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2020

English

POST UTME

Nothing is permanent,_______________

A.

isn't it?

B.

is it?

C.

is that so?

D.

hasn't it?

Correct Answer: isn't it?

Explanation

This type of question is called Tag Question. In tag questions, a positive statement requires a negative tag; a negative statement requires a positive tag, usually the subject pronoun substitution of the subject noun of the statement with a pronoun in the subjective case. For example: Juliet statement, or a is beautiful, isn't she? Men are not coming, are they? It was good, wasn't it? The statement in the above question is a positive statement, which requires a negative tag. Option B is wrong, because it is a positive tag instead of a negative tag. Option C is wrong, because it uses the demonstrate pronoun 'that' and the adverb 'so', and is also a positive tag. Option D is wrong because it uses a different auxiliary and verb than the one in the statement, although it is a negative tag. Option A is correct because it is a negative tag; it has the appropriate auxiliary verb "is', and pronoun 'it'. Basically, when indefinite pronouns such as nothing, everything, something and so on are used, the pronoun in the tag is usually "it".

This type of question is called Tag Question. In tag questions, a positive statement requires a negative tag; a negative statement requires a positive tag, usually the subject pronoun substitution of the subject noun of the statement with a pronoun in the subjective case. For example: Juliet statement, or a is beautiful, isn't she? Men are not coming, are they? It was good, wasn't it? The statement in the above question is a positive statement, which requires a negative tag. Option B is wrong, because it is a positive tag instead of a negative tag. Option C is wrong, because it uses the demonstrate pronoun 'that' and the adverb 'so', and is also a positive tag. Option D is wrong because it uses a different auxiliary and verb than the one in the statement, although it is a negative tag. Option A is correct because it is a negative tag; it has the appropriate auxiliary verb "is', and pronoun 'it'. Basically, when indefinite pronouns such as nothing, everything, something and so on are used, the pronoun in the tag is usually "it".
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