Add appropriate question tags and complete the following sentences.
1The earth is not flat, ...............?
Wrong!
After a negative statement with "is not", use the positive tag "is it".
2She isn't coming, ...............?
Wrong!
After the negative present continuous statement "isn't coming", use the positive tag "is she".
3She called him yesterday, ...............?
Wrong!
After a positive past simple statement, use the negative tag "didn't she".
4Smoking is injurious to health, ...............?
Wrong!
After a positive statement with "is", use the negative tag "isn't it".
5You met him yesterday, ...............?
Wrong!
After a positive past simple statement, use the negative tag "didn't you".
6Let us go for a walk, ...............?
Wrong!
After "Let's" or "Let us" for a suggestion, the usual question tag is "shall we".
7She will come, ...............?
Wrong!
After a positive statement with "will", use the negative tag "won't she".
8Your parents know this, ...............?
Wrong!
After a positive present simple statement with a plural subject, use the negative tag "don't they".
9Nobody knows the answer, ...............?
Wrong!
After a negative subject such as "Nobody", use the positive tag "do they".
10She passed the exam, ...............?
Wrong!
After a positive past simple statement, use the negative tag "didn't she".
Answers
- The earth is not flat, is it?
- She isn’t coming, is she?
- She called him yesterday, didn’t she?
- Smoking is injurious to health, isn’t it?
- You met him yesterday, didn’t you?
- Let us go for a walk, shall we?
- She will come, won’t she?
- Your parents know this, don’t they?
- Nobody knows the answer, do they?
- She passed the exam, didn’t she?