作者：朱桃珍
反意疑問句是一種常用於口語中的疑問句式，通常由兩部分組成：陳述句+一簡短問句。
一、反意疑問句的結構
根據陳述句的肯定或否定形式，反意疑問句分兩種結構：
1. 肯定陳述句+否定的簡短問句。如：
They are workers, aren't they?
Lin Tao reads English every morning, doesn't he?
2. 否定陳述句+肯定的簡短問句。如：
Kate can't speak Japanese, can she?
A flower doesn't make a spring, does it?
當陳述部分含有no, nothing, little, few, never, hardly等詞時，簡短問句部分要用肯定形式； 含有un-, im-, ir-, dis-等否定前綴構成的派生詞，簡短問句也用肯定形式。如：
There is little milk in the glass, is there?
He's never late for school, is he?
It's impossible, is it?
二、 反意疑問句的回答
1. "前肯後否"的反意疑問句。如：
-He is a teacher, isn't he?
-Yes, he is. / No, he isn't.
2. "前否後肯"的反意疑問句。如：
-You didn't have lunch at home yesterday, did you? （昨天你沒有在家吃午飯，是嗎？）
-No, I didn't. （是的，我沒在家吃午飯。）
/ Yes, I did. （不，我在家吃午飯了。）
回答此類反意疑問句要注意前後一致。即：Yes+肯定形式；No+否定形式。
三、幾種特殊的反意疑問句
These are not books, are they?
I don't think the answer is right, is it?
I'm a student, aren't I?
Don't sit here, will you?
Put them away, will you?
Let's read together, shall we? （包括聽話人在內）
Let us have a rest, will you? （不包括聽話人在內）
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