Identify the sentence that contains a double negative.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The investigating committee could not find scarcely any evidence supporting the claim.
- Step 1: 'Scarcely' already carries a negative sense ('almost not'). Step 2. Combining 'could not' with 'scarcely' forms an improper double negative. Answer: The investigating committee could not find scarcely any evidence supporting the claim. Why not the others: The other sentences express the idea without conflicting double negatives.
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