tyrp
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Hello,
What about tag-questions to the sentences with 'little' / 'few'? Should they be positive or negative?
E.g. I have little money, do I (a) / don't I (b)?
I know 'hardly', 'no' and its compounds (nobody, nothing etc) to call for positive tags, e.g.: I hardly have much money, do I? I have no money, do I?
But the thing with 'little/few' remains a puzzler for me. Can we use both positive and negative tags after such sentences depending on what we stress: the money being very sparse or the fact of our having at least that sparse sum?
Could you help me out, please? Thanks in advance!
What about tag-questions to the sentences with 'little' / 'few'? Should they be positive or negative?
E.g. I have little money, do I (a) / don't I (b)?
I know 'hardly', 'no' and its compounds (nobody, nothing etc) to call for positive tags, e.g.: I hardly have much money, do I? I have no money, do I?
But the thing with 'little/few' remains a puzzler for me. Can we use both positive and negative tags after such sentences depending on what we stress: the money being very sparse or the fact of our having at least that sparse sum?
Could you help me out, please? Thanks in advance!