Fill in the blanks with an appropriate question tag.
Few people got the question right, _________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → did they
Question tags after "few":
- A positive statement takes a negative tag, and a negative statement takes a positive tag.
- Few (without "a") means almost none, so it makes the statement negative in sense. The tag must be positive.
- The tag repeats the auxiliary of the verb: "got" is simple past, so the auxiliary is did. The subject "few people" becomes they.
Complete sentence: Few people got the question right, did they?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: didn't they — Incorrect. A negative tag follows a positive statement. "Few" makes this statement negative.
Option 2: couldn't they — Incorrect. The verb "got" has no "could", and the tag is negative.
Option 4: can't they — Incorrect. "Can" does not match the past verb "got", and the tag is negative.