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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 ‘were’.
Category:	Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Well, you were there, didn't you? Correction suggestion: weren't you
Correct sentences for comparison:	You were impressed with how Tom did that, weren't you?
ID:	TAG_QUESTIONS_2 [9]
Version:	6.7-SNAPSHOT (2025-06-20 22:33:09 +0200)

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