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If there is a contraction in the sentence main verb, make sure you know what the contraction stands for. Check for three things in tag ending as the following:

1. Does the tag ending use the same subject as the sentence main verb?
2. Does it tag ending use the same tense as the sentence main verb?
3. If the sentence main verb is positive, is the tag ending negative?

If the sentence main verb is negative, is the tag ending positive?

EXCEPTIONS:

1. I`m right, aren`t I ?
2. We ought to go, shouldn`t we ?
3. Let`s go home, shall we ?
4. We have to hurry, don`t we ?

Examples:

incorrect              : You`d better take your coat, wouldn`t you ?
correct                  : You`d better take your coat, hadn`t you ?

incorrect              : You`d rather go yourself, hadn`t you ?
correct                  : You`d rather go yourself, wouldn`t you ?

incorrect              : She`s been there before, isn`t she ?
correct                  : She`s been there before, hasn`t she ?

Related posts:

1. Error in Negative Agreement of Verbs
2. Errors in Verb Tense
3. Errors in Affirmative Agreement of Verbs
4. Errors in Subject-Verb Agreement

Tags: Error, Grammar, Tag Endings