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Rule "mismatched verbs and tag question operators"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: mismatched verbs and tag question operators
By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool
Message: In a tag question, the operator (verb) must match the verb ‘was’.
Category: Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I wasn't in trouble, did I?
    Correction suggestion: was I
  • I was not in trouble, did I?
    Correction suggestion: was I
ID: TAG_QUESTIONS_2 [11]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2025-01-14 22:33:10 +0100)