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Double Negatives

Double Negatives. SPI 0401.1.7. A double negative contains two negative words:. He doesn't even know no one. My sister used to play.. um basketball.. but she doesn't no more . They don’t have nothin. But no -one didn’t answered. Correcting Double Negatives.

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Double Negatives

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  1. Double Negatives SPI 0401.1.7

  2. A double negative contains two negative words: • He doesn't even know no one. • My sister used to play.. um basketball.. but she doesn't no more . • They don’t have nothin. • But no-one didn’t answered.

  3. Correcting Double Negatives • The clause I don't have none contains two negative words—the contraction don't and the adjective none. • If you don't have none, then you do have some. To express a negative idea, you should use only one negative word.

  4. Remember: • In addition to such negative words as never, no, none, and not, the words scarcely, hardly, and barely function as negatives and should not be used with other negative words in the same clause.

  5. Incorrect • He never cooks nothing exciting for dinner. Correct • He never cooks anything exciting for dinner.

  6. Incorrect • We can't hardly wait for a change in the menu. Correct • We can hardly wait for a change in the menu.

  7. Incorrect • You haven't been reading no books on how to cook bugs, have you? Correct • You haven't been reading books on how to cook bugs, have you? or • You haven't been reading books on how to cook bugs, have you?

  8. Words combined with n't and the word not are negative words.

  9. Incorrect • Liza did not feel nothing. Correct • Liza felt nothing.

  10. Give yourself a test. • . They didn't have tickets. (any, no)

  11. GREAT JOB!! Press to return to questions

  12. OOPS! Try Again… Press to return to questions

  13. Our team hasn'twon the league title. (never, ever)

  14. GREAT JOB!! Press to return to question

  15. OOPS! Try Again… Press to return to question

  16. Try these. • He didn't bring of the food. (any, none)

  17. GREAT JOB!! Press to return to question

  18. OOPS! Try Again… Press to return to question

  19. Haven't you been to a football game? (ever, never)

  20. GREAT JOB!! Press to return to question

  21. OOPS! Try Again… Press to return to question

  22. We can't find the basketball . (nowhere, anywhere)

  23. GREAT JOB!!! Press to go back

  24. OOPS! Try Again… Press to return to question

  25. Always remember: Don'tuse no doublenegatives. . .

  26. Or maybe we should say, don’t use any double negatives!

  27. Click the computer below to take a quiz. Please print your certificate when you finish your quiz.

  28. Great Job!Now take your certificate to your teacher

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