Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence If the...........

English Language (MTS) One Word Substitution

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute

it, select ‘No substitution required’.

The children have been quarrelling all the time, are they?

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SSC MTS 13th October 2021 Shift-3

have they

haven’t they

aren’t they

No substitution required

- The original sentence: "The children have been quarrelling all the time, are they?"

- The sentence requires a question tag. For present perfect continuous tense ("have been quarrelling"), the correct question tag is "haven't they?"

- Option 1: "have they" – Incorrect. This would be used if the sentence was negative.

- Option 2: "haven’t they" – Correct. Matches the tense and the positive/negative polarity.

- Option 3: "aren’t they" – Incorrect. Matches present continuous ("are"), not present perfect continuous ("have been").

- Option 4: "No substitution required" – Incorrect. The current tag is wrong.

Correct Answer:

Option 2: "haven’t they"

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