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A few people work on the farm, aren't they?
Few people work on the farm, are they?
I think both of them are correct.:-(
 

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A few people work on the farm, aren't they?
Few people work on the farm, are they?
I think both of them are correct.:-(

No, both of them are wrong.
 

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They are both incorrect.

Think what the question would be. Would it be "Are people work on the farm?"? I think you know that is incorrect. What word would you put at the beginning of that question instead of "Are"?
 

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They are both incorrect.

Think what the question would be. Would it be "Are people work on the farm?"? I think you know that is incorrect. What word would you put at the beginning of that question instead of "Are"?

Sorry. I am a bit urgent.
I'd say 'A few people work on the farm, don't they?' and 'Few people work on the farm, do they?'
Is it ok?
 

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Sorry. I am a bit urgent.
I'd say 'A few people work on the farm, don't they?' and 'Few people work on the farm, do they?'
Is it ok?

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Thanks a lot.
 

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Thanks a lot.

You're welcome but you don't need to write a new post to say "Thank you". You have clicked the "Like" button on posts #5 and #6. Next to the "Like" button, there is a "Thank" button. Click that if you want to say "Thank you" to the writer of the post.
 
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