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What's a Double Negative in this sentence

Sidney couldn't do nothing with her hair.

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Which sentence uses a double negative correctly?

Willie did not have no money to spend at the store today.

Bella couldn't understand nothing that she learned in Spanish class last year.

Parker and I don't know nobody in the sailing industry.

Regina was not unpopular with her peers.

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Step-by-step explanation:

"I didn't do nothing" as a double negative gives the meaning of a weakened affirmative in standard English. It is equivalent to “I did something”. "I didn't do nothing" may retain its negative meaning when it is sometimes used in non-standard or informal English

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