Question

Complete the given sentence about the reaction of a tourist by selecting the correct option: Yesterday you loved the spicy Indian curry, _______} you?

• A. hasn’t
• B. weren’t
• C. did
• D. didn’t

Hint:

For question tags: match tense and auxiliary, then switch polarity (positive → negative tag).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

We need to complete the sentence with the correct question tag.
Step 1:
Understand the structure of question tags. The sentence is: "Yesterday you loved the spicy Indian curry, _________ you?" This is a statement followed by a question tag. The rules for question tags are: - If the statement is positive, the question tag is negative. - If the statement is negative, the question tag is positive. - The auxiliary verb in the tag must match the tense and subject of the main verb.
Step 2:
Analyze the statement. The main verb is "loved" (past tense, positive statement). The subject is "you." Since there is no auxiliary verb in the positive statement, we use the auxiliary verb "did" in the question tag. The statement is positive, so the tag must be negative: "didn't" (did + not).
Step 3:
Evaluate each option. - (A) "hasn't" — This uses the present perfect tense, which does not match the past tense "loved." Incorrect.
- (B) "weren't" — This uses the past tense of "be" (were), but the main verb is "loved" (action verb), not a state of being. Incorrect.
- (C) "did" — This uses the correct auxiliary verb "did," but the statement is positive, so the tag should be negative. "did" is positive, so this is incorrect.
- (D) "didn't" — This uses the correct auxiliary verb "did" in its negative form. It matches the past tense of "loved" and follows the rule that a positive statement takes a negative tag.

Step 4:
Conclusion. "didn't" is the correct question tag for the positive past tense statement.
Final Answer:
(D) didn't