"tag question" meaning in Anglais

See tag question in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ˈtæɡ ˌkwɛs.tʃən\ Forms: tag questions [plural]
  1. Question-tag. En anglais, on utilise isn’t it, aren’t you, etc. selon le sujet et le verbe de la phrase à laquelle la question-tag est attachée.
    Sense id: fr-tag_question-en-noun-X~9gyx5z Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de la grammaire Topics: grammar
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    "Composé de tag et de question."
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