TAG QUESTION
TAG QUESTION. A grammatical term for a statement with a QUESTION TAG added at the end, turning it into an actual or apparent question: They're coming here next week, aren't they? You really shouldn't do that, should you? See NEGATION, TAG.
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Question , ques·tion / ˈkweschən/ • n. a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information: we hope this leaflet has been helpful in answering your quest… INTERROGATIVE , in·ter·rog·a·tive / ˌintəˈrägətiv/ • adj. having or conveying the force of a question: a hard, interrogative stare. ∎ Gram. used in questions: an int… query , query •beery, bleary, cheery, dearie, dreary, Dun Laoghaire, eerie, eyrie (US aerie), Kashmiri, leery, peri, praemunire, query, smeary, teary, theory… question mark , QUESTION MARK, also especially AmE interrogation mark, interrogation point. The PUNCTUATION mark (?). Its primary use is to show that a preceding wor… Questionnaire , questionnaire A document containing all the questions, closed and open-ended, for a survey. Normally, a separate questionnaire is used for each respo… Catechize , cat·e·chize / ˈkatəˌkīz/ • v. [tr.] instruct (someone) in the principles of Christian religion by means of question and answer, typically by using a…
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