Bakary can lift this heavy log, … ?

Analyze the question The sentence ends with a blank for a question tag: "Bakary can lift this heavy log, ....?" We need the tag that correctly matches the main clause.

The concept: Question tags

1. The tag uses the same auxiliary (helping) verb as the main sentence.
2. If the statement is positive, the tag is negative. If the statement is negative, the tag is positive.
3. The tag's subject must be a pronoun that matches the subject of the sentence (Bakary → he).

Step-by-step solution

• Main clause: "Bakary can lift this heavy log" is positive, and its auxiliary verb is can.
• So the tag must be negative and use can, giving can't.
• The subject "Bakary" is a male name, so the pronoun is he.
• The tag is therefore: can't he?

Checking the other options

• A. isn't it: wrong auxiliary (is) and wrong pronoun (it).
• C. does he: positive tag after a positive statement, and "does" doesn't match "can".
• D. doesn't he: "does" is not the auxiliary used in the sentence, which has "can".

Correct answer: B. can't he

Full sentence: "Bakary can lift this heavy log, can't he?"

Exam tip: To find the tag, ask yourself three things: what is the auxiliary verb, is the statement positive or negative, and what pronoun replaces the subject? Flip the positive/negative, keep the auxiliary, and swap in the pronoun. If there is no auxiliary, use do/does/did.