Use the sentence to answer the question.

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

slang
slang

sentence structure
sentence structure

intensive pronoun
intensive pronoun

double negative

Answer 1

The aspect of the sentence that shows evidence of informal language is the double negative. The phrase "couldn't hardly" is an example of using two negatives, which is considered informal in standard English.