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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Problems with a sentence
Hello everybody,
It would be very kind of you to help me with the following sentence. I have to explain and describe the function of the verb "do":
Harry! I've been wanting a word- you don't mind if he's a couple of minutes late, do you, Professor Sprou?
Judging by Professor Sprout's scowl, she did mind.
(It's an excerpt: Harry Potter, the Chamber of Secrets)
Thanks a lot!!!!
It would be very kind of you to help me with the following sentence. I have to explain and describe the function of the verb "do":
Harry! I've been wanting a word- you don't mind if he's a couple of minutes late, do you, Professor Sprou?
Judging by Professor Sprout's scowl, she did mind.
(It's an excerpt: Harry Potter, the Chamber of Secrets)
Thanks a lot!!!!
Top answer
she did mind -- Here, 'do' is the affirmative emphatic operator. It makes the statement stronger.
- she did mind -- Here, 'do' is the affirmative emphatic operator.
- It makes the statement stronger.
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she did mind -- Here, 'do' is the affirmative emphatic operator. It makes the statement stronger.
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