<p>:p</p>
<p>John does not want to do his research since it is hardly worth the effort. No Error</p>
<p>Go!!!!!!!!! Which underlined section is incorrect? :D</p>
<p>No error?
If not, enlighten me</p>
<p>It’s “hardly”</p>
<p>Double negative, because “not” and “hardly” cannot be in the sentence.</p>
<p>Haha, that’s so subtle…</p>
<p>So what would be the correction to the word?</p>
<p>“because it is not worth the effort” is one possible correction.</p>
<p>But then the sentence has 2 nots…</p>
<p>isn’t that double negative then?</p>
<p>I don’t wanna sound pretentious here but … ‘double negative’ is an error of using two negative connotations in the same clause, not the same sentence…</p>
<p>The sentence is correct, if not, someone please enlighten me.</p>
<p>[double</a> negatives](<a href=“http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/grammar/doubneg.html]double”>http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/grammar/doubneg.html)</p>
<p>My sentence was a modified version of this sentence, which contains the same error:</p>
<p>The researcher decided not to run the test again because the results from previous tests were hardly reliable.</p>
<p>I still can’t digest that the sentence is a double negative. I am pretty sure that the sentence has no error.</p>
<p>logically thinking, One doesn’t want to do the research because the effort it requires is not worth it.</p>
<p>[Accu</a> Assist – Grammar Tips & Tidbits Archive – Double Negatives](<a href=“http://www.accu-assist.com/grammar-tips-archive/GrammarTip_double-negatives.htm]Accu”>http://www.accu-assist.com/grammar-tips-archive/GrammarTip_double-negatives.htm)</p>
<p>Double negatives are acceptable when they are in different clauses.</p>
<p>nothingto: Pretty damn sure that sentence is correct. You can’t have hardly and not ADJACENT to each other.</p>
<p>IF THIS IS ON A TEST BOOK …I WOULDN’T BE SURPRISED IF THIS WAS PR…</p>
<p>PR has hypos …(super typos)</p>
<pre><code>Question: I do not believe this problem has no error.
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<p>Is it a right sentence then ?</p>
<p>@hgsoloco: No. THAT’s a double negative if you’re trying to say that you think the sentence doesn’t have an error.</p>
<p>Then why is the one up there right?</p>
<p>1st Post = no error</p>
<p>you cant replace hardly with anything plausible</p>
<p>@hgsoloco: The two negatives are in the same clause so it’s incorrect. The one in the OP is right because the two negatives are in different clauses.</p>
<p>I’ll ignore the above and add my own math question. The following is a level 4 or 5 free-response question.</p>
<p>Suppose that m and n are positive integers such that mn > 15. If 15mn is a perfect square, what is the least possible value of mn?</p>
<p>is mn 24?</p>
<p>Since it is the only positive integer above 15 that creates a perfect square (360)</p>
<p>No. (360 isn’t a perfect square.)</p>