alleryComplete: "He isn't late, ___?"
Aisn't he
Bdoes he
Cwas he
Dis he
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. is he
1. A negative sentence usually takes a positive tag.
2. "He isn't late" is negative, so the tag must be positive.
3. The sentence uses the verb "is", so the tag repeats it.
4. The tag is therefore "is he".
5. "Isn't he" would be a negative tag after a negative sentence.
6. "Does he" and "was he" use the wrong auxiliary or tense.
**Why the other options fail:**
- Isn't he would repeat the negative.
- Does he uses the wrong auxiliary.
- Was he changes the tense.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Tag question", section "introduction" (revision 1375935026)_
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