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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

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Jessica rarely does her homework, does/doesn't she?

Which is the correct verb?

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Doesn't.

If the sentence was "Jessica never does her homework", then the tag question would be "does she?"

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I don't think I would ever use a tag question after this statement, but pressed for an answer, I would say does she? is the correct form because rarely has negative polarity. I would certainly use the one below, however, and it follows the same principle regarding negative polarity items.

That's hardly the right way to behave toward others, is it?

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<<rarely, hardly, scarcely, and barely are typical examples of negative polarity items.>>

CJ made a very good point . Most people tag the question often based on how the auxiliary word is configured into the sentence. Adverbs ( as those pointed out ) bearing negative connotation affect the tag as well. Straightforward tag is easy to i
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rarely and seldom are semi-negative words and the sentences containing these words are not completely negative. then why positive tag is used.
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