English Grammar Test: Question Tags (Practice Test 2)
- Question Tags
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
A second set of question tag exercises. Tip: a positive sentence takes a negative tag and a negative sentence takes a positive tag, using the same helping verb.
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Question 1
It's a beautiful day, ____?
Correct answer: D
The sentence is positive with is, so the tag is negative with the same verb: isn't it.
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Question 2
You can swim, ____?
Correct answer: A
The helping verb can is repeated in the tag, made negative: can't you. Don't you would replace a main verb without a helping verb.
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Question 3
He didn't call you, ____?
Correct answer: C
A negative sentence takes a positive tag with the same helping verb: didn't becomes did he.
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Question 4
She has lived here for years, ____?
Correct answer: B
Here has is the helping verb of the present perfect, so the tag is hasn't she. Doesn't she would be right only if has were the main verb.
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Question 5
Open the window, ____?
Correct answer: A
A request with an imperative usually takes will you (or would you, could you).
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Question 6
Everyone enjoyed the party, ____?
Correct answer: B
After everyone, everybody or someone, the tag uses they. The sentence is positive past simple, so the tag is didn't they.
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Question 7
You'd better leave now, ____?
Correct answer: D
In You'd better, the 'd stands for had, so the tag is hadn't you. Wouldn't you is the tag for You'd like, where 'd means would.
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Question 8
Your parents will be here soon, ____?
Correct answer: C
The helping verb is will, so the negative tag is won't, and your parents becomes they.
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Question 9
Sam never eats breakfast, ____?
Correct answer: A
Never makes the sentence negative, so the tag is positive: does he. Did he is the wrong tense.
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Question 10
Nothing went wrong, ____?
Correct answer: C
Nothing is negative, so the tag is positive, and the pronoun for nothing is it: did it.
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