We don’t know much about Americans, do we?

We don’t know much about Americans, do we?

TAG questions

РАЗДЕЛИТЕЛЬНЫЕ ВОПРОСЫ

You are an American, aren’t you ?

Вы американец, не так ли

(не правда ли) ?

Структура разделительного 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 ?

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 ?

Повелительное наклонение

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 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