2006-08-28 10:04:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
This link will give you an idea of what speech tags are, how they're used, and when it's inappropriate to use them:
http://lbarker.orcon.net.nz/attributions.html
2006-08-28 10:27:33 · answer #1 · answered by ChiChi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not quite sure that the previous reference gives what you want - maybe called different things in NZ.
A speech tag is a phrase that is tagged onto the end of a statement or question that does nothing toward supplying information. Some examples:
It's raining, isn't it? - "isn't it" is a tag.
You went to town, didn't you? - "didn't you"
Many Canadians have the classic Canadian tag down to an art:
It's raining, eh?
Going to town, eh?
2006-08-28 18:51:26 · answer #2 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋