Choose from the options lettered A - E the one that most appropriately completes each sentence You think i'm being funny ......... ?

Analyze the question

The sentence is: "You think I'm being funny ......... ?" We need the correct question tag to complete it.

Concept: Question tags

A question tag is a short question added to a statement. The rules are:

1. The tag repeats the auxiliary (helping) verb in the main clause. If there is no auxiliary, use do/does/did.
2. A positive statement takes a negative tag, and a negative statement takes a positive tag.
3. The tag's subject is a pronoun that matches the subject of the main clause.

Solution

• The main clause is "You think", with the subject You and the verb think in the simple present tense.
• "I'm being funny" is a subordinate clause (what you think). It is not the main clause.
• "Think" has no auxiliary, so the tag uses do.
• The statement is positive, so the tag is negative: don't.
• The subject is "you", so the tag is don't you?

"You think I'm being funny, don't you?"

Checking the other options

• A. am I: This would match "I'm" in the subordinate clause, but the tag must agree with the main clause. It is also positive, so it does not give the usual positive-negative pattern.
• B. aren't I: This is the correct tag only when "I am" is the main clause (e.g., "I'm late, aren't I?"). Here it is not.
• D. Isn't it: The subject "it" does not match.
• E. wasn't it: The tense and subject are both wrong.

Answer: C. don't you

Tip: In sentences like "You think...", "I believe...", or "You know...", find the main clause first. The tag follows the first part, not the clause that comes after it.