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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
Mother does not hardly(A)/know what happened(B)/in school yesterday. (C)/No error(D)

  1. A
    A
  2. B
    B
  3. C
    C
  4. D
    D

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Part (A) contains an error due to the usage of a double negative.
The word "hardly" is a negative adverb meaning 'scarcely' or 'almost not'. Using "does not" along with "hardly" creates an ungrammatical double negative statement.

The correct sentence structure should be: "Mother hardly knows what happened..." or "Mother does not know what happened..."

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
Mother does not hardly(A)/know what happened(B)/in school yesterday. (C)/No error(D)
A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D

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