i got this question from an assessment paper i was doing.
"These mangoes taste sweet and juicy, _____ they?"
between these four answers:
aren't, don't, didn't and weren't, which would you put and why?
thanks (:
2007-03-03 01:04:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
don't
question tags contain negative form of auxiliaries. the first part of the sentence does not contain an auxiliary, so it will obviously be 'do 'or a form of it.so aren't is not possible. the sentence is in the present tense("taste") so it cannot be weren't or didn't. and so the answer is don't.
2007-03-03 01:28:00 · answer #1 · answered by palash6492 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'd use don't because, weren't is past tense and aren't would be used if you said the mangoes are something e.g the mangoes are sweet and juicy, aren't they?
2007-03-03 09:15:56 · answer #2 · answered by Fatimah : ) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aren't they. Cause of the word mangoes which indicates plural.
You can use don't they if its on mango, indicates singular form.
2007-03-03 10:04:20 · answer #3 · answered by Ém 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aren't
Coz It sound nice!
2007-03-03 09:32:28 · answer #4 · answered by PolytechnicStudent :] 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't, plural present
2007-03-03 09:10:02 · answer #5 · answered by crzywriter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋