In this sentence:
Alf’s wife has never discovered that she married a dustpan and she never will, for Alf has just found another job.
Can I use ‘she will never’ to replace ‘she never will’ ? And why?
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You cannot.
Q: Will she ever find out?
A: She never will.
Suggested change: "She will never."
Such a phrase is not used, at least as a stand-alone entity.
However, it can be applied in a longer expression: "She will never watch that movie."
Why?
The rule seems to be that "never" should precede the verb which it modifies. "never find out" "never watch" or just plain "never will."
Of course, "never will" does imply another verb. "Never will ... what?" You must have another verb in mind.
But at that very moment, if you are only saying "She never will.", then that's the ordering to follow.