Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No improvement'.
They didn't see you, is it?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. did they.
Question tags turn a statement into a question.
- If the main clause has an auxiliary verb in it, we use the same verb in the tag question.
- If the statement is negative, the tag must be positive. If the statement is positive the tag must be negative.
- Here, the question tag is ‘is it’ that is erroneous.
- 'Did they' is the correct question tag that should be used here.
- As we always use the same auxiliary verb in the question tag which is used in the main statement.
- Hence, 'Did they' is the correct answer.
The correct sentence will be-
They didn't see you, did they?