double negatives ppt
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Double Negatives
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 ave nothin But no-one didn’t answered
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.
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
Incorrect He never cooks nothing exciting
for dinner.
Correct He never cooks anything exciting
for dinner.
Incorrect We can't hardly wait for a change
in the menu.
Correct We can hardly wait for a change
in the menu.
Correct We can't wait for a change in the
menu.
Incorrect You haven't been reading no
books on how to cook bugs, have you?
correct You haven't been reading any
books on how to cook bugs, have you?
Correct You haven't been reading books
on how to cook bugs, have you?
Words combined with n't and the word not are negative words.
Incorrect Lisa did not feel nothing.
Correct Lisa felt nothing.
Give yourself a test. . They didn't have tickets.
(any, no)
. Our team hasn't won the league title. (never, ever)
Try these. He didn't bring of the food.
(any, none)
Haven't you been to a football game? (ever, never)
Now, try these. I have not seen on the
field yet. (anybody, nobody)
She didn't see the coach . (nowhere, anywhere)
Let’s see how you do on these.
Their team doesn't have poor players. (any, no)
We can't find the basketball . (nowhere, anywhere)
Always remember:
Don't use no double negatives. . .
Or maybe we should say,
Don’t use any double negatives!