Antonymous Questions in English grammar tutorial classAn antonymous question is also called a tag question, which means that the speaker questions or proves the facts or opinions stated in the statement.
The basic structure was "a statement +, + a short general question", where "a short general question" referred to "the affirmative form of be/modals/auxiliary verbs + subject" or "the shortened form of be/modals/auxiliary verbs and not + subject", and the subject and tense in the question part had to be consistent with the statement. "Be" included am, is, are, was, and were. Modal predictors included can, could, may, might, will, would, should, must, need, and so on. Adjuvants included do, do, did, am, is, are, was, were (forming the continuous/passive voice), have, has, had (forming the perfect tense), will, would, should, should (forming the future tense).
The antonymous question followed the principle of "yes before no, no before yes after yes", that is, affirmative statement + negative question, negative statement + affirmative question. For example: You are a teacher, aren't you? You're a teacher, aren't you? You are not a teacher, are you? You're not a teacher, are you? If there are negative words or phrases such as "never, seldom, hardly, little, few, no, no one, nobody, nothing, none" in the statement part, the statement part should be regarded as a negative sentence, and the question part should be used in the affirmative form. If there are words with negative prefixing such as "un -, dis -, im -"(such as "unhappy, dislike, unfriendly, impossible") or words with negative postfix "- less" in the statement part, the statement part should be regarded as a positive sentence, and the question part should be used in the negative form.
In an antonymous question, there were rules for choosing the subject of the question. The subject of the question must be the nominative form of the personal pronoun (i.e. I/we/you/he/she/it/they), and it should be consistent with the subject of the statement. When the subject of the statement is the demonicative pronoun "this/that", the subject of the question should be "it".
The answer to the antonymous question should follow the principle of speaking from the facts: Yes+ positive facts;No+ negative facts. This is a difficult point for China English language students. It is especially easy to make mistakes when the statement is a negative sentence. The reason is that there is a difference in the way of thinking. English only speaks from the "facts", while Chinese first judges the "question". For example: --- China doesn't belong to the developing world, does it? --- Yes, it does(=it belongs to the developing world)。
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Questions from the Kite Class"Kite" was an essay written by Lu Xun. It mainly talked about the life experiences of a young Lu Xun in his hometown and his relationship with kites. In this article, Lu Xun described his first time seeing kites, his love for kites, and his nostalgia for the kite culture of his hometown.
Kiting is a traditional Chinese folk activity that is usually held during the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival. Making kites required delicate craftsmanship and materials such as paper, thread, bamboo, etc. Kiting required precise timing and skill in the competition, so it was also regarded as an activity with high technical requirements.
In this article, Lu Xun described his love for kites and expressed his longing for the kite culture in his hometown. He described the kite-making process and the rules of the competition to show the importance and uniqueness of kites in Chinese culture. At the same time, he also revealed his concern for traditional culture and history, emphasizing the importance of cultural inheritance and innovation.
Through the theme of kites, the lesson "Kite" showed Lu Xun's concern for Chinese traditional culture and history, as well as his emphasis on cultural inheritance and innovation.