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1.she did not like skating so she would not go to the party.
2.James could't hardly stay awake after his surgery.
3.No one could tell me that he wasn't afraid.
4.Sherril would'nt tell me that I didn't win the contest.
WHICH SENTENCE HAVE A DOUBLE NEGATIVE
2.James could't hardly stay awake after his surgery.
3.No one could tell me that he wasn't afraid.
4.Sherril would'nt tell me that I didn't win the contest.
WHICH SENTENCE HAVE A DOUBLE NEGATIVE
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2.is a double negative - it should read, "James could hardly stay awake after his surgery."
Answer Date: 04:48pm 07/22/08
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sentence 4 because it contains 2 negative words.
Answer Date: 03:21am 07/23/08
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#2 The contraction of Could not, "couldn't", reveals the double negative which runs contrary to the adverb "Hardly". Remove either the "NOT" from "couldn't" or " HARDLY" from the sentence and the phrase becomes clear.
Answer Date: 10:37am 07/23/08
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Number 2, couldn't and hardly together make the sentence mean something different than what is intended.
Answer Date: 10:58am 07/23/08
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No one could tell me that he wasn't afraid (You don't use double negative No together (no and wasn't) makes a double negative sentence.
Sentence should read: No one could tell me that he's afraid.
Sentence should read: No one could tell me that he's afraid.
Answer Date: 12:05pm 07/23/08
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