Answer:
will they?
Step-by-step explanation:
They won't be long, will they?
knowing that
1. a negative statement will take a positive tag and vice versa
2. tags are formed by the auxiliary verbs given and only take the forms of do if no auxiliary verb given.
3. the tags are made up of the auxiliary verb and the proper pronoun
- we take a look at the sentence. the statement is negative as it contains the word NOT, so a positive tag.
- we have been given the auxiliary verb won't(negative)
- form the tag through the auxiliary verb given= will(positive)
- match the corresponding pronoun to the auxiliary verb
answer= will they?