Question tag —More than one is coming...

[man of manners]

Hi!
This is a new thread in which we will discuss some problematic sentences that need suitable question tags.
The sentence is:

More than one is coming,........?

My opinion: "aren't they?"

Thanks in advance!

 

[GoesStation]

... Right?

People don't usually struggle to find these phrases. If it's not obvious, the handy all-purpose "right?" is always available.

 

[man of manners]

People don't usually struggle to find these phrases. If it's not obvious, the handy all-purpose "right?" is always available.

I know, for sure, that "right?" can be used but I am asking for an ordinary question tag.

 

[Raymott]

You haven't asked for an ordinary question tag for ages.
You would express the sentence in a different way if you wanted to use a question tag.
"There is more than one coming, isn't there?"

 

[man of manners]

What do you think the personal pronoun that can replace "more than one" is?

 

[Raymott]

What do you think the personal pronoun that can replace "more than one" is?

It could be "they" or "them", but it would depend on whether you're using "more than one" in a place where a personal pronoun could replace it. In English, this isn't guaranteed.

Using your logic, yes it would be "More than one is coming, aren't they?" But this would be wrong in actual, organic, naturally-derived English, and I wouldn't recommend it for standard English.