Significant Linguistic Tool
Question tags in English serve to seek confirmation, agreement, or convey doubt in a concise manner. They add nuance to communication, aid in expressing politeness, and contribute to effective interaction. The use of question tags helps in maintaining conversational flow and conveying the speaker's attitude, making them a significant linguistic tool in everyday language.
1. They ought to be more sensible,..........?
Choose the correct question tag to complete the sentence.
1) oughtn’t they 2) shouldn’t they
3) mustn’t they 4) can’t they
2. I have never spent Christmas alone before, ..........?
Choose the correct question tag to fill in the blank.
1) haven’t I 2) isn’t it 3) have I 4) aren’t I
3. Let’s sit in the garden, ..........?
Choose the appropriate question tag.
1) shall we 2) shall I
3) should we 4) do we
4. You and your friend are walking over a wooden bridge. It is very old and parts are broken. What do you say?
Choose the gramatically correct statement
1) This bridge isn’t very safe, is it?
2) This bridge is very safe, isn’t it?
3) This bridge isn’t very safe, wasn’t it?
4) This bridge isn’t very safe, isn’t this?
5. Identify the correct question tag for the statement.
Ram and his wife put a lot of money in the donation box last year.
1) Didn’t they? 2) Didn’t he?
3) Do they? 4) Don’t they?
6. He’d never seen her before, .......?
Choose the suitable question tag to complete the above sentence.
1) had he 2) did he
3) didn’t he 4) hadn’t he
7. Complete the sentence with the right question tag.
I am a doctor, ..........?
1) isn’t it 2) amn’t I 3) aren’t I 4) am I
8. Choose the sentence that has a correct question tag.
1) He completed his homework, did he?
2) They are players, isn’t it?
3) We never miss the class, don’t we?
4) She has arranged a party, hasn’t she?
9. You are not going out today,..........?
Complete the sentence with the right question tag.
1) don’t you 2) do you
3) aren’t you 4) are you
10. Akbar was a very good king. The appropriate tag for the statement is
1) isn’t it? 2) wasn’t he?
3) didn’t he? 4) doesn’t he?
11. “I think he is happy”.
The question tag for this sentence is
1) is he? 2) don’t I? 3) isn’t it? 4) isn’t he?
12. Choose the phrase that best completes the following sentence.
They explained that she couldn’t take the course, ..........?
1) could she 2) couldn’t she
3) did she 4) didn’t they
13. The question tag for the sentence ‘Rani is coming, ..........?
1) is she? 2) isn’t she?
3) sheisn’t? 4) she is?
14. Somebody has sent the mail, ..........?
Add the correct question tag.
1) has somebody 2) has they
3) haven’t somebody 4) haven’t they
15. He’d meet him..........?
1) would he 2) had he
3) wouldn’t he 4) hadn’they
16. I scarcely knew him, ..........?
1) do I 2) don’t I 3) didn’t I 4) did I
17. Tell him to send a blanket,..........?
1) will you 2) is it
3) would you 4) wouldn’t you
18. Let’s go to a picture, ..........?
1) shallwe 2) willyou
3) shan’t we 4) won’t you
19. Somebody has called, ..........?
1) has he 2) haven’t be
3) hasn’t they 4) haven’t they
20. Meena won’t be late, does she?
The underlined part of the sentence needs to be improved. Choose the correct one from the following.
1) won’t she? 2) don’t she?
3) would she? 4) will she?
21. After all, this time you’d think that.
Choose the correct question tag for this sentence.
1) did you? 2) aren’t you?
3) didn’t you? 4) wouldn’t you?
22. A) I seldom watch TV serials, do I?
B) I always watch TV shows, do I?
Of the above two ..........
1) Only A is correct 2) Only B is correct
3) Both A and B are correct
4) Both A and B are incorrect
23. A) Let me sing a song, shall I?
B) Let us play chess, shall we?
Of the above two ..........
1) Only A is incorrect 2) Only B is incorrect
3) Both A and B are correct 4) Only A is correct
24. Match the question tags with their sentences.
Set - A Set -B
| 1) Let's go | A) is it? |
| 2) You can do | B) Shall we? |
| 3) Nothing is clear | C) Can’t you? |
| 4) Please join us | D) Will you? |
1) 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-D 2) 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A
3) 1-A, 2-D, 3-B, 4-C 4) 1-D, 2-B, 3-C, 4-A
25. Hello. This is Rahul. Could I speak to Arjun, please? I hope he isn’t busy.....?
1) is he 2) isn’t he 3) could I 4) couldn’t I
26. I have tea.
The correct question tag for the above statement is
1) had I? 2) hadn’t I?
3) haven’t I? 4) have I?
27. Let’s go for a walk.
The correct question tag for the sentence is:
1) don’t we? 2) do we?
3) shall we? 4) shall not we?
28. The correct question tag for the sentence
‘I am a teacher’ is
1) am I? 2) are I? 3) aren’t I 4) don’t I?
29. I have never smoked, ..........
The correct question tag for the above sentence is
1) haven’t I? 2) don’t I?
3) have I? 4) do I?
30. ‘Nobody has answered it correctly’.
Choose the correct question tag for the statement.
1) hasn’t she? 2) hasn’t he?
3) have they? 4) haven’t they?
31. You don’t know much about my aunt.
The correct question tag for the above sentence is
1) don’t you? 2) doesn’t she?
3) isn’t it? 4) do you?
32. Let’s meet at the station, ..........
Choose the correct question tag to complete the sentence.
1) don’t us? 2) would you?
3) shall we? 4) will you?
33. Some of us play well, ..........?
Choose the Correct question tag.
1) do us? 2) don’t we?
3) don’t they? 4) don’t us?
34. Sit down a moment, ..........
Choose the correct question tag to complete this sentence.
1) would you? 2) shall you?
3) don’t you? 4) Isn’t it?
35. He never drinks milk,..........
Choose the correct question tag to complete the sentence.
1) does he? 2) doesn’t he?
3) didn’t he? 4) did he?
36. Oh, shut up.
Choose the correct question tag to the sentence.
1) will you? 2) should you?
3) won’t we? 4) are you?
37. He could do nothing ..........
Choose the correct question tag.
1) couldn’t he? 2) can he?
3) can’t he? 4) could he?
38. You are staying in the town, aren’t you?
This sentence indicates:
1) Suggestion 2) Request
3) Permission 4) Confirmation
39. They’ll never believe us.
Choose the correct question tag of this sentence.
1) will they? 2) don’t they?
3) won’t they? 4) aren’t they?
40. We haven’t had our dinner yet, ..........
Choose the correct question tag of the sentence.
1) have we? 2) had we?
3) haven’t we? 4) didn’t we?
41. Everyone appreciated the magician. Choose the correct question tag?
1) didn’t they? 2) don’t they?
3) Could they? 4) wasn’t it?
42. Nobody phoned, ..........
Choose the correct question tag.
1) did he?
2) do they?
3) did they?
4) didn’t he?
Answers
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Writer: Putnam Ravi kumar
