Question

Add the appropriate question tag to the given sentence:
Please close the door behind you,__________
a. would you?
b. haven't you?
c. won't you?
d. shall you?

Answer 1

Hint: A question tag is an interrogative phrase added to a declarative sentence for emphasis. It should use the auxiliary verb form with respect to the tense of the sentence. Also, if the sentence is affirmative, the tag should be negative and if the sentence is negative then the tag should be positive.

Complete answer:
From the hint given to us, we know that a question tag is an interrogative phrase added to a declarative sentence for emphasis. It should use the auxiliary verb form with respect to the tense of the sentence. We also know that if the sentence is affirmative, the tag should be negative and if the sentence is negative then the tag should be positive. We observe that the given sentence indicates an action that has to take place in the near future. We also observe that the given sentence is affirmative in nature. Hence, we can infer that the question tag should be negative and have an auxiliary verb of the future form.
- ‘Would you?’is not a negative question tag and would is an auxiliary verb used to indicate past tense. Hence, option A is not the correct answer
- ‘Haven’t you?’ is a negative question tag but has is an auxiliary verb used to indicate present tense. Hence, option B is not the correct answer.
- ‘Won’t you?’ is a negative question tag and will is an auxiliary verb used to indicate future tense. Hence, option C is possibly the correct answer.
- ‘Shall you?’ is not a negative question tag while shall indicates future tense. Hence, option D is not the correct answer.

> Thus, we can conclude that option C is the correct answer.

Note: The question tag converts the sentence into an interrogative sentence. The response to it is expected to be a yes or no.