tag question

English - Turkish

Definition of tag question in English Turkish dictionary: "Değil mi?" mânâsı veren soru kalıbı. Mesela "He was here, wasn't he?" cümlesindeki "wasn't he"; (Dilbilim) eklenti soru

English - English

Definition of tag question in English English dictionary: A question inviting the listener to indicate agreement, formed by adding a “tag” word or expression to a statement. For example “You love me, don’t you?”; question that ends with a declarative sentence (e.g.: "She ate the whole pie, didn't she" or "Susan plays the guitar, doesn't she?"); A question used after a statement when seeking or expecting confirmation of that statement, as wasn't he in He was here, wasn't he?. a question that is formed by adding a phrase such as 'can't we?', 'wouldn't he?', or 'is it?' to a sentence
tag questions: plural form of tag question
question tag: In grammar, a question tag is a very short clause at the end of a statement which changes the statement into a question. For example, in `She said half price, didn't she?', the words `didn't she' are a question tag. a phrase such as 'isn't it?', 'won't it?', or 'does she?' that you add to the end of a statement to make it a question or to check that someone agrees with you, as in the sentence: 'You're from Hamburg, aren't you?'

tag question

Hyphenation

tag ques·tion

täg kwesçın

/ˈtag ˈkwesʧən/ /ˈtæɡ ˈkwɛsʧən/

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