Question tag-3

Question tag Worksheet-3

Supply the correct question tag:

1. Rajani is very talkative,

(A) Isn't she?                                 (B) Isn't he?

(C) Wasn't she?                            (D) Wasn't he?

2. These boys don’t want to come,

(A) Don’t they?                              (B) Doesn’t they?

(C) Did they?                                 (D) Do they?

3. Mina’s hands are quite dry,

(A) Aren’t they?                            (B) Are they?

(C) Weren’t they?                         (D) Wasn’t they?

4. The bell does not ring at 4 o’clock,

(A) Doesn’t it? (B) Does it?       (C) Did it?         (D) Didn’t it?

5. Come to my house,

(A) Will you?                                 (B) Would you?

(C) Won’t you?                              (D) Shouldn’t you?

6. Let us all write a letter,

(A) Should we?                             (B) Shall we?

(C) Shouldn’t we?                         (D) Shan’t we?

7. Let me call all our friends,

(A) Should we?                             (B) Shan’t I?

(C) Shouldn’t I?                            (D) Shall I?

8. These roses are so beautiful,

(A) Are they?                                 (B) Aren’t they?

(C) Is they?                                    (D) Isn’t they?

9. We might come to the party,

(A) Might we?                               (B) Mightn’t we?

(C) May we?                                  (D) Mayn’t we?

10. You must tell her everything,

(A) Must you?                               (B) Might you?

(C) Shouldn’t you?                       (D) Mustn’t you?

11. It was raining very heavily yesterday,

(A) Was it?        (B) Wasn’t it?   (C) Wasn't he? (D) Wasn't she?

12. Those girls are really clever,

(A) Aren’t she?                              (B) Aren’t they?

(C) Isn’t she?                                 (D) Are they?

Answers and explanations:

1. (A)

Exp: The sentence is affirmative with ‘is’ and ‘Rajani’ hence the tag is negative.

2. (D)

Exp: The sentence is negative with ‘do’ and ‘boys’ hence the tag is affirmative.

3. (A)

Exp: The sentence is affirmative with ‘are’ and ‘hands’ hence the tag is negative.

4. (B)

Exp: The sentence is negative with ‘does’ and ‘bell’ hence the tag is affirmative.

5. (C)

Exp: The Imperative sentence is affirmative with ‘come’ and ‘hidden subject ‐you’ hence the tag is negative with ‘will.’

6. (B)

Exp: The sentence is a suggestion with ‘let’ and ‘us’ hence the tag is affirmative with ‘shall’.

7. (D)

Exp: The sentence is a suggestion with ‘let’ and ‘me’ hence the tag is affirmative with ‘shall’.

8. (B)

Exp: The sentence is affirmative with ‘are’ and ‘roses’ hence the tag is negative.

9. (B)

Exp: The sentence is affirmative with ‘might’ and ‘we’ hence the tag is negative.

10. (D)

Exp: The sentence is affirmative with ‘must’ and ‘you’ hence the tag is negative.

11. (B)

Exp: The sentence is affirmative with ‘was’ and ‘it’ hence the tag is negative.

12. (B)

Exp: The sentence is affirmative with ‘are’ and ‘girls’ hence the tag is negative.