Although she had been hired a by the magazine to write book reviews b she knew scarcely nothin...........

English ( Master) Adverbs

Although she had been hired (a) / by the magazine to write book reviews (b) / she knew scarcely nothing (c) / about current fiction (d) No error (e).

Correct Answer is (c). ‘Scarcely nothing’ is a double negative. The sentence must be read ‘Scarcely anything’.

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