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| − | + | This is a type of question structure in which usually an auxiliary and a pronoun attach to the end of a sentence. It can either have a negative or positive connotation. In English, for example the sentence "He isn't a doctor, is he?" is a tag question. | |
*Tag Questions in Gaelic: [[Tag Questions]] | *Tag Questions in Gaelic: [[Tag Questions]] | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| + | [[Question (definition)]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_question | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | *Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.'' Oxford, UK: Blackwell. | |
| − | Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. | ||
[[Category: Technical Definitions]] | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category: Questions]] | [[Category: Questions]] | ||
Revision as of 16:33, 15 November 2009
This is a type of question structure in which usually an auxiliary and a pronoun attach to the end of a sentence. It can either have a negative or positive connotation. In English, for example the sentence "He isn't a doctor, is he?" is a tag question.
- Tag Questions in Gaelic: Tag Questions
See Also
External Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_question
References
- Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
