Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No improvement'.
He came late, wasn't it?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. didn’t he.
- This is a problem of question tag. In tag questions (or question tags) turn a statement into a question.
- If the main clause is positive, the question tag is negative, and if the main clause is negative, it's positive.
- Also, if the main clause has an auxiliary verb in it, we use the same verb in the tag question. The pronoun used must be ‘he’ and not ‘it’.
- Hence, the chosen option will improve the statement correctly.
The correct sentence will be-
He came late, didn't he?