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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Choose the correct question tag: “Maya works in the school library, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The statement is affirmative and in the present simple with the lexical verb “works.”
• Because there is no auxiliary in the statement, the tag uses “does,” and an affirmative statement takes a negative tag.
• The subject “Maya” is replaced by the pronoun “she,” giving “doesn’t she?”
• Because there is no auxiliary in the statement, the tag uses “does,” and an affirmative statement takes a negative tag.
• The subject “Maya” is replaced by the pronoun “she,” giving “doesn’t she?”
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
Choose the correct question tag: “The students don’t understand the instruction, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The statement is negative because it contains “don’t.”
• A negative statement normally takes a positive tag using the same auxiliary, so “do” is required.
• The plural subject “the students” is represented by “they,” giving “do they?”
• A negative statement normally takes a positive tag using the same auxiliary, so “do” is required.
• The plural subject “the students” is represented by “they,” giving “do they?”
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
Choose the correct question tag: “Ravi submitted the application yesterday, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Submitted” is a positive past-simple lexical verb with no auxiliary in the statement.
• The tag therefore uses the past auxiliary “did,” and the positive statement requires a negative tag.
• “Ravi” is replaced by “he,” producing “didn’t he?”
• The tag therefore uses the past auxiliary “did,” and the positive statement requires a negative tag.
• “Ravi” is replaced by “he,” producing “didn’t he?”
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
Choose the correct question tag: “It wasn’t raining in the morning, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The statement is negative and contains the past-continuous auxiliary “was.”
• The tag repeats that auxiliary in positive form because the statement itself is negative.
• The subject is already the pronoun “it,” so the correct tag is “was it?”
• The tag repeats that auxiliary in positive form because the statement itself is negative.
• The subject is already the pronoun “it,” so the correct tag is “was it?”
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
Choose the correct question tag: “Anita is preparing the report, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The statement is affirmative and contains the auxiliary “is” in the present continuous.
• The same auxiliary is used in the tag, with negative polarity: “isn’t.”
• “Anita” becomes “she,” so the complete tag is “isn’t she?”
• The same auxiliary is used in the tag, with negative polarity: “isn’t.”
• “Anita” becomes “she,” so the complete tag is “isn’t she?”
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Choose the correct question tag: “They haven’t received the results yet, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The statement contains the negative present-perfect auxiliary “haven’t.”
• A negative statement takes a positive tag using the same auxiliary “have.”
• The subject remains “they,” giving the tag “have they?”
• A negative statement takes a positive tag using the same auxiliary “have.”
• The subject remains “they,” giving the tag “have they?”
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
Choose the correct question tag: “Arun can solve this problem, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The affirmative statement contains the modal verb “can.”
• A modal in the statement is repeated in the tag, and positive polarity changes to negative polarity.
• “Arun” is replaced by “he,” so the correct tag is “can’t he?”
• A modal in the statement is repeated in the tag, and positive polarity changes to negative polarity.
• “Arun” is replaced by “he,” so the correct tag is “can’t he?”
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Choose the correct question tag: “We should inform the principal, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The statement is affirmative and contains the modal “should.”
• The tag repeats the modal and changes to negative polarity.
• The subject remains “we,” giving “shouldn’t we?”
• The tag repeats the modal and changes to negative polarity.
• The subject remains “we,” giving “shouldn’t we?”
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
Choose the standard question tag: “I’m late again, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• With an affirmative statement beginning “I am,” the usual negative question tag in standard English is “aren’t I?”
• This is a special conventional form; “amn’t I?” is not the usual standard form.
• Therefore “I’m late again, aren’t I?” is the standard construction.
• This is a special conventional form; “amn’t I?” is not the usual standard form.
• Therefore “I’m late again, aren’t I?” is the standard construction.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Choose the standard question tag: “Martin used to live in Oxford, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• In standard contemporary question-tag formation, “used to” commonly takes the auxiliary “did” in the tag.
• The main statement is affirmative, so the tag is negative.
• “Martin” becomes “he,” giving “didn’t he?”
• The main statement is affirmative, so the tag is negative.
• “Martin” becomes “he,” giving “didn’t he?”
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Choose the correct question tag: “The trains are never on time, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Never” gives the statement negative meaning even though there is no “not.”
• A negative statement takes a positive tag, and the statement uses the verb “are.”
• The plural subject “the trains” becomes “they,” so the correct tag is “are they?”
• A negative statement takes a positive tag, and the statement uses the verb “are.”
• The plural subject “the trains” becomes “they,” so the correct tag is “are they?”
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Choose the correct question tag: “Nobody has called for me, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Nobody” makes the statement negative in meaning, so the tag must be positive.
• With indefinite pronouns referring to people, plural “they” is normally used for reference in the tag.
• The present-perfect auxiliary is “has” in the statement, but with tag subject “they” the agreeing form is “have,” giving “have they?”
• With indefinite pronouns referring to people, plural “they” is normally used for reference in the tag.
• The present-perfect auxiliary is “has” in the statement, but with tag subject “they” the agreeing form is “have,” giving “have they?”
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Choose the correct question tag: “This is the correct file, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• When “this” stands as the subject in this kind of statement, the tag normally refers back with “it.”
• The statement is affirmative and uses “is,” so the tag uses negative “isn’t.”
• The correct tag is therefore “isn’t it?”
• The statement is affirmative and uses “is,” so the tag uses negative “isn’t.”
• The correct tag is therefore “isn’t it?”
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Choose the correct question tag: “None of those customers were happy, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “None” gives the statement negative meaning, so a positive tag is appropriate.
• The statement contains “were,” which is repeated in the tag.
• The people referred to by “those customers” are represented by “they,” giving “were they?”
• The statement contains “were,” which is repeated in the tag.
• The people referred to by “those customers” are represented by “they,” giving “were they?”
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Choose the standard tag after the suggestion: “Let’s start the meeting now, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Let’s” introduces a suggestion involving the speaker and listener together.
• The conventional question tag used after “let’s” is “shall we?”
• Ordinary positive–negative tag polarity is not applied mechanically to this special construction.
• The conventional question tag used after “let’s” is “shall we?”
• Ordinary positive–negative tag polarity is not applied mechanically to this special construction.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Choose the standard tag after the negative imperative: “Don’t be late tonight, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• A question tag after a negative imperative normally uses “will you?”
• The tag softens or checks the instruction rather than following the ordinary statement-polarity rule.
• Therefore “Don’t be late tonight, will you?” is the standard choice.
• The tag softens or checks the instruction rather than following the ordinary statement-polarity rule.
• Therefore “Don’t be late tonight, will you?” is the standard choice.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Choose the usual tag that softens the imperative: “Please close the door, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Imperatives commonly take “will you?” as a question tag when the speaker wishes to soften the instruction or request.
• The imperative has an understood subject “you,” which is reflected in the tag.
• The ordinary present-simple tags “do you?” and “don’t you?” are not the standard choices here.
• The imperative has an understood subject “you,” which is reflected in the tag.
• The ordinary present-simple tags “do you?” and “don’t you?” are not the standard choices here.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Choose the correct question tag: “She doesn’t drive to work, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The statement is negative and contains the present-simple auxiliary “doesn’t.”
• A negative statement takes the positive form of the same auxiliary in the tag.
• The subject is “she,” so the correct tag is “does she?”
• A negative statement takes the positive form of the same auxiliary in the tag.
• The subject is “she,” so the correct tag is “does she?”
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Choose the correct question tag: “Your parents have retired, ___?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The statement is affirmative and in the present perfect with auxiliary “have.”
• The tag repeats “have” in negative form because the statement is positive.
• “Your parents” is replaced by “they,” giving “haven’t they?”
• The tag repeats “have” in negative form because the statement is positive.
• “Your parents” is replaced by “they,” giving “haven’t they?”
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Which option correctly fixes the question-tag error in “He plays cricket, isn’t he?”
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• “Plays” is a positive present-simple lexical verb, not a form of “be.”
• With no auxiliary in the statement, the tag requires “does,” and positive polarity requires the negative form “doesn’t.”
• The subject pronoun for “He” remains “he,” so the corrected tag is “doesn’t he?”
• With no auxiliary in the statement, the tag requires “does,” and positive polarity requires the negative form “doesn’t.”
• The subject pronoun for “He” remains “he,” so the corrected tag is “doesn’t he?”
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: B. doesn’t she? సమాధానం: B.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: C. do they? సమాధానం: C.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: A. didn’t he? సమాధానం: A.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: D. was it? సమాధానం: D.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: B. isn’t she? సమాధానం: B.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: C. have they? సమాధానం: C.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: A. can’t he? సమాధానం: A.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: D. shouldn’t we? సమాధానం: D.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: B. aren’t I? సమాధానం: B.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: C. didn’t he? సమాధానం: C.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: A. are they? సమాధానం: A.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: C. have they? సమాధానం: C.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: A. isn’t it? సమాధానం: A.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: B. were they? సమాధానం: B.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: C. shall we? సమాధానం: C.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: A. will you? సమాధానం: A.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: C. will you? సమాధానం: C.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: B. does she? సమాధానం: B.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: C. haven’t they? సమాధానం: C.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: B. He plays cricket, doesn’t he? సమాధానం: B.