四、反意疑问句

反意疑问句（disjunctive question）是对陈述句所说的事实或观点提出疑问的疑问句。一般由一个陈述句和一个简短的问句两部分构成，中间用逗号分开。

如果前一部分（陈述句）为肯定句，那后一部分（即简单问句）就用否定式；反之，如果前一部分为否定式，那么后一部分就用肯定式。（我们称之为：前肯后否，前否后肯）反意疑问句的提问部分必须简写，提问部分必须倒装，使用人称代词。前后两者的谓语在人称、数、时态上都要一致。在朗读反意疑问句时，前一部分用降调，后一部分可升可降。提问者对前一部分陈述的事实有把握的时候就用降调，无把握的时候可以用升调。反意疑问句的基本结构如下：

（一）肯定陈述句+否定提问部分

It is a fine day，isn't it？

Jack can swim fast，can't he？

My mother went to Beijing last week，didn't she？

I can fix the bicycle by myself，can't I？

I am late，aren't I？

注：陈述部分是I am ...时，反意疑问句常用“aren't I”代替“am not I”。

（二）否定陈述句+肯定提问部分

Tom isn't watching TV，is he？

I didn't drink the milk，did I？

You aren't Yao Ming，are you？

There isn't any milk in the bottle，is there？

My mother doesn't like cabbage，does she？

注：附加疑问句的主语必须和陈述句的主语一致。当陈述句的主语是名词时，附加疑问句的主语必须使用相应的人称代词。

Amy and Mike are good friends，aren't they？

The apple is juicy，isn't it？

附加疑问句的时态必须和陈述句的时态保持一致。

Her mother bought a birthday cake for her，didn't she？

You saw Tom last Friday，didn't you？

附加疑问句如果是否定结构，必须使用缩写形式。

It's a nice day，isn't it？（isn't不能写成is not）

Tips：

肯定陈述句中，如果含有few，little，never，seldom，rarely，nobody，nothing等否定意义的词汇，后半部分使用肯定疑问部分。

My grandmother never drinks coffee，does she？

There are few apples in the basket，are there？

He hardly cleans his room，does he？

There's nothing to eat，is there？

Exercises

12.6 Complete the sentences （写出下列句子反意疑问句）

1.Linda is in the zoo，isn't she？

2.Jack ate an apple just now，____ ____？

3.They are dancing，____ ____？

4.Mary can sing very well，____ ____？

5.You play tennis at the weekend，____ ____？

6.Paul never cleans his room，____ ____？

7.The boy has dinner at school，____ ____？

8.My parents didn't watch the news last night，____ ____？

9.There isn't any juice in the bottle，____ ____？

10.Mr.and Mrs.Chen aren't singing，____ ____？