RULES FOR
QUESTION TAGS:
5) The question tag for sentences beginning with "I am" becomes "aren't I". This rule is an exception for question tags.
Example: I am right, aren't I?
Let's see usage of question tags in some sentences.
Image: Pexels | Website: QUIZNEST.IN
SENTENCE 25:
He can speak three languages.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
He can speak three languages, can't he?
Image: Pexels | Website: QUIZNEST.IN
SENTENCE 26:
They have been waiting for hours.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
They have been waiting for hours, haven't they?
Image: Pexels | Website: QUIZNEST.IN
SENTENCE 27:
No one was hurt in the accident.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
No one was hurt in the accident, were they?
RULES:
We use "they" as the pronoun for "no one" (also "nobody"). The auxiliary verb is "was" (past tense). Sentence is negative, so question tag is positive.
Image: Pexels | Website: QUIZNEST.IN
SENTENCE 28:
You'd rather stay home tonight.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
You'd rather stay home tonight, wouldn't you?
Image: Pexels | Website: QUIZNEST.IN
SENTENCE 29:
She barely knows him.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
She barely knows him, does she?
RULES:
"Barely" is a negative adverb, so the question tag should be positive.
Image: Pexels | Website: QUIZNEST.IN
SENTENCE 30:
I'm not late.
(Add a question tag)
ANSWER IS:
I'm not late, am I?
Image: Pexels | Website: QUIZNEST.IN
VISIT: Question Tags Set 6