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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 '\2'.
Category:	Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	I stopped here, wasn't I? Correction suggestion: didn't I You knew the way, weren't you? Correction suggestion: didn't you
Correct sentences for comparison:	That's what you wanted, wasn't it? That's what you suspected, wasn't it? How did you know he wasn't me?
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ID:	TAG_QUESTIONS_2 [2]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)

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