Grammar quiz : tag questions

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Multiple choice exercise : tag questions

Select the correct answer for each of the 12 questions below
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Take care : For the needs of the exercise, all 12 sentences take normal classic tags, not "true question" tags.

1. Tom Cruise's last film was not his best,   was it / wasn't it / was'nt it / it wasn't   ?
2. He studied at Cambridge university,  did not he / he didn't / studied he / didn't he ?
3. Ian Fleming wrote the James Bond books,  wasn't he / wrote he not / didn't he / wrote not he ?
4. My parents won't like that idea,   will they / will it / won't they  / will not they ? 
5. You've told the committee about the problems that are coming,    haven't you / have you / aren't they / did you ?
6. One can't leave a child in a car all alone,   is one / can't leave /  can't one / can one ? 
7. You really hate cold weather,   do you / don't we / don't you / hate you ?
8. He could be about to ask her to marry him,   couldn't he / won't he / can he / will he ?.
9. You heard what he told you to do,   didn't I, weren't you / didn't you / wasn't I ?.
10. You won't have completed the crossword before lunch,  have you / haven't you / will you / won't you ?
11. They're planning to go to a family reunion in Australia,  aren't they / don't they / are they / will they ?
12. You really ought to have put on a clean shirt,  were'nt you / were you / ought you / didn't you / oughtn't you ?

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