Question

Do as directed :
(i) He made his debut. (Make 'Simple Future Tense').
(ii) He received the Arjuna Award. (Choose the correct Q-tag) :
(a) did he ?
(b) didn't he ?
(c) doesn't he ?

Hint:

For question tags, remember the simple rule: Positive sentence, negative tag. Negative sentence, positive tag. Identify the helping verb in the sentence; if there isn't one (like in simple present/past), use a form of 'do'.

Answer 1

Part (i):
Step 1: Understanding the Question:
We need to change the tense of the sentence "He made his debut" from Simple Past to Simple Future.
Step 2: Key Concept:
The formula for the Simple Future Tense is: Subject + will/shall + base form of the verb (V1) + Object.
Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
- The given verb is 'made', which is the past tense (V2) of 'make'. The base form (V1) is 'make'.
- Following the formula, we use the subject 'He', followed by 'will', then the base verb 'make', and the rest of the sentence.
- The sentence becomes: "He will make his debut."
Step 4: Final Answer:
He will make his debut.
Part (ii):
Step 1: Understanding the Question:
We need to add the correct question tag to the sentence "He received the Arjuna Award."
Step 2: Key Concept:
Rules for question tags:
1. If the statement is positive, the tag is negative, and vice-versa.
2. The tense of the tag must match the tense of the statement.
3. The tag uses a pronoun and an auxiliary verb.
Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
- The statement "He received the Arjuna Award" is positive. Therefore, the tag must be negative. This eliminates option (a).
- The verb 'received' is in the Simple Past Tense. The auxiliary verb for the simple past is 'did'.
- Combining the auxiliary 'did' with 'not' gives 'didn't'.
- The subject is 'He', which is already a pronoun.
- The correct tag is "didn't he?".
Step 4: Final Answer:
The correct option is (b) didn't he ?.