question tag

question tag
question tag noun
A tag question (qv)
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Main Entry:question

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question tag UK US noun [countable] [singular question tag plural question tags] linguistics
a word or phrase such as ‘isn’t it?’ or ‘haven’t you?’ that you can add to a sentence to make a question
Thesaurus: types and forms of word, clause or sentencehyponym

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ˈquestion tag [question tag] (also ˈtag question) noun (grammar)
a phrase such as isn't it? or don't you? that you add to the end of a statement in order to turn it into a question or check that the statement is correct, as in You like mushrooms, don't you?
See also:tag question

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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