Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error free, your answer is "No Error".
He is not what you would call an honest man, doesn't he?
- He is not what
- You would call an honest man
- doesn't he?
- No Error
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : The correct choice is the third option .
Explanation: When the main clause is negative, the question tag should be positive, and vice versa. Also, the auxiliary verb used in the question tag should match the tense of the main clause. In this case, "He is not" is a negative statement, so the correct question tag should be, is he?
So, the correct sentence is: He is not what you would call an honest man, is he ?
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