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• osoitelippu• nimilipuke• juotoskorva• tuntomerkkiautomatic data processing• tuntomerkki (ATK)• tuntomerkki(tietotekn)• hela• hintalippu• hintalappu• hippaleikki• hippa• varustaa lipullatechnology• sokka• raksimusic• kertosäefinance, business, economy• kiinnittää• kilpi• klisee• lippu• lipukeautomatic data processing• merkitä (atk)• merkitsin• nasta• kovike• kulunut lauseparsi• lappu• korvake• loppupää* * *tæɡ 1. noun1) (a label: a price-tag; a name-tag.) lappu2) (a saying or quotation that is often repeated: a well-known Latin tag.) sanonta3) (something small that is added on or attached: a question-tag such as `isn't it?') liitekysymys4) (a children's game in which one player chases the others and tries to touch one of them: to play tag.)2. verb(to put a tag or label on something: All the clothes have been tagged.) varustaa lapulla- tag on -
2 question tag
• loppuun liitetty kysymys
См. также в других словарях:
tag question — This is the grammarians name for a question added at the end of a statement and acting as a reinforcer rather than seeking an answer, as in You will do this for me, won t you? / She has been to America, hasn t she? / I don t need an umbrella, do… … Modern English usage
tag question — tag .question n technical a question that is formed by adding a phrase such as can t we? , wouldn t he? , or is it? to a sentence … Dictionary of contemporary English
tag question — tag ,question noun count LINGUISTICS a word or phrase such as isn t it? or haven t you? that you can add to a sentence to make a question … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tag question — n. a brief question with the general meaning “Is it not so?”, added to a declarative or imperative sentence: it is negative in construction when the original sentence is affirmative, and vice versa (Ex.: It isn t raining, is it? Hurry now, won t… … English World dictionary
Tag question — A Tag question (also: question tag) is a grammatical structure in which a declarative statement or an imperative is turned into a question by adding an interrogative fragment (the tag ). The term tag question is generally preferred by American… … Wikipedia
tag question — noun Etymology: tag (I) : a question (as isn t it in “it s fine, isn t it?” or is it in “Oh it is, is it?”) added to a statement or command (as to gain the assent of or challenge the person addressed) ; also : a sentence ending in a tag question… … Useful english dictionary
tag question — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tag question : singular tag question plural tag questions linguistics a question tag … English dictionary
tag question — noun Date: 1933 a question (as isn t it in “it s fine, isn t it?”) added to a statement or command (as to gain the assent of or challenge the person addressed); also a sentence ending in a tag question … New Collegiate Dictionary
tag question — tag′ ques tion n. gram. a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command, often inviting confirmation or assent, as isn t it in It s raining, isn t it?[/ex] • Etymology: 1960–65 … From formal English to slang
tag question — /ˈtæg kwɛstʃən/ (say tag kweschuhn) noun Grammar a question in the form of a statement followed by a short question requesting confirmation or negation from the listener, as in It is cold today, isn t it? or We must leave immediately, do you… …
tag question — Gram. 1. Also called tag. a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command, as isn t it in It s raining, isn t it?, are you in You re not going, are you?, or German nicht wahr. 2. a question formed by appending such a structure… … Universalium