Question

Fill in the blank with the correct question tag: Everything is lost ............. ?

• A. aren’t it
• B. are it
• C. isn’t it
• D. is it

Hint:

Remember: “Everything” takes singular question tags like “isn’t it?” or “doesn’t it?” depending on the main verb.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Question tags are short questions added at the end of statements. They are used for confirmation, emphasis, or to keep a conversation going.
The rule for question tags is:
If the main statement is positive, the tag is negative.
If the main statement is negative, the tag is positive.
In this case, the statement “Everything is lost” is positive (because it doesn’t contain “not”).
Therefore, the question tag must be negative, and it should match the auxiliary verb in the statement.
The statement has the verb “is”, so the negative question tag must use “isn’t”.
Also, since “everything” is singular (it refers to all items collectively), the pronoun in the tag should be “it”, not “they” or “them”.
So, the correct question tag is “isn’t it?”.
The other options are incorrect because: Option A (aren’t it) uses “aren’t” which is plural and doesn’t match “everything”.
Option B (are it) is grammatically wrong.
Option D (is it) is a positive tag, but the statement is positive, so it needs a negative tag.