Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate question tag:
You could help me carry these water bottles to the third floor, ____?

• A. couldn't you
• B. will you
• C. could you
• D. would you

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

couldn't you

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 subject is: 'You'. The modal used is: 'could'. Hence, the appropriate question tag is: 'couldn't you?' as given in option B.

In options B and D, the modal has been changed from 'could' to 'will' and 'would' respectively. Hence, these options are incorrect.

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