Разделительный вопрос
The disjunctive question. ( Tag-question.)
Разделительный вопрос состоит из двух частей: повествовательного и вопросительного.
Этот вид вопроса используется для подтверждения информации в повествовательной части. Вопрсительную часть переводим "Не так ли?". Такие вопросы требуют ответа "ДА" или "НЕТ".
Если в первой части предложения в роли подлежащего - существительное, заменяем его на местоимение (например, "a table" - "it", "books" - "they", "Mom" - "she").
Примечание! Если в роли подлежащего и сказуемого выступают "I am", в хвостике пишем "...., aren't I?"
| Изьявительное повествовательное | Отрицательное вопросительное | Ответ |
| “She is writing, “You are students, “He will leave tomorrow, | isn’t she?” aren’t you?” won’t he?” | “Yes, she is”. “Yes, we are” “Yes, he is” |
| Отрицательное предложение | Вопросительное без частицы not | Ответ |
| “She is not writing “You aren’t students, “He won’t leave tomorrow, | is she?” are you?” will he?” | “No, she isn’t”. “No, we aren’t “No, he won’t” |
Вместо местоимений nobody, somebody ,everybody и no one в вопросительной части используем “they”.
Nobody phoned, did they?
Everybody is here, aren’t they?
Nobody likes her, do they?
Somebody has forgotten their coat, haven’t they?
После слов never, no, nobody, hardly, scarcely разделительный вопрос употребляется в положительной форме.
She never smiles, does she?
She hardly spoke, did she?
There is scarcely enough time, is there?
Exercise 1. Make special questions.
1. ___is the name of the President of the United States of America?
2. ___is Christmas Day?
3. ___did Neil Armstrong say when he first landed on the moon?
4. ___is New York city?
5. ___are the Hawaiian islands?
6. ___are you doing this afternoon?
7. __much did you pay for it?
8. ___kind of films do you like?
9. ___is his name?
10. ___is your office, this one or that one?
Exercise 2. Write a tag for each sentence.
1. Harry has been helping you,……………………?
2. You don`t eat meat, …………………………?
3. Paul was sleeping, ……………………?
4. I missed a good film, ………………………..?
5. Jane is leaving in the morning, ……………..?
6. We are going to win, ………………………?
7. Jack hasn`t done his homework, …………………….?
8. You weren`t having dinner, ………………………?
9. David and Kate aren`t coming to the party, …………………….?
10. Sue didn`t leave early, ………………….?
Exercise 3. Complete each question.
1) What ....makes you tired...................................? ‘Running makes me tared.’
2) ‘Who ................................................................?’ ‘ I talked to the manager.’
3) ‘What.................................................................?’ ‘I read a newspaper.’
4) ‘ Who ................................................................?’ ‘ Kate brought the ice – cream.’
5) ‘ What ................................................................?’ ‘ Joe desided to take the job.’
6) ‘ Who .................................................................?’ ‘ I answer most of the questions.’
7) ‘ Which ..............................................................?’ ‘ This house is mine.’
8) ‘ Who .................................................................?’ ‘ Pat looks after the children.’
9) ‘ Who ‘ …………………………………….......? ’ I write to my penfriend.’
10) ‘ What …………………………………………? ‘’You make me laugh!’