Fill in the blanks with an appropriate question tag.
1. You don’t know the answer, ……………………….?
Correct!
Wrong!
Affirmative tags are used after negative sentences.
2. He is disappointed with his results, ………………………….?
Correct!
Wrong!
3. He drove as fast as he could, ………………………….?
Correct!
Wrong!
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences.
4. Whenever we play chess, Ann beats me, ……………………….?
Correct!
Wrong!
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences.
5. He recognized you, ……………………………?
Correct!
Wrong!
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences.
6. He wants to be an architect, ………………………….?
Correct!
Wrong!
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences.
7. He was dead by the time they found him, ………………………..?
Correct!
Wrong!
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences.
8. He called me names, …………………………..?
Correct!
Wrong!
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences.
9. He broke his leg while playing football, …………………………..?
Correct!
Wrong!
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences.
10. She never wastes an opportunity to degrade me, ……………………………?
Correct!
Wrong!
Affirmative tags are used after words like never.
11. They stopped him, ……………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Negative tags are used after affirmative sentences.
12. He will not permit this, …………………………?
Correct!
Wrong!
Affirmative tags are used after negative sentences.
Answers
- You don’t know the answer, do you?
- He is disappointed with his results, isn’t he?
- He drove as fast as he could, didn’t he?
- Whenever we play chess, Ann beats me, doesn’t she?
- He recognized you, didn’t he?
- He wants to be an architect, doesn’t he?
- He was dead by the time they found him, wasn’t he?
- He called me names, didn’t he?
- He broke his leg while playing football, didn’t he?
- She never wastes an opportunity to degrade me, does she?
- They stopped him, didn’t they?
- He will not permit this, will he?
