Asked by gwen
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?
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?
Answers
Answered by
Ms. Sue
No.
The words, "never" and "nowhere," show that this is a double negative.
You've left a word out in both b and c.
The words, "never" and "nowhere," show that this is a double negative.
You've left a word out in both b and c.
Answered by
gwen
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?
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?
Answered by
Ms. Sue
No.
Answered by
gwen
Is the answer B?
Answered by
Ms. Sue
Yes.
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