how to call questions like "it is true, isn't it" and "it is not true, is it?"
what is the grammatical names for these kinds of sentences "it is true, isn't it?" and "it is not true, is it?" and how to answer these questions? thank you
Re: how to call questions like "it is true, isn't it" and "it is not true, is it?"
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Originally Posted by hwanggukyeon
what is the grammatical names for these kinds of sentences "it is true, isn't it?" and "it is not true, is it?" and how to answer these questions? thank you
tag questions
just answer "yes" or "no"
Re: how to call questions like "it is true, isn't it" and "it is not true, is it?"
Actually, just answering "yes" or "no" to the utterance "It isn't true, is it?" is confusing. If you answer (for example) "Yes", you can expect the next question to be "Do you mean yes it is, or yes it isn't?"
The better answers would be: "Yes, it is" or "No, it isn't."
