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Fadysandy Posted 13 years ago
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People little realized that James was a secret agent, wasn't he?
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People little realized that James was a secret agent, didn't they?
  

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Didn't they The question tag must agree with the subject of the main clause.

— Philip

  • Didn't they The question tag must agree with the subject of the main clause.
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Didn't they The question tag must agree with the subject of the main clause.
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James was a secret agent, wasn't he?
People didn't realize this, did they?
People little realized this, didn't they?
People little realized that James was a secret agent, didn't they?
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Thank you all for help.
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People little realized that James was a secret agent, wasn't he?
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People little realized that James was a secret agent, didn't they?

A is wrong.

B sounds unnatural to my ear. I would say

People little realized that James was a secret agent, d
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