1He drinks a lot, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative simple present statement takes the negative tag "doesn't he".
2They arrived in the morning, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative simple past statement takes the negative tag "didn't they".
3The water isn’t salty, ...............?
Wrong!
A negative statement with "isn't" takes the positive tag "is it".
4Mini lives in Singapore, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative simple present statement takes the negative tag "doesn't she".
5She won first prize, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative simple past statement takes the negative tag "didn't she".
6She has no job, ...............?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
The negative word "no" makes the statement negative, so the tag is positive: "has she" (more British) or "does she" (more American).
7She recognized him at once, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative simple past statement takes the negative tag "didn't she".
8You believe in God, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative simple present statement takes the negative tag "don't you".
9Let’s take a rest, ...............?
Wrong!
After "let's", the usual question tag is "shall we".
10A few students wrote the answer, ...............?
Wrong!
"A few" has a positive meaning, so the correct negative tag is "didn't they".
11Few people attended the meeting, ...............?
Wrong!
"Few" has a negative meaning, so the correct positive tag is "did they".
12She paid for the drinks, ...............?
Wrong!
An affirmative simple past statement takes the negative tag "didn't she".
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Answers
- He drinks a lot, doesn’t he?
- They arrived in the morning, didn’t they?
- The water isn’t salty, is it?
- Mini lives in Singapore, doesn’t she?
- She won first prize, didn’t she?
- She has no job, has she / does she?
- She recognized him at once, didn’t she?
- You believe in God, don’t you?
- Let’s take a rest, shall we?
- A few students wrote the answer, didn’t they?
- Few people attended the meeting, did they?
- She paid for the drinks, didn’t she?