
Topic: We don’t know much about Americans, do we?
Подготовила : Джабраилова Д.Г.

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 ?

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 in Britain, have you ?

nothing everything something everything
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?

Exercise 1, p.45. Jessica, an American, and Liz, a British girl, are watching the Chinese New Year celebration in New York. 1) Do British people celebrate the Chinese New Year? 2) What questions do Jessica and Liz ask to each other? 3) How are these questions formed?

Exercise 2, p.46. Nelly and Tom are asking their American friends about American celebrations. 1) Decide which sentences are questions and in which sentences the person is asked to agree. 2) Pronounce all the sentences as if the questions are asked. 3) Pronounce all the sentences as if you ask a person to agree.

Make up tag questions.
1.You are British,______________________________?
2. They were born in English,____________________?
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 did 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 in New York ,__________________?
5. I am late for the party,________________________?
6. There is nothing interesting for us,_______________?
7. Use my iPhone,_____________________________?
have you
can it
did they
aren’t I
is there
won’t you
