Question

The beggar and the young girl were playing on the road. (Choose correct tail tag.) 

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Answer 1

The beggar and the young girl were playing on the road, weren't they?

• 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?

Answer 2

Answer:

• Correct tail tag is : Weren't they?

• The complete sentence is : The beggar and the young girl were playing on the road, weren't they?

• The given sentence is written in Past Continuous Tense, that's why its tail tag has also been written in Past Continuous Tense. 'Were' is a helping verb of Past Continuous Tense.

• Negative tail (were + not = weren't) is used with positive sentence and here it is : The beggar and the young girl were playing on the road.