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Sb70012 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Not hardly any of those kinds

The shopkeeper has …… of costly books.
a)hardly any of those kinds (Answer Key)
b)hardly some of those kind
c)hardly some of those kinds
d)not hardly any of those kinds

Source: school exam

Hello,
Can option D also work here?
Some say that D can work but it will have a different meaning and some other say that D can not work at all.
What's your opinion?

Thank you.
  

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sb70012 Can option D also work here? Some say that D can work but it will have a different meaning and some other say that D can not work at all. What's your opinion?

— MrGuedes

  • sb70012 Can option D also work here?
  • Some say that D can work but it will have a different meaning and some other say that D can not work at all.
  • What's your opinion?
  • Well, option D would have the completely opposite meaning.
  • And the construction ‘not hardly’ sounds weird to me, so I would say it is probably not acceptable (but I'm not sure).
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sb70012Can option D also work here?
Some say that D can work but it will have a different meaning and some other say that D can not work at all.
What's your opinion?
Well, option D would have the completely opposite meaning. And the construction ‘not hardly’ sounds weird to me, so I would say it is probably not acceptable (but I'm not sure).
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Not hardly is incorrect or non-standard English.

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