Choose the correct question tag to complete the sentence:
Pooja should rest her sprained ankle for a week, ________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → shouldn’t she
Question tag after “should”:
The helping verb is “should”, so the tag repeats it. The sentence is positive, so the tag is negative: “shouldn’t”. “Pooja” becomes “she”.
Complete sentence: Pooja should rest her sprained ankle for a week, shouldn’t she?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: should she — Incorrect. This is a positive tag. It goes with a negative sentence that has “shouldn’t”. Example: Children shouldn’t play near the well, should they?
Option 2: doesn’t she — Incorrect. “Doesn’t” goes with a present verb that has no helping verb. Example: Nidhi walks to college every day, doesn’t she?
Option 3: wouldn’t she — Incorrect. “Wouldn’t” goes with a sentence that has the helping verb “would”. Example: Your aunt would love a silk saree, wouldn’t she?