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In the sentence below, find the part that contains an error. If the sentence is correct as it stands, choose "No error".

  • A.After toiling very hard
  • B.over a long period
  • C.he found
  • D.he had hardly made no profit at all.
  • E.No error.

Answer: D

The error is in he had hardly made no profit at all.

Hardly is already a negative, so no doubles it. The sentence needs hardly any profit at all.

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