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Hanuman_2000 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Little -few

Hello,

1. I have little money.

The presence of the determiner 'little' make the above clause a negative one.

Is the statement true?

The above sentence requires a positive tag question.

A. I have little money, do I?

Is 'A' correct ?

Thanks.

  

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hanuman_2000 The presence of the determiner 'little' make the above clause a negative one. I would not say that. 'little' gives the sentence "negative polarity"; it doesn't make it negative.

— CalifJim

  • hanuman_2000 The presence of the determiner 'little' make the above clause a negative one.
  • I would not say that.
  • 'little' gives the sentence "negative polarity"; it doesn't make it negative.
  • So, if I had to say it with a tag, I would say I have little money, don't I?
  • The fact is, we don't use this phrasing very often.
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hanuman_2000The presence of the determiner 'little' make the above clause a negative one.

I would not say that. 'little' gives the sentence "negative polarity"; it doesn't make it negative. So, if I had to say it with a tag, I would say

I have little money, don't I?

The fact is, we don't use this phrasing very often. You are more l

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