Negatives

Negatives

A word that means "no" is called a negative!

• No

• Not

• Nothing

• None

• Never

• Nowhere

• Nobody, no one

Contractions with "not" are also negatives:

• don't

• wasn't

• aren't

Rule: don't use two negatives in one sentence when writing. This is called a DOUBLE NEGATIVE.

• WRONG: Don't never talk during a movie

• RIGHT: Don't talk during a movie

• RIGHT: Never talk during a movie

• RIGHT: Don't ever talk during a movie

Multiple Choice

Find the negative word: "Don't interrupt a speaker"

• don't

• interrupt

• speaker

Multiple Choice

Find the negative word: "There is no reason to be cruel to another person."

• There

• no

• reason

• cruel

Multiple Choice

Find the negative word: "Booing another team doesn't show good sportsmanship."

• Booing

• team

• doesn't

• sportsmanship

Multiple Choice

Find the negative word: "It's difficult, but try not to call out in class!"

• difficult

• not

• call

• class

Multiple Choice

Pick the word that correctly completes the sentence. Remember to avoid double negatives!:

"Mary and I have (no, any) plans for the weekend.

• no

• any

Multiple Choice

Pick the word that correctly completes the sentence. Remember to avoid double negatives:

"Since she's a baby, Mary hasn't (never, ever) seen snow!"

• never

• ever

Multiple Choice

Pick the word that correctly completes the sentence. Remember to avoid double negatives:

I can't think of (anything, nothing) better than Book Fair Week at school!

• anything

• nothing

Multiple Choice

Pick the word that correctly completes the sentence. Remember to avoid double negatives:

"Mrs. Guthrie never goes (anywhere, nowhere) without a book."

• anywhere

• nowhere

Multiple Choice

Pick the word that correctly completes the sentence. Remember to avoid double negatives:

"Don't reach for (anything, nothing) over someone else's plate!"

• anything

• nothing

Multiple Choice

Pick the word that correctly completes the sentence. Remember to avoid double negatives:

"There isn't (nobody, anybody) who can fly."

• nobody

• anybody

Multiple Choice

Pick the word that correctly completes the sentence. Remember to avoid double negatives:

"There isn't (no one, anyone) in the kitchen."

• no one

• anyone

• Not the right answer by wanted to tell you I MISS YOU! xo, Mrs. G

Multiple Choice

Pick the word that correctly completes the sentence. Remember to avoid double negatives:

Mrs. Guthrie doesn't go (anywhere, nowhere)

• anywhere

• nowhere

• Not the right answer, just wanted you to know I MISS YOU! Love, Mrs. G