Multiple choice

Directions: Look at the italic part of the sentence. Three possible substitutions (1), (2) and (3) for the italic part are given. If one of them is better than the italic part, mark it as the answer. If any of the substitution doesn't improve the sentence, mark (4).

He was a bachelor and bachelors get very lonely. Isn't it?

  1. Do they

  2. Don't they

  3. Are they not

  4. No improvement needed
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Question tags must agree with the subject and verb. The subject 'bachelors' is plural, so the tag should be 'don't they?' (plural), not 'isn't it?' (singular). 'Do they?' lacks the required negative polarity.

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