AP Police Constable previous year question
Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option . The scuba divers need air cylinders, ______?
Asked in AP Police Constable Prelims: 2016 (06 Nov 2016) · English
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Correct answer: (B) don't they
The correct answer is option 2), i.e. don't they.
" The scuba divers need air cylinders, ______? " - the given sentence is an
example of a negative question tag.
A question tag is not a complete question in itself. It is attached with a
statement and turns it into a question. It acts as a confirmation to that of a
statement. Question tags are made using an auxiliary verb and a subject
pronoun.
If the statement is negative, the tag must be positive. If the statement is
positive the tag must be negative . Here, the statement is positive, so we will
use the negative question tag.
Here, as the sentence is in the present indefinite tense and the subject, i.e.
"Scuba drivers" is plural, we add "don't they" as a question tag.
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