Tag Question: Isn't It?

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Tag Question: Isn't It?

Post by Brahman »

Dear teachers,

Is the tag question, "isn't it", in the following question correct? I thought it should have been "didn't you?".

That's why you came here for, isn't it?
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Re: Tag Question: Isn't It?

Post by Alan »

Yes, but the sentence should read:

That's why you came here, isn't it?
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