Multiple choice

Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

I (1) don't have but (2) a dollar and that will (3) scarcely pay my (4) hotel bill. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)
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Explanation

Delete don't. This is the error of using double negative in a sentence. Adverbs; scarcely and hardly are already negative and to add another negative with them will introduce redundancy in the sentence. 

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