Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The managing director did not pay his staff last month ....?
The managing director did not pay his staff last month ....?
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Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Explanation:
"Did he" is the correct question tag for a negative statement in the past tense (as in "did not pay").
"Didn't he" would be used for positive statements in the past tense, not a negative one.
"Had he not" is an inversion form used for formal or literary contexts, but it’s not the correct tag for this sentence.
"Is not it" is grammatically incorrect and does not fit in the context.
"Has he" refers to the present perfect tense, which doesn’t match the past tense in the main sentence.
Explanation:
"Did he" is the correct question tag for a negative statement in the past tense (as in "did not pay").
"Didn't he" would be used for positive statements in the past tense, not a negative one.
"Had he not" is an inversion form used for formal or literary contexts, but it’s not the correct tag for this sentence.
"Is not it" is grammatically incorrect and does not fit in the context.
"Has he" refers to the present perfect tense, which doesn’t match the past tense in the main sentence.