Which change should be made to the following sentence to avoid using a double negative?

Until I went to New York, I had never been nowhere with such tall buildings.
a)Leave the sentence as is.
b)Until I went to New York,I never been anywhere with such tall buildings.
c)Until I went to New York, I never been nowhere with such tall buildings.
d)Until I went to New York, I had not been nowhere with such tall buildings.
Is the answer a?

5 answers

No.

The words, "never" and "nowhere," show that this is a double negative.

You've left a word out in both b and c.
a)Leave the sentence as is.
b)Until I went to New York, I had never been anywhere with such tall buildings.
c)Until I went to New York, I never been nowhere with such tall buildings.
d)Until I went to New York, I had not been nowhere with such buildings.
Sorry about that.
Is the answer d?
No.
Is the answer B?
Yes.
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