附加疑问句Tag Question

附加疑问句的四种基本形式

“ 陈述句 + 附加问句” That clock is slow, isn’t it? That clock isn’t slow, is it? That clock is slow, is it? That clock isn’t slow, isn’t it? 前两种为主要形式，后两种形式仅在特

定语境下表示感情色彩。

Everybody knows what he has to do, ____________?

Nobody wants to go there, _______? 当陈述部分的主语是 everybody, ever

yone, someone, no one, nobody, somebody 等指人的合成词时，附加问句部分的主语在正式语体中常用 he, 在非正式语体中往往用 they 。

Everybody enjoyed the party, didn’t they?

doesn’t hedoes he

Everything is ready, _______? 陈述部分的主语是 everything, anythi

ng, something, nothing 等指物的合成词时， 附加问句部分的主语只能用 it 。

There’s something wrong, ___________?

在 there- 存在句中，附加问句部分的主语也用 there 。

isn’t it

isn’t there

Bob rarely got drunk, _______? He was unsuccessful, __________? 陈述部分带有 seldom, hardly, never,

nowhere, rarely, few, little, nothing等否定词时 , 附加问句的动词用肯定形式。

若陈述部分的否定词只带有否定前缀，附加问句用否定形式。

did hewasn’t he

I’m late, _______? 陈述部分是 I’m… 结构时，附加问句用

aren’t I 。

One can’t be too careful, ______________?

陈述部分以 one 作主语， 附加问句的主语在正式场合用 one ，在非正式场合用 you 。

aren’t I

can one/ you

You think you are funny, _________? He thinks he is going to become a doc

tor, _________? I suppose that he’s serious, ________? I don’t think that she cares, _________? 当陈述部分是带有 that- 分句作宾语的主

从结构时，附加问句与主句的主语和谓语动词对应。

当陈述部分的主句是 I suppose, I think, I believe, I suspect, I imagine 等结构时，附加问句与 that – 分句中的主谓保持对应，但要注意否定转移。

don’t you

doesn’t heisn’t hedoes he

The child ought to be punished, __________________________?

陈述部分带有情态动词 ought to 时，附加问句在英式英语中仍用 ought to ，但在美式英语中用 should 。

He used to smoke fifty cigarettes a day, ___________________?

陈述部分带有情态动词 used to 时，附加问句可用 used to 形式或 did 形式。

oughtn’t he/ shouldn’t he

usedn’t he/ didn’t he

Don’t move the chair, __________? Be quiet, ____________________? 在“祈使句 + 附加问句”结构中， 附

加问句一般用 will you, won’t you, would you.

有时也可用 can you, can’t you, why don’t you, could you 等。

Give me some cigarettes, can you?

will youwon’t you/ would you

Let’s go camping, ___________? Let us have a look at your book, __

___________? 在 Let’s 开首的祈使句之后，附加问句

用 shall we 。 以 Let us 开始的祈使句，如果含义是

allow us ，不包括听话人在内时，附加问句用 will you 。

shall we

will you

She would have been more agreeable if she had changed a little bit, ____?

A) hadn’t she B) hasn’t she C) wouldn’t she D) didn’t she

There used to be petrol station near the park, _____?

A) didn’t it B) doesn’t there C) usedn’t it D) didn’t there