Using question tags Worksheet-4

Using question tags Worksheet-4

Fill in the blank with the appropriate question tag:

31. The new actor shows a lot of promise, _____?

A. Isn’t he          B. Doesn’t he    C. Didn’t he       D. Wasn’t he

32. Sunil did not like the shirt, ______?

A. Didn’t he       B. He didn’t       C. He did           D. Did he

33. How beautiful this rose is, _____?

A. Is it                 B. Isn’t it            C. It isn’t            D. Wasn’t it

34. Harry couldn’t possibly have come here, _____?

A. Couldn’t he                               B. He couldn’t

C. Could he                                    D. He could

35. The exam will be held on Wednesday, ______?

A. Will it            B. Won’t it         C. It won’t          D. It will

36. These trousers are new, _____?

A. Are they                                     B. Is they

C. Isn’t it                                         D. Aren’t they

37. What a long river that is, ______?

A. Isn’t it            B. It isn’t            C. Wasn’t it       D. Aren’t it

38. There are many new words in this story, ______?

A. Are there                                   B. There aren’t

C. Aren’t there                               D. Isn’t there

39. The serials shown on television are boring, _____?

A. Aren’t they                                B. Are they

C. They aren’t                                D. They are

40. Jack climbed the beanstalk, _____?

A. Did he            B. He didn’t       C. Didn’t he       D. He did

Answer Key:

31. B

Explanation: The sentence is affirmative with ‘shows’ and ‘actor’ (masculine noun) and so the tag is negative with ‘does’ and ‘he.’

32. D

Explanation: The sentence is negative with ‘did’ and ‘Sunil’ (masculine noun) and so the tag is positive with ‘did’ and ‘he.’

33. B

Explanation: The sentence is positive with ‘is’ and so the tag is negative.

34. C

Explanation: The sentence is negative with ‘could’ and so the tag is negative.

35. B

Explanation: The sentence is positive with ‘will’ and ‘exam’ (neuter gender noun) and so the tag is negative with ‘it.’

36. D

Explanation: The sentence is positive with ‘are’ and ‘trousers’ (common noun used only in plural form) hence the tag is negative with ‘they.’

37. A

Explanation: The sentence is positive with ‘is’ and so the tag is negative.

38. C

Explanation: The sentence is positive with ‘are’ and so the tag is negative.

39. A

Explanation: The sentence is positive with ‘are’ and ‘serials’ (common noun plural) and so the tag is negative.

40. C

Explanation: The sentence is positive with ‘climbed’ (action word in the past tense) and so the tag is negative with ‘did.’