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What is known as a tag question in english grammar?

Rohit - 2009-04-13 09:55:19 - Words Wordplay

Please help me out in finding the answer for this question,it is an English grammar related question.

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It is where you ask a question after a statement - it makes the statement less positive or assertive, and seeks confirmation of what has been stated. Tag questions are a feature of women's talk, an example would be, 'Susan has lost a lot of weight, hasn't she?' 'Hasn't she?' is the tag question.

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If the glove don't fit you must acquit. Right?

It is where you ask a question after a statement - it makes the statement less positive or assertive, and seeks confirmation of what has been stated. Tag questions are a feature of women's talk, an example would be, 'Susan has lost a lot of weight, hasn't she?' 'Hasn't she?' is the tag question.

A Tag question (also: question tag) is a grammatical structure in which a declarative statement or an imperative is turned into a question by adding an interrogative fragment (the "tag"). The term "tag question" is generally preferred by American grammarians, while their British counterparts prefer "question tag". E.g. * Open the window, will you? * She doesn't really want that, does she? * You'd better stop now, hadn't you? * So you thought it would be a good idea to reprogram the computer, did you? * It's quite an achievement, isn't it, to win a Nobel prize! * Oh I must, must I? * I just adore Beethoven, don't you? * I'm coming with you, all right? * You've been there, right? * Easier said than done, eh? * You went there, no?

A tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question. The whole sentence is a "tag question", and the mini-question at the end is called a "question tag". We use tag questions at the end of statements to ask for confirmation. They mean something like: "Am I right?" or "Do you agree?" They are very common in English.