Choose the correct question tag for the following sentence:
You are a real piece of work, ______?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → aren't you?
Question tag after "You are":
- The statement "You are a real piece of work" is positive, so the tag is negative.
- The tag repeats the helping verb "are" in the same tense, with the pronoun "you": "aren't you?"
Complete sentence: You are a real piece of work, aren't you?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: isn't you? — Incorrect. "Is" does not agree with "you". The verb must stay "are".
Option 3: weren't you? — Incorrect. The statement is in the present tense. "Were" changes it to the past.
Option 4: are you? — Incorrect. A positive statement needs a negative tag.