Question

(a) You were going to explain (b) your late arrival, (c) isn't it ?

• A. (a)
• B. (b)
• C. (c)
• D. No error.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

(c)

Question tags are short questions at the end of statements. They are mainly used when we want to confirm that something is true or not. A positive statement is followed by a negative tag. The question tag is formed with the auxiliary/modal verb from the statement and the appropriate subject.

In the given sentence, the subject is 'You' -singular second person pronoun. The auxiliary is "are". It is a positive statement. So, the question tag will be negative using the words 'are' and you'. Hence, the correct question tag is 'aren't you ?' The part (c) of the sentence, uses the incorrect question tag 'isn't it?' Hence, option C is the correct answer.

The corrected sentence is: (a) You were going to explain (b) your late arrival, (c) weren't you?'

As parts (a) and (b) do not need to be modified, options A and B are incorrect answers. Option D is incorrect as part (c) has to be modified.