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tag question

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈtag ˌquestion noun [countable] technical  a question that is formed by adding a phrase such as ‘can’t we?’, ‘wouldn’t he?’, or ‘is it?’ to a sentence 反意疑问句,附加疑问句
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tag questionThe tag question thus contains, in part, a repetition of some of the information found in the main sentence.
ˈtag ˌquestion nounChineseSyllable
adding such a phrase that by question is a formed Corpus


tag question
ˈtag ˌquestion noun [countable] technical
a question that is formed by adding a phrase such as ‘can’t we?’, ‘wouldn’t he?’, or ‘is it?’ to a sentence


tag questionBrE /ˈtæɡ kwestʃən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtæɡ kwestʃən/ 🔊 noun (grammar 语法) = question tag