Fill in the blank with the appropriate question tag:
I’m not in trouble for the broken window, ________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → am I
Question tag after “I am not”:
“I’m not” means “I am not”. The helping verb is “am” and the sentence is negative. A negative sentence takes a positive tag, so the tag is “am I”.
Complete sentence: I’m not in trouble for the broken window, am I?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: aren’t I — Incorrect. This is a negative tag. It goes with a positive sentence with “I am”. Example: I’m in your team for the quiz, aren’t I?
Option 3: was I — Incorrect. “Was” is for the past. It goes with a negative sentence that has “wasn’t”. Example: I wasn’t late yesterday, was I?
Option 4: don’t I — Incorrect. “Don’t” is used only when the sentence has no helping verb. Example: I know your brother, don’t I?