作者：朱桃珍
反意疑问句是一种常用于口语中的疑问句式，通常由两部分组成：陈述句+一简短问句。
一、反意疑问句的结构
根据陈述句的肯定或否定形式，反意疑问句分两种结构：
1. 肯定陈述句+否定的简短问句。如：
They are workers, aren't they?
Lin Tao reads English every morning, doesn't he?
2. 否定陈述句+肯定的简短问句。如：
Kate can't speak Japanese, can she?
A flower doesn't make a spring, does it?
当陈述部分含有no, nothing, little, few, never, hardly等词时，简短问句部分要用肯定形式； 含有un-, im-, ir-, dis-等否定前缀构成的派生词，简短问句也用肯定形式。如：
There is little milk in the glass, is there?
He's never late for school, is he?
It's impossible, is it?
二、 反意疑问句的回答
1. "前肯后否"的反意疑问句。如：
-He is a teacher, isn't he?
-Yes, he is. / No, he isn't.
2. "前否后肯"的反意疑问句。如：
-You didn't have lunch at home yesterday, did you? （昨天你没有在家吃午饭，是吗？）
-No, I didn't. （是的，我没在家吃午饭。）
/ Yes, I did. （不，我在家吃午饭了。）
回答此类反意疑问句要注意前后一致。即：Yes+肯定形式；No+否定形式。
三、几种特殊的反意疑问句
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? （包括听话人在内）
Let us have a rest, will you? （不包括听话人在内）
