LEARN THIS! Reply questions and question tags
a. In reply questions and question tags, we use auxiliary verbs (do, have, would, etc.) or the verb be.
b. We can use reply questions to respond to a statement. They express interest or surprise. Reply questions usually get a rising intonation.
‘Were nearly at the hotel.' 'Are we?’
‘You didn't tell me.' ‘Didn't I?’
c. We can use a question tag when we want somebody to confirm what we are saying. Question tags to confirm usually get a falling intonation.
You booked the hotel, didn't you?
We aren't lost, are we?
3. PRONUNCIATION Read the Learn this! box. Write reply questions for statements 1, 3 and 5 and add question tags to statements 2, 4 and 6. Use the falling or rising intonation to practise saying the sentences.
(Đọc Tìm hiểu điều này! hộp. Viết câu hỏi trả lời cho các câu 1, 3 và 5 và thêm đuôi câu hỏi cho các câu 2, 4 và 6. Sử dụng ngữ điệu trầm hoặc bổng để luyện nói các câu)
1. That’s a long time!
2. The Baltic coast is lovely.
3. There’s more to do there.
4. We need quite a lot of money.
5. My parents will give me some money too.
6. That's kind of them.
Bài Làm:
1. Is it? (rising intonation)
2. The Baltic coast is lovely, isn't it? (falling intonation)
3. Like what? (rising intonation)
4. Don't we? (falling intonation)
5. Will they? (rising intonation)
6. Isn't it? (falling intonation)
