Question

The journey across the Old Silk route was a hazardous one, _____ ?

• A. isn't it
• B. weren't it
• C. aren't it
• D. wasn't it

Answer 1

Answer:

D. wasn't it

• The main sentence is affirmative: “The journey … was a hazardous one.”

• The main verb is was, which is in the simple past tense.

• An affirmative statement takes a negative question tag.

• The subject “the journey” is singular, so the pronoun used in the tag is it.

Rule: Affirmative sentence + negative tag.

Examples:

• It was a difficult task, wasn't it?

• She was absent yesterday, wasn't she?

• The journey was dangerous, wasn't it?