Which change should be made to the following sentence to avoid using a double negative?
Until I went to New York, I had never been nowhere with such tall buildings.
a)Leave the sentence as is.
b)Until I went to New York,I never been anywhere with such tall buildings.
c)Until I went to New York, I never been nowhere with such tall buildings.
d)Until I went to New York, I had not been nowhere with such tall buildings.
Is the answer a?
No.
The words, "never" and "nowhere," show that this is a double negative.
You've left a word out in both b and c.
a)Leave the sentence as is.
b)Until I went to New York, I had never been anywhere with such tall buildings.
c)Until I went to New York, I never been nowhere with such tall buildings.
d)Until I went to New York, I had not been nowhere with such buildings.
Sorry about that.
Is the answer d?
No.
Is the answer B?
Yes.
No, the answer is not (a). The sentence contains a double negative, which creates confusion and can change the intended meaning. To avoid using a double negative, the correct change should be made.
The correct option is (b):
Until I went to New York, I had never been anywhere with such tall buildings.
This revised sentence removes the double negative by changing "nowhere" to "anywhere." This change clarifies the meaning of the sentence and makes it grammatically correct.