Match the questions given in List - I with their, tags given in List - II:
List - I | List - II |
(A) They haven't come yet, _______? | (I) aren't I |
(B) I am quiet, _______? | (II) haven't they |
(C) Let's go for a movie, _______? | (III) have they |
(D) Somebody has just called, _______? | (IV) shall we |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) They haven't come yet, have they? | (III) have they | A negative statement takes a positive tag; the helping verb is "have" and the subject "they". |
| (B) I am quiet, aren't I? | (I) aren't I | The negative tag for "I am" is the special form aren't I ("amn't I" is not used). |
| (C) Let's go for a movie, shall we? | (IV) shall we | A suggestion beginning with Let's (let us) takes the tag shall we. |
| (D) Somebody has just called, haven't they? | (II) haven't they | A positive statement takes a negative tag; the helping verb is "has", and somebody is referred to in the tag by they, which takes "have". |