Jane asks Harry, "You didn't go to the party, didn't you?" In the context of the five systems of rules involved in language, this is grammatically incorrect because of an error in ________.
A) syntax
B) semantics
C) pragmatics
D) phonetics

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The sentence has a double negative ("didn't go" and "didn't you"), which violates the rules of syntax. A grammatically correct version would be "You didn't go to the party, did you?"

Jane Asks Harry, "You Didn't Go to the Party, Didn't