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tag question
noun[ C ]
language specializeduk /ˈtæɡ ˌkwes.tʃən/ us /ˈtæɡ ˌkwes.tʃən/
a short phrase such as isn't it or don't you that is added to the end of a sentence to check information, or to ask if someone agrees with you: 附加疑问成分，反意疑问句
In the sentence "It's a lovely day, isn't it?", "isn't it" is a tag question.
Most of the sentences with tag questions were said by women.
Synonym
question tag
a sentence that has been made into a question by the addition of such a short phrase:
In the first section of the video, a tag question is used to elicit confirmation from the interviewer.
She mentioned women's frequent use of tag questions as evidence of their tendency to express themselves with less force.
Children acquire these complex tag questions for a function that can be expressed much more simply using a marker such as "right".
The children in the study only produced a very small number of tag questions.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Linguistics: question words & expressions
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devil
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how about...?idiom
how, what, why, etc. on earth...idiom
in God's/heaven's nameidiom
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trick
what the blazes...?idiom
what's that (all) about (then)?idiom
what's the score?idiom
what/where/how/why the devilidiom
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whenever
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wherefore
which
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why don't you...?idiom
world
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