Choose the correct question tag: It isn't raining, ____?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. is it
- Step 1: A positive statement takes a negative tag, and a negative statement takes a positive tag. Step 2. The tag uses the same auxiliary verb: is it. Answer: is it. Why not the others: isn't it: The tag must use the same auxiliary and the opposite polarity. does it: The tag must use the same auxiliary and the opposite polarity. was it: The tag must use the same auxiliary and the opposite polarity.
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