Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

  1. She

  2. did not do

  3. nothing

  4. but laugh

  5. No error
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Double negative creates confusion. Did not do nothing literally means did something, which contradicts the intended meaning. The writer meant She did nothing but laugh, not that she took some action. The correct phrasing is She did nothing but laugh.

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