Identify the sentence with the correct question tag:
(A) He plays cricket, don't he?
(B) He plays cricket, doesn't he?
(C) He plays cricket, can he?
(D) He plays cricket, will not he?
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B) Only
Question tag after a simple present verb:
- A positive statement takes a negative tag.
- When the statement has no helping verb, the tag uses do/does/did in the same tense. "Plays" (third person singular, present) needs does.
Example: She sings well, doesn't she?
(A) He plays cricket, don't he? — Incorrect.
- "He" is third person singular, so the tag needs doesn't, not "don't".
(B) He plays cricket, doesn't he? — Correct.
- Negative tag with does, matching "plays".
(C) He plays cricket, can he? — Incorrect.
- There is no "can" in the statement, and the tag is not negative.
(D) He plays cricket, will not he? — Incorrect.
- "Will" does not match the present "plays", and the full form "will not he" is not used in tags.
Tip: In this question the options do not follow the order of the statements (Option 1 = (C) Only, Option 2 = (A) Only, Option 3 = (D) Only, Option 4 = (B) Only). NTA often jumbles the options in this way, so after finding the correct statement, read the options carefully and mark the one with the right letter.