Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the sentence.
They didn't catch you, [are they?]
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought"didn't they?" में helper और pronoun सही हैं, इसलिए ठीक प्रतीत हुआ; किंतु कथन negative है, अतः tag positive होना चाहिए: 'did they?'।"didn't they?" has the right helper and pronoun, so it looked fine; but the statement is negative, so the tag must be positive: 'did they?'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought"had they?" में बीते हुए कार्य के विचार से 'had' लिया गया; किंतु 'didn't catch' Past Indefinite है, अतः helper 'did' है।"had they?" took 'had' from the idea of a completed past; but 'didn't catch' is Past Indefinite, so the helper is 'did'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought"wasn't it?" में past helper लिया गया, जो भूतकाल के वाक्य हेतु ठीक प्रतीत हुआ; किंतु subject 'They' है, अतः 'it' गलत है, और helper 'did' है, 'was' नहीं।"wasn't it?" used a past helper, which looked right for a past sentence; but the subject is 'They', so 'it' fails, and the helper is 'did', not 'was'.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (B) did they?
कथन नकारात्मक और Past Indefinite (सामान्य भूत काल) में है, इसलिए tag सकारात्मक होगा और उसमें did आएगी: did they। Are they में वर्तमान की सहायक क्रिया है।
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They didn't catch you, did they?
The statement is negative and in the Past Indefinite, so the tag is positive with did: did they. Are they uses a present helper.
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They didn't catch you, did they?
बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer
A"didn't they?" में helper और pronoun सही हैं, इसलिए ठीक प्रतीत हुआ; किंतु कथन negative है, अतः tag positive होना चाहिए: 'did they?'।"didn't they?" has the right helper and pronoun, so it looked fine; but the statement is negative, so the tag must be positive: 'did they?'.
C"had they?" में बीते हुए कार्य के विचार से 'had' लिया गया; किंतु 'didn't catch' Past Indefinite है, अतः helper 'did' है।"had they?" took 'had' from the idea of a completed past; but 'didn't catch' is Past Indefinite, so the helper is 'did'.
D"wasn't it?" में past helper लिया गया, जो भूतकाल के वाक्य हेतु ठीक प्रतीत हुआ; किंतु subject 'They' है, अतः 'it' गलत है, और helper 'did' है, 'was' नहीं।"wasn't it?" used a past helper, which looked right for a past sentence; but the subject is 'They', so 'it' fails, and the helper is 'did', not 'was'.
Source: SSC Stenographer Tier 1 · 13 Oct 2023 · Shift 1। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC Stenographer Tier 1 · 13 Oct 2023 · Shift 1. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.