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Standard English Debate Quick Check
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Question
Use the sentence to answer the question.
I couldn't hardly hear the teacher because the other students were making too much noise.
Which aspect of the sentence shows evidence of informal language?
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sentence structure
sentence structure
slang
slang
double negative
double negative
intensive pronoun
intensive pronoun
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Standard English Debate Quick Check
4 of 54 of 5 Items
Question
Use the sentence to answer the question.
I couldn't hardly hear the teacher because the other students were making too much noise.
Which aspect of the sentence shows evidence of informal language?
(1 point)
Responses
sentence structure
sentence structure
slang
slang
double negative
double negative
intensive pronoun
intensive pronoun
Skip to navigation
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The aspect of the sentence that shows evidence of informal language is the **double negative**. The phrase "couldn't hardly" combines two negatives, which is typically considered informal and incorrect in standard English.