Question

He was the jewel thief. (Choose the correct tail tag.) *​

Answer 1

He was the jewel thief, wasn't he?

• In the English grammar there are several ways to convert a normal sentence into an interrogative sentence. Adding question tags is one of those ways.
• The question tags are also known as tail tags because the addition of clause is done at the end part of the given sentence.
• In the same manner, the given sentence is converted into interrogative by adding a question tag (ie. wasn't he).

Answer 2

He was the jewel thief. (Choose the correct tail tag.)

He was the jewel thief, wasn't he?

• The given statement is a positive sentence. when we add a question tag, then the statement turns into a question.

• If the sentence is positive then we need to add a negative question tag whereas if the sentence is negative then we need to add a positive question tag.

For example:

Positive sentences with negative question tags:

He is Indian, isn't he?

It was hot yesterday, wasn't it?

They live in Japan, don't they?

Negative sentences with positive tags:

They are not late, are they?

He is not an Indian, is he?

He can't speak Spanish, can he?