The correct answer is Option (1) → aren't you?
The correct question tag to complete the sentence "All of you are chess players, ______." is "aren't you?"
Explanation:
"All of you are chess players" is a positive statement in the present tense.
The subject "all of you" refers to a group of people, and the verb "are" is in the present tense.
When forming a question tag, the auxiliary verb from the statement is used, and the tag should be in the opposite polarity (positive statement → negative tag).
Since the statement is positive ("are"), the correct negative tag would be "aren't you?"
Let's briefly examine the other options:
"did not you?" is incorrect because "did" refers to the past tense, whereas the statement is in the present tense.
"have not you?" is incorrect because "have" implies the present perfect tense, which doesn't match the simple present tense of the statement.
"were not you?" is incorrect because "were" is the past tense of "are," while the statement is in the present tense.
Thus, the sentence should be: "All of you are chess players, aren't you?" |
