is "She couldn't hardly fit the book in her purse." Double Negative Incorrect Intensive Pronoun Slang
The sentence "She couldn't hardly fit the book in her purse" is an example of a double negative. The use of "couldn't" (which is a contraction of "could not") and "hardly" together creates a negative meaning. However, this sentence may be seen as incorrect or non-standard English because the two negatives cancel each other out, resulting in a positive meaning. A more standard way to express the same idea would be "She could barely fit the book in her purse." Additionally, the sentence does not contain an intensive pronoun or slang.
The sentence "She couldn't hardly fit the book in her purse" contains a double negative. The use of both "couldn't" (which indicates inability) and "hardly" (which also expresses a negative meaning) creates a double negative, which is considered grammatically incorrect. It can lead to confusion and may change the intended meaning of the sentence.
Additionally, the word "hardly" in this context is used as an adverb to intensify the negative meaning and can be classified as an intensive pronoun. Intensive pronouns emphasize the subject or object of a sentence, but in this particular case, it intensifies the negative sense of "couldn't."
Lastly, the sentence does not include any slang terms.