৩৬. The spectator was a lady. ——?

Correct Answer: (C) wasn't she Question tags are a regularly tested area in NTRCA English grammar sections. Rules for Question Tags: — If the main sentence is POSITIVE, the question tag is NEGATIVE — If the main sentence is NEGATIVE, the question tag is POSITIVE — The auxiliary verb in the tag must match the tense of the main sentence — The pronoun in the tag must match the subject Application to this sentence: — "The spectator was a lady." → Positive sentence, Past Simple (was) — Tag must be: NEGATIVE + Past Simple auxiliary — Subject: "the spectator" = she (since spectator is identified as a lady) — Tag: wasn't she? Full sentence: "The spectator was a lady, wasn't she?" Why other options are wrong: ✗ isn't she: present tense auxiliary — wrong tense (sentence is past tense) ✗ was she: positive tag after positive sentence — breaks the positive/negative rule ✗ was she not: technically means the same as "wasn't she" but is formal/literary; "wasn't she" is the standard contracted form expected Source: Wren & Martin English Grammar; Murphy's English Grammar in Use; Past NTRCA Question Bank.