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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Hardly

Hi.

He hardly ever works.

Is this sentence in the negative or in affirmative?

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It's not a negative.

— Clive

  • It's not a negative.
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It's not a negative.
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Thank you, Clive, for your reply. So it's in the affirmative, I presume.
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AnonymousHe hardly ever works.
It's in the affirmative, though it contains an adverb with "negative polarity" (hardly).

CJ
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Thank you, CJ, for your useful reply.
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Consider eg He hardly ever fails. Sounds quite positive, doesn't it?

Clive
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CliveConsider eg He hardly ever fails. Sounds quite positive, doesn't it?Clive
Thank you, Clive, for your useful reply. Indeed, as CJ has noticed, hardly has this "negative-affirmative" polarity.
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