What should you do to the following sentence to avoid using a double negative?
Even with glasses on, she didn't never see well.
A. Leave the sentence as is.
B. Even with glasses on, sue didn't ever see well.
C. Even with glasses on, she never saw nothing well.
D. Even with glasses on, she couldn't never see well.
What do you think?
Correct.
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To avoid using a double negative in the sentence "Even with glasses on, she didn't never see well," you should modify the sentence so that it no longer contains two negative words. A double negative can create confusion and make the sentence grammatically incorrect.
Option A, which suggests leaving the sentence as is, would not be the correct choice because it would maintain the double negative.
Option B, "Even with glasses on, she didn't ever see well," eliminates the double negative by changing "didn't never" to "didn't ever." This option is correct because it removes the double negative while conveying the same meaning as the original sentence.
Option C, "Even with glasses on, she never saw nothing well," introduces another double negative by replacing "didn't never" with "never saw nothing." This would make the sentence even more confusing and grammatically incorrect, so it is not the correct choice.
Option D, "Even with glasses on, she couldn't never see well," also contains a double negative by combining "couldn't" and "never." This would also make the sentence unclear and grammatically incorrect, so it is not the correct choice.
Therefore, the correct answer is B. Even with glasses on, she didn't ever see well.