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Olgaa Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Tag question
Hi there! I'm again confused about tag questions 
I got this example from Cambridge book.
A: I thought it was rude, didn't you?
B: Yes. It was very impolite.
I cannot understand why in the example "didn't YOU" is used if there is "I" in the statement. If it is just the attempt to get the responder's opinion I suppose it should not be a tag question:
A: I thought it was rude. Did you?
B: Yes, it was very impolite.
I got this example from Cambridge book.A: I thought it was rude, didn't you?
B: Yes. It was very impolite.
I cannot understand why in the example "didn't YOU" is used if there is "I" in the statement. If it is just the attempt to get the responder's opinion I suppose it should not be a tag question:
A: I thought it was rude. Did you?
B: Yes, it was very impolite.
Top answer
It is a different sort of tag question. There are various grammatically loose attachments to sentences that are also called tags: It's your birthday, am I right ? He said he was busy, and so on and so forth .
- It is a different sort of tag question.
- There are various grammatically loose attachments to sentences that are also called tags: It's your birthday, am I right ?
- He said he was busy, and so on and so forth .
- And she was late again, wouldn't you know it?
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It is a different sort of tag question. There are various grammatically loose attachments to sentences that are also called tags:
It's your birthday, am I right?
He said he was busy, and so on and so forth.
And she was late again, wouldn't you know it?
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It is a different sort of tag question. There are various grammatically loose attachments to sentences that are also called tags:
It's your birthday, am I right?
He said he was busy, and so on and so forth.
And she was late again, wouldn't you know it?
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