Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate question tag:
I am sure he is an honest man, _______ he?
(a)Wasn’t
(b)Doesn’t
(c)Isn’t
(d)Won’t

Answer 1

Hint: We have to fill in the given blank with the correct question tag. Read the given sentence carefully, pay attention to the tense, and the verb form used in it.

Complete answer: A question tag is a grammatical structure in which a declarative or an imperative statement is turned into a question by the addition of an interrogative fragment. For example, in the sentence “You’re John, aren’t you?”, the statement “You’re John” is turned into a question by the tag “aren’t you”.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a' is ‘wasn’t’. It cannot be the correct answer as we are not using the base word ‘was’ in the given statement. So, we cannot use it out of context.
Option ‘b’ is ‘Doesn’t’. It is an incorrect option as its tense doesn’t align with the given sentence. So, we will eliminate this option.
Option ‘c' is ‘Isn’t’. It is the correct option as we can see the usage of ‘is’ in the given statement. It is the most suitable option for the given blank.
Option ‘d’ is ‘Won’t’. It is an incorrect option as the tense of this doesn’t align with that of the given sentence.
Hence, option ‘c’ is the correct option. The complete sentence would be – I am sure he is an honest man, isn’t he?

Note: One rule for adding question tags is that – you must check if the statement is negative or positive. Because, if the given statement is negative, we will have to use a positive question tag and if the statement is positive, we will have to use a negative question tag.