Question

Fill in the blank with the appropriate question tag:
There is a church on that road, ______
a- will you?
b- won’t you?
c- isn’t there?
d- is there?

Answer 1

Hint: We use question tags to convert a statement into a question. Question tags are usually formed by using the auxiliary verb given in the sentence.

Complete answer:
As given in the hint, question tags are formed with the help of an auxiliary verb and the subject.
Let’s look at the structure and usage of different question tags-
Structure- Auxiliary verb + subject/ Auxiliary verb + not + subject
We use positive question tags for negative sentences. For example- He doesn’t live here, does he?
We use negative question tags for positive sentences. For example- They are coming, aren’t they?
In case no auxiliary verb is given, we use the form of ‘do’ for past tense and the form of ‘to be’. For example- He loves to eat sweets, doesn’t he?
In the given question- We can conclude the right answer; there is a church on that road, isn’t there? Here, we have used ‘isn’t there’ because it is a positive statement and we can see the use of the verb, ‘to be’.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘will you?’ is an incorrect option because we cannot use a positive question tag with a positive sentence.
Option b- ‘won’t you?’ is an incorrect option because there is no indication of a subject, ‘you’ in the sentence.
Option c- ‘isn’t there?’ is the correct option because we use negative question tags with positive statements and we can also see the use of the verb, ‘to be’.
Option d- ‘is there?’ is an incorrect option because we cannot use a positive question tag with a positive sentence. The correct answer is Option ‘c’.

Note:
Keep in mind, we can also use modal verbs to form the question tags. For example- They could stay here, couldn’t they?