Question

Add appropriate question tag in the given sentence:
The music system is not working from the first day we have purchased it.
__________?
a) isn’t it ?
b) haven’t it ?
c) has it ?
d) is it ?

Answer 1

Hint: A question tag is a fragment that turns a statement into a question. It is used to check something that we already know to be true. The listener is expected to agree with our statement. A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag whereas a negative statement is followed by a positive question tag.
Example: Today is Sunday, isn’t it?
Example: Betty doesn’t know to drive, does she?

Complete step by step solution:
Let us discuss all the above options in detail to find the answer.

a) isn’t it: ‘isn’t it’ or ‘is not it’ is a negative question tag. It is used to check the being of something.
Example: Isn’t it this Ron’s jacket?
Example: Today is Jack’s birthday, isn’t?

b) haven’t it: ‘haven’t it’ is a negative question tag, ‘haven’t’ is the contraction of ‘have not’ which means not possessing.
Example: Haven’t it finished yet?
Example: Haven’t you heard of it?

c) has it: ‘has it’ is a positive question tag, ‘has’ is the third person singular present form of ‘have’.
Example: It hasn’t rained yet, has it?
Example: It hasn’t arrived yet, has it?

d) is it: ‘is it’ is a positive question tag. ‘is’ is the third person present form of ‘be’ which means to exist or present.
Example: It isn’t raining outside, is it?
Example: It isn’t the correct answer, is it?

Thus,our given statement would become “The music system is not working from the first day we have purchased it, is it?”

Hence, the correct answer is option d.

Note: The given statement is negative. Option d is a positive question tag, and is the same verb as given in the question, therefore is the correct option. The other options are either negative question tags or different verbs.