Americans
do
mark
holidays
In
,
widely
they
In some states Americans don’t mark
religious holidays widely, do they?
Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with an appropriate tag.
aren’t I
shall we
have you
can it
is there
won’t you
didn’t they
shall we
1.Let’s buy American souvenirs,__________________?
2. You have never been in Los Angeles , ____________?
3.Nothing can spoil these wonderful impressions,________________________________?
4. Somebody came to New York ,______________?
5. I am late for the party,________________________?
6. There is nothing interesting for us,_______________?
7. Use my iPhone,_____________________________?
have you
can it
didn’t they
aren’t I
is there
won’t you