Choose the correct question tag to complete the sentence:
There are two hospitals near the new bus stand, ________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → aren’t there
Question tag after “There are”:
When a sentence begins with “There is” or “There are”, the tag also uses “there”. The helping verb here is “are”. The sentence is positive, so the tag is negative. So the tag is “aren’t there”.
Complete sentence: There are two hospitals near the new bus stand, aren’t there?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: aren’t they — Incorrect. The tag must repeat “there”, not use “they”. “They” is used when the subject is a plural noun. Example: The hospitals are near the bus stand, aren’t they?
Option 2: isn’t there — Incorrect. “Isn’t” goes with “There is”, not “There are”. Example: There is a temple on the hill, isn’t there?
Option 3: are there — Incorrect. This is a positive tag. It goes with a negative sentence. Example: There aren’t any buses after ten, are there?