附加问句(Tag
附加問句(Tag Questions)
附加問句乃指附帶於直述句句尾的簡單問句,通常只有兩個字。其意義視語調而定,語調向下時並不是真的在問一個問題,而只是要對方同意你的談話。 “Tom doesn’t look very well today, does he?” “No, he looks awful.” She is very attractive. She has beautiful eyes, doesn’t she? 而語調上揚時,則附加問句就是一個真正的問句。
“You haven’t seen Ann today, have you?” “No, I’m afraid I haven’t.” (= Have you seen Ann today?) 我們通常使用「否定句+肯定附加問句?」來詢問某事或資料,或要求某人做某事。此時語調需上揚。
“You wouldn’t have a cigarette, would you?” “Yes, here you are.” “You couldn’t do me a favor, could you?” “It depends what it is.” “You don’t’ know where Ann is, do you?” “Sorry, I have no idea.”
附加問句通常以以下的形式出現
原則 肯定直述句,否定附加問句?
否定直述句,肯定附加問句?
(1)含有be動詞的情形
主詞+BE+…., BEn’t +代名詞? / 主詞+BEn’t+…., BE +代名詞?
John is happy, isn’t he?
John and Helen aren’t busy, are they?
(2)含有助動詞的情形
主詞+助+…., 助n’t +代名詞? / 主詞+助n’t+…., 助+代名詞?
My brother will come to the party, won’t he?
He can’t finish it in two days, can he?
(3)含有一般動詞的情形
+一般動詞+…., don’t / doesn’t / didn’t+代名詞? 主詞
Tom lives with his parents, doesn’t he?
Helen wrote a letter to you, didn’t she?
We don’t have enough water for this summer, do we?
(4)含有There的情形
There is / are / should be …, isn’t / aren’t / shouldn’t there?
There is a lot of water in the bucket, isn’t there?
There should be a sign near the hole, shouldn’t there?
(5)祈使句
(a)肯定或否定的祈使句, will you?
Please come in, will you? / Don’t stand over there, will you?
(b)邀請對方吃東西,won’t you? / 詢問對方要不要,will you?
Have some tea, won’t you? / Have some tea, will you?
(c)Let’s VR, shall we? (咱們…吧) Let’s go home now, shall we?
Let us VR, will you? (請求你讓我們…吧) Let us play basketball, will you?
Let’s not VR, O.K.? / all right? Let’s not close the door, all right?
, I am happy, am I not? 或 aren’t I?
, 代表否定句的用字 not , no, never , nothing , seldom , few , little
There is nothing wrong with the radio, is there?
We have few friends here, do we?
He is seldom late to school, is he?
, 主詞為This / That 不論代替指人或物,代名詞皆為 it
That is a nice dictionary, isn’t it?
That is our new teacher, isn’t it?
That boy is tall, isn’t he?
, 注意動詞是否為過去式
He read an English letter for his mother, didn’t he?
John put the book on the desk, didn’t he? , He’s 是He is 或 He has 的縮寫
He’s decorating his room, isn’t he?
He’s become a good man, hasn’t he? , have + p.p. / have to + VR / have + …
They have finished their homework, haven’t they?
They have to finish their homework, don’t they?
They have much homework to do, don’t they? , 以主要子句來決定附加問句
When you drive a car, you should follow the rules, shouldn’t you? , 附加問句也是一種YesNo問句