Add a suitable question tag to the following sentence:
Your brother needs to renew his driving licence, ________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → doesn’t he
Question tag after “needs to”:
In “needs to renew”, “needs” is a main verb, like “wants”. It is not a helping verb. So the tag uses “does”. The sentence is positive, so the tag is negative. “Your brother” becomes “he”.
Complete sentence: Your brother needs to renew his driving licence, doesn’t he?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: hasn’t he — Incorrect. “Hasn’t he” goes with a sentence that has “has” as a helping verb, as in “has renewed”. Example: Your brother has renewed his licence, hasn’t he?
Option 2: isn’t he — Incorrect. “Isn’t he” goes with a positive sentence that has “is”. Example: Your brother is learning to drive, isn’t he?
Option 3: does he — Incorrect. This is a positive tag. It goes with a negative sentence. Example: Arnav doesn’t need to wear glasses, does he?