1:当陈述部分的主语是 everybody , everyone, someone , no one , nobody , somebody 等指人的合成词时,反意疑问句中的主语在正式语体中通常用 he .
eg:
Everybody knows what he has to do ,doesn't he ?
Nobody wants to go there ,does he ?
None of the boys can do it ,can he ?
在非正式语体中则往往用 they .
eg:
Nobody phoned while i was out ,did they ?
Everyone enjoyed the party ,didn't they ?
Somebody borrowed my pen yesterday ,didn't they ?
但若陈述部分的主语是 everything , anything , something , nothing 等指物的合成词时,反意疑问句的主语只能用 it .
eg:
Nothing could make me give it up ,could it ?
Everything is ready ,isn't it ?
2:当陈述部分是 there-存在句时,反意疑问句的主语也用 there .
eg:
There's no help for it ,is there ?
There 's something wrong ,isn't there ?
3:陈述部分带有 seldom, hardly ,never , rarely , few , little ,nowhere ,nothing 等否定词或半否定词时,反意疑问句的动词用肯定形式。
eg:
Bob rarely got drunk ,did he ?
Few people know him ,do they ?
She seldom goes to the cinema,does she ?
如果陈述部分的否定词仅带有否定前缀,那么,该陈述部分作肯定句处理,反意疑问句一般仍用否定形式。
eg:
He was unsuccessful ,wasn't he ?
4:如果陈述部分是 I'm......结构, 反意疑问句一般用 aren't I.
eg:
I'm late ,aren't I ?
5:当陈述部分是一个带有 that-分句作宾语的主从结构时,反意疑问句一般应与主句的主语和谓语动词保持对应关系。
eg:
You think you are funny ,don't you ?
He thinks he is going to become a doctor ,doesn't he ?
She says that i did it ,doesn't she ?
但是,当陈述部分的主句是 I suppose , i think , i believe , i suspect , i imagine 等结构时,反意疑问句部分往往与 that-分句中的主语和谓语动词保持对应关系,但要注意否定的转移。
eg:
I suppose (that)he's serious ,isn't he ?
I don't think (that)she cares ,does she ?
6:如果陈述部分以不定代词 one作主语,反意疑问句的主语在正式场合用 one,在非正式场合用you .
eg:
One can't be too careful ,can one ?
One can't be too careful ,can you ?
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