Question tag —It was Johnson that insulted you...

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Hi!
This is a new thread in which we will discuss some sentences that need suitable question tags.
The sentence is:
It was Johnson that insulted you,...............?
My opinion: "wasn't it/didn't he?".

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Only wasn't it is possible. You'd only use didn't he after "Johnson insulted you."

The pattern is it was x, wasn't it?
 

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I couldn't agree more, GoesStation. It's a cleft sentence and your pattern is correct.
 
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