Choose the most suitable question tag from the options given below to complete the statement
Ms. Reena seldom spends her time in the library.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → does she?
Question tags with negative adverbs:
- A positive statement takes a negative tag. A negative statement takes a positive tag.
- Words such as seldom, hardly, rarely, scarcely, never make a statement negative in meaning, so the tag is positive.
- The tag uses the helping verb of the statement (simple present, singular: does) and a pronoun for the subject (Ms. Reena → she).
Complete sentence: Ms. Reena seldom spends her time in the library, does she?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: doesn't her? — Incorrect. The tag is negative after a negative statement, and the object form "her" is used for the subject.
Option 3: do Ms. Reena? — Incorrect. A tag uses a pronoun, not the name, and "do" does not agree with a singular subject.
Option 4: does her? — Incorrect. "Her" is the object form. The subject pronoun "she" is needed.