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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 '\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?
ID: TAG_QUESTIONS_2 [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-11 22:33:10 +0100)