'She hardly ever smiles. ' Which one of the following sentences is a correct version of sentence with a tag question corresponding to the sentence above ?
योग्य उत्तर: पर्याय २ (She hardly ever smiles, does she ?)
स्पष्टीकरण:
दिलेल्या विधानासाठी अचूक Question Tag असलेले वाक्य निवडायचे आहे.
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दिलेले वाक्य: *"She hardly ever smiles."*
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व्याकरण नियम (Semi-Negative Words):
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वाक्यात 'hardly ever' हा शब्दसमूह आला आहे.
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इंग्रजी व्याकरणात hardly, scarcely, barely, seldom, rarely, neither, none, nobody, few, little हे शब्द अर्थाने नकारार्थी (Negative) मानले जातात.
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त्यामुळे जरी वाक्यात 'not' प्रत्यक्ष दिसत नसले, तरी हे संपूर्ण वाक्य नकारार्थी (Negative statement) मानले जाते.
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टॅगचा नियम:
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नकारार्थी विधानाला नेहमी होकारार्थी Question Tag (Positive tag) लागतो.
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क्रियापद: smiles (साधा वर्तमानकाळ - Simple Present Tense, V1+s).
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कर्ता: She (तृतीयपुरुषी एकवचनी).
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साध्या वर्तमानकाळात 'She' साठी सहाय्यकारी क्रियापद 'does' वापरले जाते.
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त्यामुळे योग्य होकारार्थी टॅग: "does she ?" असा तयार होतो.
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पूर्ण वाक्य: *"She hardly ever smiles, does she ?"*
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इतर पर्यायांचे विश्लेषण:
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पर्याय १ मध्ये 'doesn't she?' हा नकारार्थी टॅग दिला आहे, जो चुकीचा आहे.
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पर्याय ३ व ४ मध्ये 'is/isn't' वापरले आहे, जे क्रियापद 'smiles' शी विसंगत आहे.
त्यामुळे पर्याय २ हे १००% अचूक उत्तर आहे.
MPSC परीक्षा टीप
परीक्षेसाठी महत्त्वपूर्ण संकल्पना व शॉर्टकट
*Hardly, Scarcely, Seldom, Barely, Rarely* असणाऱ्या वाक्यांचा टॅग नेहमी होकारार्थी (Positive) असतो:
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*He seldom speaks, does he?*
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*She hardly studied, did she?*
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English Explanation / स्पष्टीकरण:
Correct Answer: Option 2 (She hardly ever smiles, does she ?)
Explanation:
The question asks to find the correct version of the sentence with an appropriate question tag for: *"She hardly ever smiles."*
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Negative Polarity of Adverbs:
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The sentence contains the adverbial phrase 'hardly ever'.
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Adverbs like hardly, scarcely, barely, seldom, rarely have negative semantic force.
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Therefore, although the sentence does not contain the word *not*, it is treated as a negative statement.
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Rule for Question Tags:
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A negative statement requires a positive question tag.
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Auxiliary and Pronoun Selection:
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Main Verb: smiles (Simple Present Tense, third-person singular).
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Subject Pronoun: she.
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Do-support for third-person singular in Simple Present is does.
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Formation: `Positive Auxiliary (does) + Subject Pronoun (she)?` $\rightarrow$ "does she ?".
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Sentence Result: *"She hardly ever smiles, does she ?"*
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Why Other Options are Incorrect:
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Option 1 (*doesn't she?*) incorrectly applies a negative tag to a negative statement.
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Options 3 and 4 (*is she? / isn't she?*) incorrectly introduce the verb *to be*, which does not match the lexical verb *smiles*.
Hence, Option 2 is the correct answer.
MPSC EXAM TIP
High-Yield Exam Strategy Tip
MPSC frequently tests semi-negative words:
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*hardly / scarcely / barely / seldom / rarely* $\rightarrow$ Positive tag (e.g., *Barking dogs seldom bite, do they?*).