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Double NegativesSet 2

1Identify the error: We can't go nowhere.

2True or False:In standard English, using two negative words like 'can't' and 'nothing' in the same clause is a common way to add emphasis.

3Determine if there is a double negative in the sentence. I didn't do anything over the weekend.

4Complete the sentence to correctly avoid a double negative:After searching the whole house, I couldn't find my keys .....

5Which sentence correctly uses a word like 'hardly' or 'barely' without creating a double negative?

6No person shall be a Senator unless he is not natural-born citizen of the Philippines and, on the day of the election, is not at least thirty-five years of age

7I don't believe anybody

8Which two words create a double negative in the sentence 'He didn't bring no pencil to class'?

9How would you correct the double negative in the sentence 'I ain't got no money'?

10We don't never get to go on vacation in the summer.

11Which sentence is grammatically incorrect because it uses a word that acts like a negative along with another negative?

12What makes Wayne's hat "Lucky"?

13Some people ..... eat meat.

14In the second line you hear "it isn't impossible for it to happen" .What skill is this testing?

15Which sentence correctly revises the double negative in 'I don't want no help with my project'?

16"I don't have no friends" is a ..... negative.

17Select the version which avoids the double negative:

18Rewrite:Andrew is driving too fast on the slow lane.

19Correct the double negative in the following sentence:'He didn't do nothing to help the situation.'

20True or False: The sentence 'I haven't seen nobody at the park' is a grammatically correct negative sentence in standard English.

21Helen doesn't not know how to use chopsticks.Is this sentences correct?

22What is the double negative in this sentence?"I don't have no idea."

23I don't not eat vegetables.

24This is the first time Tim went abroad.=> Tim hasn't .....

25Strategy 8:Listen for double negative expressions.Man:I can't believe the news I heard about the concert.Woman:Well, it isn't impossible for the concert to take place.Question:What does the woman say about the concert?

26Which revision is correct? She isn't not confident.

27Choose the sentence that correctly uses a negative modifier.

28Which is a double negative?

29..... could ever imagine that Tran Thanh would have become a billionaire director.

30Which sentence is the best way to correct the double negative in 'I don't have no money for the bus'?

31Correct the sentence: "They didn't do nothing wrong."

32The sentence "I ain't got no money" uses a double negative common in some dialects but incorrect in standard written English. To correct it, you could say, "I ..... money for a new video game."

33Your classmate says, 'We don't have no time to finish the project.' Which is a grammatically correct way to state this idea?

34Your friend says, 'I ain't got no pencils.' Which is the BEST way to correct your friend's sentence for a school paper?

35Choose the correct form of the word in parentheses (avoid double-negatives):She couldn't eat (anything, nothing).

36Is this sentence a double negative:Not no one came to class.

37Negative + Negative = .....

38Complete the sentence to avoid a double negative:I looked in my backpack, but I couldn't find ..... to write with.

39I haven't read the book, and .....

40What are double negatives? Fill in the blank: Double negatives are like 'he didn't say nothing,' basically two ..... meaning words in a sentence.

41Read the sentence: 'The team was not unprepared for the final match.' Which option correctly rewrites this negative sentence as an affirmative one without changing its meaning?

42The sentence below is correctly written as:Mary doesn't have no money.