Fill in the blanks with an appropriate question tag.
1You don’t know the answer, ...............?
Wrong!
A negative main clause takes the affirmative tag "do you".
2He is disappointed with his results, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative clause with "is" takes the negative tag "isn't he".
3He drove as fast as he could, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative past simple clause takes the negative tag "didn't he".
4Whenever we play chess, Ann beats me, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative present simple clause with "Ann" takes the negative tag "doesn't she".
5He recognized you, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative past simple clause takes the negative tag "didn't he".
6He wants to be an architect, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative present simple clause takes the negative tag "doesn't he".
7He was dead by the time they found him, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative clause with "was" takes the negative tag "wasn't he".
8He called me names, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative past simple clause takes the negative tag "didn't he".
9He broke his leg while playing football, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative past simple clause takes the negative tag "didn't he".
10She never wastes an opportunity to degrade me, ...............?
Wrong!
A clause with the negative word "never" takes the affirmative tag "does she".
11They stopped him, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative past simple clause takes the negative tag "didn't they".
12He will not permit this, ...............?
Wrong!
A negative clause with "will not" takes the affirmative tag "will he".
Exercise complete
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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?