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EyeSeeYou Posted 7 years ago
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He never DID tell me

Is it ok to place an AUXILIARY after NEVER? What effect would that give the sentence?

  

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He never did tell me . Yes; in fact it's the only possibility here. This auxiliary "did" is used to emphasise either the positive or, as here, the negative polarity of a clause.

— BillJ

  • He never did tell me .
  • Yes; in fact it's the only possibility here.
  • This auxiliary "did" is used to emphasise either the positive or, as here, the negative polarity of a clause.
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He never did tell me.

Yes; in fact it's the only possibility here.

This auxiliary "did" is used to emphasise either the positive or, as here, the negative polarity of a clause.

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