Fill in the blank with the appropriate question tag:
Your little brother can’t reach the top shelf of the cupboard, ________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → can he
Question tag after “can’t”:
The helping verb here is “can”, so the tag repeats “can”. The sentence has “can’t”, so it is negative. A negative sentence takes a positive tag. “Your little brother” becomes “he”.
Complete sentence: Your little brother can’t reach the top shelf of the cupboard, can he?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: can’t he — Incorrect. This is a negative tag. It goes with a positive sentence. Example: Your cousin can play the tabla, can’t he?
Option 3: does he — Incorrect. “Does he” goes with a negative sentence that has “doesn’t”. Example: Your brother doesn’t like karela, does he?
Option 4: is he — Incorrect. “Is he” goes with a negative sentence that has the helping verb “is”. Example: Your brother isn’t ready for school yet, is he?