Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
“__________ you married?”
“No, I ___________”.
A. Aren’t/Am
B. Are/ Am
C. Is/Am not
D. Are/ ‘m not

Answer 1

Hint: The given question contains a dialogue in which the first sentence is a question, and the second one is the answer to it. Since the second sentence starts with ‘No’, the question asked in the first sentence should not start with a negative word.

Complete answer:
Let us analyse each option individually in detail to figure out the correct answer with the help of the above stated hint.
Aren’t/Am :- By implying this option, the conversation becomes “ Aren’t you married? No, I am”. This doesn’t make sense as both the sentences would mean the same. Therefore, this is not the correct option.
Are/ Am:- By implying this option, the conversation becomes “ Are you married? No, I am”. This doesn’t make sense as the second sentence is grammatically incorrect . Therefore, this is not the correct option.
Is/Am not:- By implying this option, the conversation becomes “ Is you married? No, I am not”. This doesn’t make sense as the first sentence is grammatically incorrect . Therefore, this is not the correct option.
Are/ ‘m not:- By implying this option, the conversation becomes “ Are you married? No, I’m not”. This makes sense as both the sentences are in a correct question-answer form. Therefore, this is the correct option.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:The first sentence is interrogative. Therefore, the second sentence should be declarative. Also, if the answer starts with ‘no’ the following answer will be in a denying sense. That is, “No, I’m not”. Otherwise the meaning of the answer will not be conveyed.