Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence has an underlined part. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your response. Otherwise, mark your answer as (4).

I never have ever eaten snails or frog legs.

  1. Never have I ever

  2. I never have I ever

  3. Ever have I never

  4. No improvement required

  5. .
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A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. 'Never have I ever' is correct. It avoids two negatives in the same clause. 'Never' means at no time. 'Ever' means at any time.

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