Choose the correct question tag to complete the sentence:
I’m not late for the evening tuition, ________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → am I
Question tag after “I’m not”:
“I’m not” is the short form of “I am not”. The helping verb is “am” and the sentence is negative. A negative sentence takes a positive tag. So the tag is “am I”.
Complete sentence: I’m not late for the evening tuition, am I?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: aren’t I — Incorrect. “Aren’t I” is a negative tag. It goes with a positive sentence with “I am”. Example: I am the tallest in my class, aren’t I?
Option 2: do I — Incorrect. “Do” is used only when the sentence has no other helping verb. Example: I don’t snore at night, do I?
Option 3: are you — Incorrect. The tag uses the pronoun for the subject. “Are you” goes with a negative sentence about “you”. Example: You aren’t angry with me, are you?