SSC DP Head Constable13 Oct 2022Shift 2Question Tags

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the sentence.

Swetha writes poems in English, [does she?]

Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation

Answer: (A) doesn't she?

Writes Present Indefinite है और कर्ता एकवचन है, इसलिए सहायक does होगी। कथन सकारात्मक है, इसलिए tag नकारात्मक होगा: doesn't she।
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Swetha writes poems in English, doesn't she?
Writes is Present Indefinite with a singular subject, so the helper is does. The statement is positive, so the tag must be negative: doesn't she.
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Swetha writes poems in English, doesn't she?

बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer

B"Isn't it?" सुपरिचित negative tag प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु कर्ता 'Swetha' है, अतः pronoun 'she' है, और 'writes' में 'does' छिपा है, अतः tag "doesn't she?" है।"Isn't it?" is a familiar negative tag. But the subject is 'Swetha', so the pronoun is 'she', and 'writes' hides 'does', so the tag is "doesn't she?".
C"don't she?" में negative चिह्न शुद्ध है और 'do' सामान्य helper है। परंतु 'she' एकवचन है, अतः 'do' के स्थान पर 'does': "doesn't she?"।"don't she?" has the right negative sign, with 'do' as a common helper. But 'she' is singular, so 'do' becomes 'does': "doesn't she?".
D'does she?' ठीक प्रतीत होता है, क्योंकि इसमें सही helper और pronoun हैं, अतः 'No substitution required' आकर्षक लगा। परंतु कथन positive है और tag भी positive है, अतः tag negative होना चाहिए: "doesn't she?"।'does she?' sounds fine because it has the right helper and pronoun, so 'No substitution required' tempts. But the statement is positive and the tag is positive, so it must be negative: "doesn't she?".

Source: SSC DP Head Constable · 13 Oct 2022 · Shift 2। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC DP Head Constable · 13 Oct 2022 · Shift 2. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.