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Your father told me you were going to work abroad,......?

(a) didn't he
(b) weren't you

a) Which tag is more correct in terms of grammar?
b) Which one is the better/sounds more natural in this sentence?

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Re: Tag question

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Only (a) is acceptable.
Tag questions relate to main, not subordinate, clauses.
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