Add appropriate question tags
1The earth is not flat, ...............?
Wrong!
A negative statement takes the positive tag "is it".
2He tells a lot of lies, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative simple present statement with "he" takes the negative tag "doesn't he".
3They came yesterday, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative simple past statement takes the negative tag "didn't they".
4You speak German, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative simple present statement with "you" takes the negative tag "don't you".
5She hates him, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative simple present statement with "she" takes the negative tag "doesn't she".
6She has no house of her own, ...............?
Wrong!
The negative idea in "no house" takes the positive tag "does she".
7She hardly does anything, ...............?
Wrong!
The negative adverb "hardly" takes the positive tag "does she".
8You know him, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative simple present statement with "you" takes the negative tag "don't you".
9He cheated on the exam, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative simple past statement takes the negative tag "didn't he".
10Let us take a break, ...............?
Wrong!
A suggestion with "Let us" normally takes the tag "shall we".
11He needn't wait any longer, ...............?
Wrong!
The modal form "needn't" takes the positive tag "need he".
12He knew almost everyone at the party, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative simple past statement takes the negative tag "didn't he".
Answers
- The earth is not flat, is it?
- He tells a lot of lies, doesn’t he?
- They came yesterday, didn’t they?
- You speak German, don’t you?
- She hates him, doesn’t she?
- She has no house of her own, does she?
- She hardly does anything, does she?
- You know him, don’t you?
- He cheated on the exam, didn’t he?
- Let us take a break, shall we?
- He needn’t wait any longer, need he?
- He knew almost everyone at the party, didn’t he?
