Question tag
反意疑问句
一，Definition
反意疑问句 = +
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二，Principal：-------------------------------------------------
三，Function：--------------------------------------------------
四，Condition
1， 谓语部分为be, 助动词，情态动词
①There is a dog, ? ②They are not students, ?
③He plays basketball well, ? ④You went to the park, ?
⑤She can speak English well, ? ⑥We need not do it again, ?
总结：
重点：疑问部分== 谓语（肯定or否定） + 主语
2, 当陈述部分的主语是everybody, everyone, someone, nobody, no one, somebody等合成代词时，或主语是these 和 those时
①Somebody phoned while I was out, ?
②Everyone enjoyed the party, ?
③These are your friends Tom and Jack, ?
总结：
3， 当陈述部分的主语是不定代词everything, nothing, anything, something,时，或主语是指示代词this, that时
①Everything seems all right now, ?
②Nothing is kept in good order, ?
③This is important, ?
总结：
4，陈述部分带有seldom, hardly, never, rarely, few, little,nowhere, nothing等否定词或半否定词时
①Bob rarely got drunk, ?
②Few people know him, ?
总结：
如果陈述部分的否定词带有否定前缀，那么，该陈述部分作肯定处理，附加疑问部分一般仍用否定形式。如：
①He was unsuccessful, ?
②Tom dislikes the book, ?
5,祈使句的反意疑问句
①Don’t open the door,
②Give me some water,
③Let’s have a break,
④Let us have a break,
6,陈述部分是主从结构时，
①She says that I did it,
②He thinks that you are right,
如果主句的主语是第一人称（I/we）,结构为I/we + think/believe/know/imagine/suppose/guess/expect 开头的主从复合句时，
①I think he is right,
②I don’t believe she knows it,
总结：
7，如果陈述部分是表示愿望的wish，其反问部分只能用may.
I wish to go to Beijing for a short visit,
8,must在反意疑问句中
①You must do it right now,
②You must be Mary,
总结：
9，need在反意疑问句中
①He need wear a hat,
②He needs to be told,
总结：
10，反意疑问句的回答：尊重事实
Exercises
1. Linda ate nothing this morning, ___?
A. didn’t she B. was she C. did she D. wasn’t she
2. He has never ridden a horse before, ___?
A. does he B. has he C. hasn’t he D. doesn’t he
3. - He seldom came here, _____?
- Yes sir.
A. didn’t he B. does he C. doesn’t he D. did he
4. Everything seems all right, _____ ?
A. does it B. don’t they C. won’t it D. doesn’t it
5. Nobody was absent from the meeting, ____ ?
A. was it B. were they C. wasn’t he D. weren’t they
6. One can’t be too modest, can _____ ?
A. one B. he C. it D. we
7. No one failed in the exam, _____ ?
A. was he B. did one C. did they D. didn’t he
8. I’m a little late for class, _____ I?
A. amn’t B. am not C. isn’t D. ain’t
9. Neither you nor I am a artist, _____ ?
A. am I B. aren’t we C. are we D. ain’t I
10. He can’t be her father, _____ he?
A. is B. isn’t C. can D. can’t
11. They have no time to visit the museum, _____?
A. do they B. haven’t they C. don’t they D. will they
12. You have John do the work, _____?
A. do you B. don’t you C. haven’t you D. have you
13. You’d better go at once, _____ you?
A. hadn’t B. did C. didn’t D. don’t
14. You’d rather work than play, _____ you?
A. hadn’t B. wouldn’t C. didn’t D. mustn’t
15. You dare not do that, _____ you?
A. don’t B. do C. dare D. daren’t
16. You must be tired, _____ you?
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. aren’t D. can’t
17. He dislikes the two subjects, _____ he?
A. does B. doesn’t C. is D. isn’t
18. These tools are useless now, _____ ?
A. are they B. aren’t they C. is it D. isn’t it
19. He used to get up at 6:30, _____ he?
A. didn’t he B. did he C. used he D. wouldn’t he
20. I wish to go home early, _____ I?
A. can B. must C. may D. do
21 He ought to win the first prize, _______ he?
A. mustn’t B. oughtn’t C. shouldn’t D. Both B and C.
22. Let’s go there by bus, ___?
A. will you B. shall we C. don’t you D. will you
23. Let us go to play football, ___?
A. will you B. shall we C. do we D. are we
24. Don’t forget to give Polly some food and change her water, ___?
A. will you B. shall we C. won’t you D. do you
25. - Pass me the dictionary, _____?
- Yes, with pleasure.
A. would you B. will you C. won’t you D. wouldn’t you
26. - What beautiful weather, _____ ?
- Yes, it is.
A. is it B. isn’t it C. am I right D. do you agree
27. What kind people, _____ they?
A. aren’t B. are C. won’t D. will
28. There is little water in the glass, ____?
A. isn’t there B. isn’t it C. is it D. is there
29. - They don’t seem to answer the phone.
- There isn’t anybody at home, _____?
A. isn’t there B. is there C. isn’t it D. is it
30. There won’t be any concert this Saturday evening, _____ ?
A. will there not B. will there C. is there D. won’t
31. - I guess she taught herself Japanese, ______?
- Yes.
A. don’t I B. did she C. do I D. didn’t she
32. I don’t believe you are right, _____ ?
A. are you B. do you C. won’t you D. do
33. She doesn’t think that Tom sings best in the class, _____ ?
A. does she B. doesn’t she C. does he D. doesn’t he
34. I told you that everybody couldn’t do it well, _____ ?
A. didn’t I B. could they C. could he D. did I
35. I know you didn’t want to hurt me, _____ ?
A. did you B. didn’t you C. do I D. don’t I
36. If my father were here he would be very happy, _____ ?
A. weren’t he B. were he C. wouldn’t he D. would he