Being a non-native speaker of English, I am less aware about the distinction between Asian and standard English. While conversing with my client, I came to realize that isn't it is used wrong in this sentence:
You didn’t wait for us before you went to meet him isn’t it?
According to him, that isn’t it should be replaced with didn’t you. Could anyone explain why it must be didn’t you instead of isn’t it there?
Answer
The subject and verb must agree, and a second reference must use the same subject. So it's "You didn’t wait, did you?" "It's a lovely day, isn't it?" "I dropped the ball, didn't I?"
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