Directions: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.

He promised to deliver the goods yesterday, did he?

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  1. didn’t he
  2. would he
  3. isn’t it
  4. No substitution

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Option 1 : didn’t he
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The correct answer is 'didn't he.'

Key Points

  • The given sentence is a tag question. We use tag questions to ask for confirmation.
  • positive sentence takes a negative tag and a negative sentence takes a positive tag.
  • The given sentence is a positive statement and therefore, a negative tag should be used, also, the given sentence is in the past tense, therefore, the tag should be in the past tense.
  • Therefore, the negative tag 'didn't' should be used in place of the positive tag 'did'.
     

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

Correct Sentence: He promised to deliver the goods yesterday, didn't he?

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  • दिया गया वाक्य एक टैग प्रश्न है। पुष्टि के लिए पूछने के लिए हम टैग प्रश्नों का उपयोग करते हैं।
  • एक सकारात्मक वाक्य एक नकारात्मक टैग लेता है और एक नकारात्मक वाक्य एक सकारात्मक टैग लेता है।
  • दिया गया वाक्य एक सकारात्मक कथन है और इसलिए, एक नकारात्मक टैग का उपयोग किया जाना चाहिए, साथ ही, दिया गया वाक्य भूत काल में है, इसलिए, टैग भूत काल में होना चाहिए।
  • इसलिए, सकारात्मक टैग 'did' के स्थान पर नकारात्मक टैग 'didn't' का उपयोग किया जाना चाहिए।
     

अतः सही उत्तर option 1 है।

सही वाक्य: He promised to deliver the goods yesterday, didn't he?

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