Question_Formation_Tag_WH_ competitive exams
100 questions · One Paper
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Question 1 of 100
They had to leave early yesterday, ___?
ExplanationWhen 'had to' expresses past obligation, the tag uses 'did/didn't', not 'had': 'didn't they'.
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Question 2 of 100
I believe he has already left, ___?
ExplanationWith 'I believe' as the main clause, the tag agrees with the subordinate clause: 'hasn't he'.
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Question 3 of 100
Everybody has to follow the dress code, ___?
Explanation'Has to' expresses obligation and takes 'do/does' in the tag; the pronoun is conventionally plural: 'don't they'.
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Question 4 of 100
___ much does this laptop cost?
Explanation'How much' is used to ask about price/quantity of an uncountable noun.
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Question 5 of 100
He never comes to class on time, ___?
Explanation'Never' makes the sentence negative in meaning even though there's no 'not'; the tag must be positive: 'does he'.
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Question 6 of 100
Let's go for a walk, ___?
ExplanationSentences beginning with 'Let's' (suggestion) always take the tag 'shall we?'.
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Question 7 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question ending with a preposition (common in informal English):
ExplanationIn informal English, prepositions are commonly placed at the end of the question rather than before 'who/whom'.
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Question 8 of 100
___ wrote this famous novel?
Explanation'Who' is used to ask about the SUBJECT of the sentence (the person performing the action).
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Question 9 of 100
There weren't enough chairs for everyone, ___?
ExplanationFor the negative 'there weren't', the tag is positive: 'were there'.
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Question 10 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question from: 'This gift is for my mother.'
ExplanationThis informally structured question correctly places the stranded preposition 'for' at the end.
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Question 11 of 100
There is a problem with the printer, ___?
ExplanationWith 'there is/are' constructions, the tag repeats 'there', not 'it': 'isn't there'.
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Question 12 of 100
Nobody objected to the proposal, ___?
Explanation'Nobody' is negative, so the tag must be positive to match the underlying negative meaning: 'did they'.
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Question 13 of 100
___ tall is the Eiffel Tower?
Explanation'How tall' is used to ask about height.
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Question 14 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question about the OBJECT from: 'Ali met Sara at the conference.'
ExplanationSince 'Sara' is the object of 'met', the question requires the auxiliary 'did' inverted with the subject 'Ali'.
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Question 15 of 100
None of the students passed the test, ___?
Explanation'None' carries a negative meaning, making the tag positive: 'did they'.
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Question 16 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question from: 'He bought a new car yesterday.'
ExplanationThe question requires the auxiliary 'did' inverted with 'he', followed by the base verb 'buy'.
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Question 17 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question from: 'The manager will announce the results on Friday.'
ExplanationThe modal 'will' is inverted with the subject 'the manager' to form the question.
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Question 18 of 100
Let's not waste any more time, ___?
ExplanationNegative 'let's not' suggestions still take the tag 'shall we?'.
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Question 19 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question from: 'The delay was caused by a technical malfunction.'
ExplanationSince 'what' functions as the subject here, no auxiliary is needed; the past tense verb 'caused' follows directly.
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Question 20 of 100
Everyone enjoyed the concert, ___?
Explanation'Everyone', though grammatically singular, is conventionally referred to with the plural pronoun 'they' in the tag.
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Question 21 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question from: 'The book belongs to the library.'
ExplanationThis question correctly uses 'does' inverted with the subject, with the preposition stranded at the end.
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Question 22 of 100
You have finished your homework, ___?
ExplanationHere 'have' functions as the Present Perfect auxiliary, so the tag correctly repeats it: 'haven't you'.
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Question 23 of 100
He should apologize for his behavior, ___?
ExplanationThe modal 'should' is repeated in the tag, made negative since the statement is positive: 'shouldn't he'.
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Question 24 of 100
Someone left their umbrella here, ___?
Explanation'Someone' is affirmative in meaning, so the tag is negative, using the plural pronoun 'they' to match the earlier 'their'.
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Question 25 of 100
You have hardly touched your food, ___?
Explanation'Hardly' makes the sentence negative in meaning, so the tag remains positive: 'have you'.
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Question 26 of 100
Close the door, ___?
ExplanationImperative sentences (commands) typically take the tag 'will you?', regardless of whether the command is positive or negative.
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Question 27 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question from: 'The train departs from Platform 3.'
ExplanationBoth stranding the preposition at the end (informal) and fronting it before 'which platform' (formal) are grammatically correct question forms.
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Question 28 of 100
Choose the correctly formed negative WH-question (suggestion structure):
Explanation'Why don't you...?' is a fixed idiomatic structure for making a suggestion, using standard inversion with 'don't'.
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Question 29 of 100
They must have left already, ___?
ExplanationWhen 'must' expresses a logical deduction about the past ('must have left'), the tag conventionally uses 'haven't they', matching the auxiliary 'have', not 'mustn't'.
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Question 30 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question from: 'She lives in Lahore.'
ExplanationThe question requires the auxiliary 'does' inverted with the subject 'she', followed by the base verb 'live'.
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Question 31 of 100
___ many students are enrolled in this course?
Explanation'How many' is used to ask about quantity of a countable noun.
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Question 32 of 100
Distinguish the correct usage: '___ car is parked outside?' vs '___'s coming to the party?'
Explanation'Whose' (possessive) is used to ask about ownership of the car, while 'Who's' (contraction of 'who is') asks about a person's identity/action.
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Question 33 of 100
Choose the correctly formed WH-question with a modal in negative form:
ExplanationThe negative modal 'can't' is inverted with the subject 'you' following the question word 'why'.
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Question 34 of 100
He rarely makes mistakes, ___?
Explanation'Rarely' functions as a near-negative, making the tag positive: 'does he'.
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Question 35 of 100
She has to submit the report by Friday, ___?
ExplanationWhen 'have to' expresses obligation (not the perfect tense), the tag uses 'do/does', not 'have/has': 'doesn't she'.
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Question 36 of 100
Nobody is perfect, ___?
ExplanationEven though 'nobody' is grammatically singular, the conventional tag pronoun used is 'they': 'are they'.
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Question 37 of 100
This is the same book you gave me, ___?
ExplanationWhen the subject is 'this' or 'that', the tag uses the pronoun 'it': 'isn't it'.
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Question 38 of 100
___ will the meeting begin tomorrow?
Explanation'When' asks about time.
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Question 39 of 100
I think she is coming to the meeting, ___?
ExplanationWhen the main clause is 'I think/believe/suppose', the tag agrees with the SUBORDINATE clause ('she is coming'), not the main clause.
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Question 40 of 100
___ old is your younger sister?
Explanation'How old' is used to ask about age.
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Question 41 of 100
___ did he manage to finish the marathon despite the injury?
Explanation'How' asks about manner/method.
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Question 42 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question from: 'The committee rejected the proposal because of budget constraints.'
ExplanationStandard subject-auxiliary inversion with 'did' correctly forms this WH-question.
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Question 43 of 100
___ did you park your car?
Explanation'Where' asks about location/place.
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Question 44 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question about a specific choice: 'Which of these two options do you prefer?'
Explanation'Which' is correctly used since the question involves choosing between a limited, specified set (two options).
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Question 45 of 100
Everybody is ready for the exam, ___?
ExplanationAlthough 'everybody' takes a singular verb, the tag conventionally uses the plural pronoun 'they': 'aren't they'.
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Question 46 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question distinguishing 'what' (asking for a definition/description) from 'which':
Explanation'What' is used to ask for a general definition or open-ended description, unlike 'which' which implies a limited set of choices.
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Question 47 of 100
He had already left when we arrived, ___?
ExplanationHere 'had' functions as the Past Perfect auxiliary, so the tag correctly repeats it: 'hadn't he'.
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Question 48 of 100
I'm not being unreasonable, ___?
ExplanationFor the negative statement 'I'm not', the tag is positive: 'am I'.
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Question 49 of 100
She can speak three languages fluently, ___?
ExplanationThe modal 'can' is repeated in the tag, made negative to match the positive statement: 'can't she'.
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Question 50 of 100
The children were playing in the park, ___?
ExplanationFor a positive statement with 'were' (Past Continuous), the tag is negative: 'weren't they'.
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Question 51 of 100
Nothing went wrong during the trip, ___?
Explanation'Nothing' is negative in meaning, so the statement is essentially negative, requiring a positive tag: 'did it'.
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Question 52 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question from: 'The professor explained the theory clearly.'
ExplanationStandard inversion with 'did' correctly forms this manner-based WH-question.
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Question 53 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question about the SUBJECT from: 'Someone broke the window.'
ExplanationWhen asking about the subject itself, no auxiliary 'did/does' is needed; the verb follows 'who' directly.
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Question 54 of 100
Let us pray for peace, ___?
Explanation'Let us' (formal suggestion) also takes the tag 'shall we?', similar to the contracted 'Let's'.
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Question 55 of 100
___ did she resign from her position so suddenly?
Explanation'Why' asks about reason/cause.
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Question 56 of 100
___ book is this lying on the table?
Explanation'Whose' is used to ask about possession/ownership of the book.
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Question 57 of 100
Nobody called while I was out, ___?
Explanation'Nobody' is a negative indefinite pronoun; since the sentence is essentially negative in meaning, the tag is positive: 'did they'.
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Question 58 of 100
Don't touch that wire, ___?
ExplanationNegative imperative sentences also take the tag 'will you?' to soften the command or seek agreement.
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Question 59 of 100
You'd better leave now, ___?
Explanation'Had better' (contracted as 'you'd better') takes the tag 'hadn't you', treating 'had' as the operative auxiliary.
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Question 60 of 100
___ far is the airport from the city center?
Explanation'How far' is used to ask about distance.
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Question 61 of 100
___ is the capital of France?
Explanation'What' is used for open-ended questions without a limited set of choices, such as asking for a fact.
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Question 62 of 100
Everyone knows the rules, ___?
ExplanationAlthough 'everyone' takes a singular verb, the conventional tag pronoun is plural: 'don't they'.
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Question 63 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question from: 'The recipe requires two cups of flour.'
Explanation'Flour' is uncountable, so 'how much' is correctly used, without pluralizing 'flour'.
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Question 64 of 100
___ often do you visit your grandparents?
Explanation'How often' is used to ask about frequency.
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Question 65 of 100
You don't like spicy food, ___?
ExplanationFor a negative statement, the tag is positive: 'do you', matching the auxiliary 'don't' in tense and person.
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Question 66 of 100
It's a lovely day, ___?
ExplanationFor the positive statement 'it's' (it is), the tag is negative: 'isn't it'.
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Question 67 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question asking about the SUBJECT complement from: 'This is a fascinating documentary.'
ExplanationStandard inversion of 'is' with the subject 'this' correctly forms this basic WH-question.
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Question 68 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question about QUANTITY (uncountable) from: 'They need some water for the plants.'
Explanation'Water' is uncountable, so 'how much' (not 'how many') is the correct quantity question word.
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Question 69 of 100
Choose the correctly formed indirect question from: 'What time is it?'
ExplanationEmbedded questions require normal word order (subject before verb), not the inverted order of the direct question.
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Question 70 of 100
___ long have you been studying for the CSS exam?
Explanation'How long' is used to ask about duration.
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Question 71 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question from: 'The scientists conducted the experiment in a controlled laboratory setting.'
ExplanationStandard inversion with the auxiliary 'did' and the subject 'the scientists' correctly forms this location-based WH-question.
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Question 72 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question from: 'They are traveling to Dubai next week.'
ExplanationSince the sentence uses 'are' (Present Continuous), the question inverts 'are' with 'they'.
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Question 73 of 100
Barely anyone showed up to the seminar, ___?
Explanation'Barely' functions as a near-negative, making the underlying meaning negative and requiring a positive tag.
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Question 74 of 100
Choose the correctly formed embedded question from: 'Why did she leave the company?'
ExplanationThe embedded question drops the auxiliary 'did' and inversion, using normal word order with tense backshift.
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Question 75 of 100
Choose the correctly formed embedded/indirect WH-question:
ExplanationIn indirect/embedded questions, normal statement word order is used without the auxiliary inversion of direct questions.
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Question 76 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question using 'whose' with a plural noun:
Explanation'Whose' (possessive) correctly agrees with the plural noun 'keys' and the plural verb 'are'.
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Question 77 of 100
You might want to reconsider your decision, ___?
ExplanationThe modal 'might' is repeated in the tag, made negative: 'mightn't you' (though this can sound formal/less common in casual speech).
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Question 78 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question about QUANTITY (countable) from: 'They bought several books for the library.'
Explanation'Books' is countable and plural, so 'how many' is the correct quantity question word, with the plural noun 'books'.
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Question 79 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question asking about MANNER from: 'She solved the puzzle quickly.'
Explanation'How' asks about the manner/method, requiring the auxiliary 'did' inverted with the subject.
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Question 80 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question from: 'The seminar will last approximately two hours.'
Explanation'How long' with standard modal inversion ('will the seminar') correctly forms this duration question.
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Question 81 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question from: 'Five people attended the workshop.'
ExplanationSince 'how many people' functions as the subject, no auxiliary 'did' is needed before the past tense verb 'attended'.
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Question 82 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question from: 'The new policy will affect thousands of employees.'
Explanation'How many employees' correctly uses the plural countable noun, with standard inversion of 'will' and the subject 'the new policy'.
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Question 83 of 100
They'd finished the project before the deadline, ___?
ExplanationThe contracted 'they'd' here stands for 'they had' (Past Perfect), so the tag repeats 'had': 'hadn't they'.
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Question 84 of 100
I don't suppose you would help me, ___?
ExplanationWith a negative main clause like 'I don't suppose', the tag agrees with the subordinate clause and remains positive: 'would you'.
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Question 85 of 100
___ is your favorite color: red, blue, or green?
Explanation'Which' is used when choosing from a limited, specified set of options.
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Question 86 of 100
They hardly ever visit their hometown, ___?
Explanation'Hardly ever' makes the sentence effectively negative, so the tag must be positive: 'do they'.
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Question 87 of 100
I am not disturbing you, ___?
ExplanationFor the negative statement 'I am not', the positive tag 'am I' is used.
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Question 88 of 100
She used to live in London, ___?
Explanation'Used to' (expressing a past habit) takes the tag with 'did/didn't', not 'used': 'didn't she'.
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Question 89 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question asking for a REASON from: 'He left early because he was tired.'
Explanation'Why' correctly asks for the reason, requiring standard inversion with the auxiliary 'did'.
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Question 90 of 100
He plays football every weekend, ___?
ExplanationSince the main verb 'plays' has no auxiliary in Simple Present, the tag uses 'doesn't' + subject.
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Question 91 of 100
Choose the correctly formed FORMAL question with the preposition placed before 'whom':
ExplanationIn formal English, the preposition precedes 'whom' rather than being stranded at the end of the sentence.
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Question 92 of 100
I am your friend, ___?
ExplanationThe irregular tag for 'I am' is 'aren't I', since 'amn't I' is non-standard and 'am I not' is overly formal for typical usage.
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Question 93 of 100
She is a doctor, ___?
ExplanationFor a positive statement with 'is', the tag is negative and repeats the auxiliary with the correct pronoun: 'isn't she'.
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Question 94 of 100
They aren't coming to the party, ___?
ExplanationFor a negative statement, the tag is positive, repeating the auxiliary 'are' with the pronoun 'they'.
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Question 95 of 100
You won't forget to call me, ___?
ExplanationFor a negative statement using the modal 'won't', the tag is positive: 'will you'.
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Question 96 of 100
___ did you invite to the party last night?
Explanation'Whom' is grammatically correct when asking about the OBJECT of the verb 'invite' (formal usage).
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Question 97 of 100
He'll be here by noon, ___?
ExplanationThe contracted 'he'll' (he will) takes the negative tag 'won't he', repeating the modal 'will'.
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Question 98 of 100
These are your books, ___?
ExplanationWhen the subject is the plural demonstrative 'these' or 'those', the tag uses 'they': 'aren't they'.
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Question 99 of 100
She seldom complains about her workload, ___?
Explanation'Seldom' is a near-negative adverb; the tag is positive since the underlying meaning of the sentence is negative: 'does she'.
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Question 100 of 100
Choose the correctly formed question from: 'The committee will finalize the budget by next Monday.'
ExplanationThis formally structures the question with the preposition 'by' preceding the question word 'when', paired with standard modal inversion.
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