Choose the correct question tag to complete the sentence:
The courier boy didn’t ring the bell, ________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → did he
Question tag after “didn’t”:
“Didn’t ring” is in the simple past and is negative. A negative sentence takes a positive tag. So the tag is “did” without “not”. “The courier boy” becomes “he”.
Complete sentence: The courier boy didn’t ring the bell, did he?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: didn’t he — Incorrect. This is a negative tag. It goes with a positive sentence. Example: Vikram fixed the tap himself, didn’t he?
Option 3: does he — Incorrect. “Does” is in the present tense. It goes with a sentence that has “doesn’t”. Example: Ajay doesn’t eat onions, does he?
Option 4: was he — Incorrect. “Was he” goes with a negative sentence that has “wasn’t”. Example: The watchman wasn’t at the gate, was he?