This document contains 25 sentences with question tags and 4 response options for correcting the question tags. The summaries are:
1. The document provides examples of sentences with question tags and response options to correct the question tags based on tense, pronoun, and other grammatical rules.
2. The correct answers are determined by matching the tense, pronoun, and structure between the statement and question tag.
3. The question tags must agree with the statement in terms of helping verb, pronoun, tense, positive/negative structure, and other grammatical aspects.
This document contains 25 sentences with question tags and 4 response options for correcting the question tags. The summaries are:
1. The document provides examples of sentences with question tags and response options to correct the question tags based on tense, pronoun, and other grammatical rules.
2. The correct answers are determined by matching the tense, pronoun, and structure between the statement and question tag.
3. The question tags must agree with the statement in terms of helping verb, pronoun, tense, positive/negative structure, and other grammatical aspects.
This document contains 25 sentences with question tags and 4 response options for correcting the question tags. The summaries are:
1. The document provides examples of sentences with question tags and response options to correct the question tags based on tense, pronoun, and other grammatical rules.
2. The correct answers are determined by matching the tense, pronoun, and structure between the statement and question tag.
3. The question tags must agree with the statement in terms of helping verb, pronoun, tense, positive/negative structure, and other grammatical aspects.
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marks, doesn't he ? (4) No improvement (1) hasn't he ? (SSC Statistical Investigators Grade-IV Exam. 31.7.2005) (2) isn't he ? 7 The students often play truant, (3) isn't it ? didn’t they ? (4) No improvement (1) can they ? (SSC Section Officer (Audit) Exam. 09.09.2001) (2) is indeed ? 2. Let us go to see her new house, shall (3) don’t they ? we? (4) No improvement (SSC Section Officer (Commercial (1) do we ? Audit) Exam. 25.09.2005) (2) don’t we ? 8. He comes here often, don’t he? (3) do they ? (1) is he. (4) No improvement (2) does he. (SSC Section Officer (Audit) Exam. 14.12.2003) (3) doesn’t he. 3. He must know them in their most (4) No improvement. (SSC Section Officer (Commercial plausible form, isn’t it ? Audit) Exam. 26.11.2006) (1) isn’t he ? 9. She teaches us grammar, isn’t it ? (2) mustn’t he ? (1) isn’t she ? (3) can’t he ? (2) doesn’t she ? (4) No improvement (3) doesn’t it ? (SSC Section Officer (Audit) (4) No improvement Exam. 14.12.2003) (SSC Section Officer (Audit) 4. His reasons can be good. is it not ? Exam. 10.12.2006) (1) Can they ? 10. You called on me when I was not at (2) Isn’t he ? home, don’t you ? (3) Can’t they ? (1) did you ? (4) No improvement (2) didn’t you ? (SSC Section Officer (Audit) (3) didn’t I ? Exam. 14.12.2003) (4) No improvement 5. You called on me when I was not at (SSC Statistical Investigators home, don’t you ? Grade-IV Exam. 24.06.2007) (1) did you ? 11. They have bought a new car, isn’t (2) didn’t you ? it ? (3) didn’t I ? (1) haven’t they (4) No improvement (2) don’t they (SSC Section Officer (Audit) (3) have they Exam. 05.06.2005) (4) No improvement 6. You won’t tell them what has (SSC Section Officer (Commercial happened, wouldn’t you ? Audit) Exam. 30.09.2007 (1) won’t you 12. It is necessary to consider separately (2) isn’t it these problems, is indeed ? KD PUBLICATION SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT | VERB (BASIC) 1 (1) is that it (SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (Patna) Exam. 16.02.2014) (2) isn’t it 19. You are a mechanic, aren’t you? (3) are they (1) wasn’t (2) isn’t (4) No improvement (3) are (SSC Section Officer (Audit) Exam. 06.01.2008) (4) No improvement (SSC CGL Tier-I Re-Exam. 13. He was weary of failure, Didn’t he ? (2013) 20.07.2014, IInd Sitting) (1) isn’t he 20. One cannot be indifferent to one’s (2) wasn’t he health, can’t one (3) doesn’t he (1) can’t be ? (4) No improvement (2) can one ? (SSC Section Officer (Audit) (3) isn’t it ? Exam. 30.10.2008) (4) No improvement 14. We can buy anything in this shop, (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & can we ? LDC Exam. 09.11.2014) (1) isn’t it 21. She does not tell lies, doesn’t she? (2) can’t we (1) isn’t she ? (3) don’ t we (2) does she ? (4) No improvement (3) didn’t she ? (SSC Section Officer (Audit) (4) No improvement Exam. 30.10.2008) (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC 15. Children like to eat sweets, isn't it? Exam. 16.11.2014) (1) do they 22. You ought to do your homework, (2) is it oughtn’t you ? (3) don't they ? (1) shouldn’t. (4) No improvement (2) mustn’t (SSC Data Entry Operator (3) ought & LDC Exam. 27.11.2010) (4) No improvement 16. Sachin Tendulkar has completed (SSC GL Tier-II Exam. 21.09.2014) hundred centuries, hasn’t he ? 23. Mr. Mukherjee knows ten languages, (1) has he ? isn’t it ? (2) isn’t it ? (1) No improvement (3) didn’t he ? (2) doesn’t Mr. Mukherjee (4) No improvement (3) hasn’t he (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator (4) doesn’t he & LDC Exam. 21.10.2012 (IInd Sitting) (SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 09.08.2015 (Ist Sitting) TF No. 1443088) 17. Let’s buy a new sari with the annual 24. We met yesterday, haven’t we ? bonus, can we ? (1) didn’t we ? (1) shall we (2) No Improvement (2) could we (3) hadn’t we ? (3) isn’t it (4) isn’t it ? (4) No improvement (SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 16.08.2015 (SSC Delhi Police Sub-Inspector (Ist Sitting) TF No. 3196279) (SI) Exam. 19.08.2012) 25. I needn’t get up early tomorrow, 18. The Indian team should fare well, shouldn’t I? shouldn't they ? (1) don’t I (2) do I (1) oughtn't they (3) need I (2) shouldn't it (4) No improvement (3) should it (SSC CGL Tier-I Re-Exam, 30.08.2015) (4) No improvement KD PUBLICATION SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT | VERB (BASIC) 2 1. (1) Replace ‘doesn’t he’ with ‘hasn’t 11. (1) Replace ‘isn’t it’ with ‘haven’t he’. they’. The sentence and the Question 12. (2) Replace ‘is indeed’ with isn’t it’. Tag must be in same tense. The Question Tag must agree 2. (4) No Improvement with its sentence both in terms If the sentence starts with ‘let of helping verb and Pronoun. us’. 13. (2) Replace ‘didn’t he’ with ‘wasn’t ‘Shall we’ is used as a Question he’. Tag. 14. (2) Replace ‘can we’ with ‘can’t we’. 3. (2) Replace ‘isn’t it’ with ‘mustn’t he’. If the sentence is positive the 4. (3) Replace ‘isn’t it’ with ‘can’t they’. Question Tag must be negative. Pronoun ‘they’ will replace noun 15. (3) Replace ‘do they’ with ‘don’t they’. ‘reasons’. 16. (4) No Improvement 5. (2) Replace ‘don’t you’ with ‘didn’t you’. 17. (1) Replace ‘can we’ with ‘shall we’. The sentence and the Question If the sentence starts with ‘Let Tag must be in the same tense. us’. Here the given sentence is in ‘Shall we’ is used in the Question Past Tense so the Question Tag Tag. should also be in Past Tense. 18. (2) Here ‘team’ is used as collective 6. (3) Replace ‘wouldn’t you’ with ‘will noun, hence for pronoun ‘it’ you’. should be used. If the sentence is negative, the Thus replace ‘shouldn’t they’ with Question Tag must be Positive ‘shouldn’t it’. and Vice-versa. 19. (4) No improvement 7. (3) Replace ‘didn’t they’ with ‘don’t 20. (2) Replace ‘can’t one’ with ‘can one’. they’. Here the sentence is negative so The sentence and the Question its Question Tag should be Tag must be in the same tense. positive. 8. (3) Replace ‘don’t he’ with ‘doesn’t 21. (2) Replace ‘doesn’t she’ with ‘does he’. she’ Singular pronoun takes singular verb ‘does’. If the sentence is negative the Question Tag must be positive. 9. (2) Replace ‘isn’t it’ with ‘doesn’t she’. 22. (4) No improvement • Question Tag of a sentence must agree with the pronoun of 23. (4) Replace ‘isn’t it’ with ‘doesn’t he’. the sentence. 24. (1) Replace ‘haven’t we’ with ‘didn’t 10. (2) Replace ‘don’t you’ with ‘didn’t we’. you’. 25. (3) Replace ‘shouldn’t I’ with ‘need I’. The sentence and Question Tag Here ‘need’, a partial modal, has must be in same tense. come in place of helping verb. KD PUBLICATION SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT | VERB (BASIC) 3
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