Choose the correct question tag to complete the sentence:
She’d better reach the exam centre before nine, ________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → hadn’t she
Question tag after “’d better”:
In “She’d better”, the short form ’d stands for had. “Had better” gives advice. It means “should”. So the tag repeats “had”. The sentence is positive, so the tag is negative: “hadn’t she”.
Complete sentence: She’d better reach the exam centre before nine, hadn’t she?
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: wouldn’t she — Incorrect. This tag is used when ’d stands for would, as in “She’d love”. Example: She’d love a ride on the toy train, wouldn’t she?
Option 2: hasn’t she — Incorrect. “Hasn’t she” goes with ’s when it stands for “has”. Example: She’s finished her practice papers, hasn’t she?
Option 3: had she — Incorrect. This is a positive tag. It goes with a negative sentence. Example: She hadn’t seen the sea before, had she?