Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Peter can't speak Italian, _____ ?

• A. isn't
• B. can't he
• C. does he
• D. can he

Answer 1

The correct option is D can he

Since the given statement is negative the question tag has to be positive. Further, the auxiliary verb used in the tag must match the auxiliary verb in the sentence.

Option A is incorrect. 'isn't' is grammatically incorrect as it is an incomplete question tag.

Option B is incorrect. 'can't he' cannot be used as it is negative and the sentence is also negative which will make the sentence grammatically incorrect.

Option C is incorrect. 'does he' cannot be used as the auxiliary verb 'does' does not match with 'can't'.

Option D is correct. 'can he' is the right answer as 'can' is the auxiliary verb used in the given statement and the tag is also in a positive degree. Thus, it meets all the required conditions for the answer.