Question

hich of the following sentences contains a double negative?


This candy isn’t very sweet.


This candy isn’t hardly sweet.


This candy is hardly sweet.


This candy is very sweet.
a b c d

Answer 1

The sentence that contains a double negative is:

b. This candy isn’t hardly sweet.

In this sentence, "isn't" (a contraction of "is not") and "hardly" are both negative terms, making it a double negative.