Complete the following sentence by using a suitable question tag:
I can do it for you, _______
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → can't I?
Question tags:
- A positive statement takes a negative tag, and a negative statement takes a positive tag.
- The tag is made of:
- The helping verb of the statement.
- A pronoun for the subject of the statement.
- This sentence: "I can do it for you" is positive, its helping verb is can and its subject is I, so the tag is can't I?
Complete sentence: I can do it for you, can't I?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: can't you? — Incorrect. "You" is the object (for you). The tag must repeat the subject "I".
Option 2: can't he? — Incorrect. No "he" appears in the sentence. The subject is I.
Option 3: aren't you? — Incorrect. It uses the wrong helping verb (are instead of can) and the wrong pronoun.
Contrast: the tag repeats the subject of the statement ("I"), not the object ("you").