“反意疑問句”總動員

毛 樺

反意疑問句是人教版Go for it八年級下冊要學的語法項目，也是各類英語測試愛考察的語法現象之一。不少同學覺得自己的反意疑問句學得還可以，但考試時總是出問題，這種情況反映了我們對反意疑問句的理解還不夠。

反意疑問句是提出自己的主張或看法，問對方同不同意。這種問句有兩部分組成，前一部分是陳述句(A)，后一部分是附著在前一部分上的簡略問句(B)，簡略問句的否定形式必須用縮寫形式，主語只能用人稱代詞，而不能用名詞。前后兩部分在人稱、時態和數上一定要保持一致。

反意疑問句的構成分兩類：1. (A)肯定＋(B)否定 2. (A)否定＋(B)肯定。

反意疑問句前一部分要讀成降調，后一部分讀成升調較多，如果說話人堅信前一部分說的是事實，后一部分也可以用降調。

一、請看下列句子：

(1)The wall is white, isnt it?

(2)They were here yesterday, werent they?

(3)You wont be away for long, will you?

(4)Kate is riding, isnt she?

(5)Our head teacher is loved by all of us, isnt he?

(6)You are not going out today, are you?

以上句子都是含有be的反意疑問句，無論句子是什么時態或什么語態，都符合以上規則。

二、下面再來談談含有實義動詞的反意疑問句：

(1)He likes English, doesnt he?

(2)The old lady helped me, didnt she?

(3)The Greens will visit the Great Wall, wont they?

(4)Miss Hua has taught here for twenty years, hasnt she?

(5)You dont study French, do you?

(6)She didnt raise many questions, did she?

在含有實義動詞的反意疑問句中，千萬要注意前后兩部分在人稱（名詞或代詞）、時態和數（單/復數）上要保持一致。

三、含有情態動詞的反意疑問句。

Lily cant swim, can she?

We must finish the homework, mustnt we?

如果陳述句部分含有have to 或has to時，疑問句部分要用do或 did。

(1)We have to go there on foot, dont we?

(2)The workers had to get up early, didnt they?

四、在反意疑問句中，如果陳述句部分含有no, never, little, few, hardly, seldom, nobody, no one, nothing, neither, scarcely等詞，陳述句部分就等同于否定句，簡略問句就要用肯定形式。

(1)He never drinks coffee, does he?

(2)You were hardly twenty then, were you?

(3)Very few people understand what he said, do they?

(4)We have nothing against it, do we?

在這類句子中，我們還要注意dislike, hate這樣的詞，它們雖然含有否定的意思，但是當它們用于陳述句部分時，仍然要把陳述句部分看作肯定句，所以疑問句部分要用否定形式。

(1)She dislikes animals, doesnt she?

(2)They hate this kind of plays, dont they?

五、其它類型的反意疑問句。

（一）祈使句的反意疑問句：

在肯定的祈使句后，為了使句子聽起來比較委婉客氣，可加上一個簡短的問句，如：“will you?”, “wont you?”, “can you?”, “cant you?”, “couldnt you?”,“would you?”。最常用的是“will you?”或“wont you?”。

(1)Speak loudly, will you?

(2)Give me a hand, wont you?

(3)Be careful, can you?

(4)Read it slowly, cant you?

在否定的祈使句后，只能用肯定的疑問部分“will you?”。

(1)Dont be late, will you?

(2)Dont make so much noise, will you?

注意在含有Lets和Let us祈使句的反意疑問句中，Lets后的疑問部分是“shall we?”或“shant we?”，因為Lets包含說話者在內。而在Let us要用“will you?”或“wont you?”，因為Let us不包括說話者在內。

(1)Lets go home, shall we?

(2)Let us discuss the question, will you?

（二）含有There be的反意疑問句：

陳述句部分如果含有There be結構,疑問部分仍用there，但是要省略主語。

(1)There is a bird in the tree, isnt there?

(2)There wont be any classes next week, will there?

（三）主語是不定代詞的反意疑問句：

如果陳述句部分的主語是everything, nothing， something等表示事物的不定代詞時，疑問部分的主語要用it來代替陳述句中的不定代詞；如果陳述句部分的主語是 everyone, no one, someone等表示人的不定代詞時，疑問部分的主語用they，（有時也用he）來代替陳述句中的不定代詞。

(1)Everything goes well now, doesnt it?

(2)Everyone knows the brave boy, dont they?

(3)Nothing can stop him learning English, can it?

(4)Something is wrong with your computer, isnt it?

（四）賓語從句的反意疑問句：

賓語從句的反意疑問句除了適用反意疑問句的一般規則外，還要注意在后一部分的簡略問句中的主語，要與賓語從句中的從句的主語保持一致。

(1)I think he is a good student, isnt he?

(2)We dont suppose she cares, does she?

六、反意疑問句的回答：

在回答反意疑問句時我們千萬要注意，如果答案是肯定的，要毫不猶豫地用yes，反之用no。

(1)Dick goes to school by bus, doesnt he?

Yes, he does./No, he doesnt.

(2)Tom has lived there for over five years, hasnt he?

Yes, he has./No, he hasnt.

特別要提醒的是：當前一部分的陳述句是否定時，英語的回答和漢語的回答是不一致的。

(1)You are not going shopping today, are you? 你今天不去購物了，是嗎？

No, I am not. 是的，我今天不去了。

Yes, I am. 不，我今天要去買東西。

(2)You dont study Japanese, do you? 你們不學日語，是嗎？

No, we dont. 是的，我們不學日語。

Yes, we do. 不，我們學日語。