Choose the correct question tag to complete the sentence:
Few passengers on the Mumbai local got a seat this morning, ________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → did they
Question tag after a sentence with “few”:
“Few” means almost none. It makes the sentence negative, even without “not”. A negative sentence takes a positive tag. “Got” is in the simple past and has no helping verb, so the tag uses “did”. “Passengers” is plural, so the pronoun is “they”.
Complete sentence: Few passengers on the Mumbai local got a seat this morning, did they?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: didn’t they — Incorrect. This is a negative tag. It goes with a positive sentence. Example: Many passengers got off at Dadar, didn’t they?
Option 2: were they — Incorrect. “Were they” goes with a negative sentence that has the helping verb “were”. Example: The boys weren’t at the nets today, were they?
Option 4: do they — Incorrect. “Do they” is for the present. It goes with a present verb such as “use”. Example: Few people use the old footbridge now, do they?