Suara needn't come with us, … ?

Analyze the question: This is a question tag. The main clause is "Suara needn't come with us". We need the correct tag to complete it.

Concept: The tag must repeat the same auxiliary verb used in the main clause, and it must have the opposite polarity.

• Positive statement → negative tag (e.g., "She can swim, can't she?")
• Negative statement → positive tag (e.g., "She can't swim, can she?")

Solution:

1. The main clause is "Suara needn't come with us". "Needn't" is the modal auxiliary verb need + not, so the statement is negative.
2. The tag must therefore be positive.
3. The auxiliary to repeat is need, so the tag is "need she?"
4. The subject "Suara" becomes the pronoun "she".

Complete sentence: Suara needn't come with us, need she?

Why the other options are wrong:

• A. "does she": need here is a modal, not the main verb, so "does" doesn't fit.
• B. "will she": this changes the auxiliary to will, which isn't in the sentence.
• C. "can she": this changes the auxiliary to can, which isn't in the sentence.

Answer: D. need she

Exam tip: Always find the auxiliary in the statement, then flip its polarity. If the statement is negative with "needn't", "mustn't", "shouldn't", etc., repeat the same modal in the positive form in the tag. Example: "He mustn't go, must he?"