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Identify the problem in the sentence

James didn't have no idea that we were coming today
A. double comparison
B. illogical comparison
C. double negative
D. incorrect degree of modifier

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C double negative. “Didn’t ” and “no” are both negatives, the correct answer should be “Jason didn’t have any idea that we were coming today”
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C double negative: didn’t, no
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