is "She couldn't hardly fit the book in her purse." Double Negative Incorrect Intensive Pronoun Slang

Answer 1

The sentence "She couldn't hardly fit the book in her purse" is an example of a double negative. The use of "couldn't" (which is a contraction of "could not") and "hardly" together creates a negative meaning. However, this sentence may be seen as incorrect or non-standard English because the two negatives cancel each other out, resulting in a positive meaning. A more standard way to express the same idea would be "She could barely fit the book in her purse." Additionally, the sentence does not contain an intensive pronoun or slang.