a question with "rarely"
Statement: He rarely smokes at home.
Question: Does he rarely smoke at home?
Answer: Yes, he does.
I saw this "answer" in a workbook. Is this correct?
I think it could be "No, he doesn't" or "No, he rarely does."
Thank you.
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Answers · 6
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The answer is correct because the question is asking the amount that he is smoking which is rarely.
If it were the "No, he doesn't" could mean he still smokes a lot or he doesn't smoke at all (hence both wrong since he rarely does it).
The second one can work but it is a bit weird since "no" could mean yes. So you are doing a negative confirmation. No (meaning yes, he smokes still at home), (but) he rarely does. This can be a bit confusing and make it sound like you don't know... So you would be better off saying "yes, He rarely does".
Hope that helps.
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The question is odd. Usually, we'd say "Does he EVER smoke at home?" or just "Does he smoke at home?" Then, any of the answers would be okay.
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