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Tkacka15 Posted 7 years ago
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...,weren't there?"
There were no dates discussed.
Is the polarity tag "weren't there?" admissible in the sentence above?
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No. The polarity of confirmatory tags is generally the reverse of that of the clause to which it is attached. "
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- The polarity of confirmatory tags is generally the reverse of that of the clause to which it is attached.
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No.
The polarity of confirmatory tags is generally the reverse of that of the clause to which it is attached.
"There were no dates discussed" is negative, so the tag should be the positive "were there?"
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