Fill in the blank with the appropriate question tag:
The bananas at the fruit stall weren’t fresh today, ________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → were they
Question tag after “weren’t”:
The verb “were” is repeated in the tag. “Weren’t” makes the sentence negative, so the tag is positive: “were”. “The bananas” is plural, so the pronoun is “they”.
Complete sentence: The bananas at the fruit stall weren’t fresh today, were they?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: weren’t they — Incorrect. This is a negative tag. It goes with a positive sentence. Example: The trains were crowded on Friday, weren’t they?
Option 3: did they — Incorrect. “Did they” goes with a past sentence made with “didn’t”. Example: The shops didn’t open on time, did they?
Option 4: was it — Incorrect. “Was” and “it” go with one thing. Example: The milk wasn’t fresh this morning, was it?