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Rule "mismatched verbs and tag question operators"

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Description: mismatched verbs and tag question operators
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Message: In a tag question, the operator (verb) must match the verb ‘were’.
Category: Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • You weren't weird about it, did you?
    Correction suggestion: were you
  • You were not weird about it, did you?
    Correction suggestion: were you
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: TAG_QUESTIONS_2 [13]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)