Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate question tag:
There are a lot of books in the library, _____?

• A. are there
• B. aren't there
• C. is there
• D. isn't there

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

aren't there

A question tag turns a statement into a question. It is often used for checking information that we think or we know is true. Question tags are formed with the auxiliary or modal verb from the statement and the appropriate subject.Usually, if the main clause is positive, the question tag is negative. If the main clause is negative, the tag is positive.

The given sentence is positive. Hence, the question tag should be negative.

In the given sentence, the word, 'there' occupies the place of the subject. The modal used is: 'are'. Hence, the appropriate question tag is: 'aren't there?' as given in option B.

Option A is incorrect as the question tag given in this option is positive. A positive statement should be followed by a negative tag.

Option C: The modal has been changed from 'are' to 'is' in this option. Further, the question tag given in this option is positive. A positive statement should be followed by a negative tag. Hence, this is incorrect.

Option D: The modal has been changed from 'are' to 'is' in this option. Hence, this is incorrect.