Choose the correct question tag to complete the sentence:
Nothing in this shop costs more than fifty rupees, ________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → does it
Question tag after “Nothing”:
“Nothing” means not anything, so the sentence is negative. A negative sentence takes a positive tag. In the tag, “nothing” becomes “it”. “Costs” has no helping verb, so the tag uses “does”.
Complete sentence: Nothing in this shop costs more than fifty rupees, does it?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: doesn’t it — Incorrect. This is a negative tag. It goes with a positive sentence. Example: This pen writes smoothly, doesn’t it?
Option 3: do they — Incorrect. “They” stands for people or many things. “Nothing” always takes “it”. Example: Few people read the notice board, do they?
Option 4: is it — Incorrect. “Is it” goes with a negative sentence that has “is”. Example: The lift isn’t working today, is it?