Add a suitable question tag to the following sentence:
Don’t leave your wet umbrella on the sofa, ________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → will you
Question tag after “Don’t ...”:
A sentence that begins with “Don’t” tells someone not to do something. Such a sentence takes the tag “will you”.
Complete sentence: Don’t leave your wet umbrella on the sofa, will you?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: won’t you — Incorrect. “Won’t you” goes with a polite invitation to do something, not with “Don’t”. Example: Have one more puri, won’t you?
Option 2: do you — Incorrect. “Do you” goes with a negative sentence that has the subject “you” in it. Example: You don’t eat onions, do you?
Option 4: don’t you — Incorrect. “Don’t you” goes with a positive sentence about “you” with a present verb. Example: You live near the stadium, don’t you?