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Standard English Debate Quick Check
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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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Responses

sentence structure
sentence structure

slang
slang

double negative
double negative

intensive pronoun
intensive pronoun
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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.