Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the sentence.
They didn't see you coming here, [is it?]
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought"didn't you?" में tag सबसे निकट के pronoun 'you' से जोड़ा गया; किंतु tag subject (कर्ता) 'They' का अनुसरण करता है, और negative कथन के लिए tag positive होना चाहिए।"didn't you?" attached the tag to 'you', the nearest pronoun; but the tag follows the subject 'They', and a negative statement needs a positive tag.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought"did you?" में positive sign और 'did' सही लिया गया, निकटवर्ती 'you' के साथ; किंतु tag को subject 'They' का संदर्भ देना चाहिए, अतः 'did they?' सही है।"did you?" got the positive sign and 'did' right, using the nearby 'you'; but the tag must refer to the subject 'They', so it is 'did they?'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought"didn't they?" में pronoun सही है, इसलिए पूर्ण प्रतीत हुआ; किंतु 'didn't see' negative है, अतः tag positive होना चाहिए: 'did they?'।"didn't they?" has the right pronoun, so it looked complete; but 'didn't see' is negative, so the tag must be positive: 'did they?'.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (D) did they?
Didn't see नकारात्मक है, इसलिए tag सकारात्मक होगा। सहायक did और कर्ता They है: did they। Tag कथन के कर्ता के अनुसार बनता है, you के अनुसार नहीं।
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They didn't see you coming here, did they?
Didn't see is negative, so the tag must be positive. The helper is did and the subject is They: did they. The tag follows the subject of the statement, not you.
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They didn't see you coming here, did they?
बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer
A"didn't you?" में tag सबसे निकट के pronoun 'you' से जोड़ा गया; किंतु tag subject (कर्ता) 'They' का अनुसरण करता है, और negative कथन के लिए tag positive होना चाहिए।"didn't you?" attached the tag to 'you', the nearest pronoun; but the tag follows the subject 'They', and a negative statement needs a positive tag.
B"did you?" में positive sign और 'did' सही लिया गया, निकटवर्ती 'you' के साथ; किंतु tag को subject 'They' का संदर्भ देना चाहिए, अतः 'did they?' सही है।"did you?" got the positive sign and 'did' right, using the nearby 'you'; but the tag must refer to the subject 'They', so it is 'did they?'.
C"didn't they?" में pronoun सही है, इसलिए पूर्ण प्रतीत हुआ; किंतु 'didn't see' negative है, अतः tag positive होना चाहिए: 'did they?'।"didn't they?" has the right pronoun, so it looked complete; but 'didn't see' is negative, so the tag must be positive: 'did they?'.
Source: SSC Stenographer Tier 1 · 12 Oct 2023 · Shift 3। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC Stenographer Tier 1 · 12 Oct 2023 · Shift 3. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.