Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No improvement'.
You won't tell the secret, won't you?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4, i.e. will you.
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Concept/Grammar rules |
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Tag questions (or question tags) turn a statement into a question. The underlined segment is an example of a sentence tag, which are short interrogative segments added at the end of sentences and used for emphasis. The verb in the first part of the given sentence is negative, therefore the sentence tag should be positive.
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Also, if the main clause has an auxiliary verb in it, we use the same verb in the tag question.
‘Will not’ is contracted as ‘won’t’, therefore, the apt question tag is ‘will you’. |