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    Question

    Read each sentence to find out whether there is any

    grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark тАШNo errorтАЩ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any). He never said nothing (A) about the missing documents, (B) which made the situation (C) even more suspicious. (D)/ No error (E)
    A A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E E Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The phrase "never said nothing" is a double negative, which is grammatically incorrect in standard English.Using both "never" and "nothing" creates a contradiction тАФ it implies he did say something. The correct expression should be either:"He never said anything" (preferred), or"He said nothing"
    Corrected sentence: He never said anything about the missing documents, which made the situation even more suspicious.

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