What is a tag statement?

Definition
	A tag statement is an elliptical statement that follows and echoes a main clause statement.

Example (English)
	Here is an example of a tag statement:
	In English, a subject noun or pronoun followed or preceded by an auxiliary verb as in the following example is a tag statement: He made a good showing, did Bill.

Generic
	A tag statement is a kind of
	What is a statement?

Source
	Crystal 1985 304

Context for this page:

Concept module: tag statement
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): T
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
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