Negatives/Contractions

My uncle (could not) find his car in the parking lot.

• couldn'nt

• could'nt not

• couldn't

At first, he (did not) want to call the police.

• didn't

• didnn't

• din't

• didn't not

He (was not) sure about where he had parked it.

• wassnt'

• wasn't

• wasn't not

My father told him he (should not) wait to report it.

• shouldnn't

• shouldn't

• should've

The officers who showed up (were not) surprised about the missing car.

• wern't

• wereno't

• weren't

WHICH IS CORRECT?

• They hadn’t never received so many reports of stolen cars.

• They had never seen so many reports of stolen cars.

WHICH IS CORRECT?

• There hadn’t been no reports of a missing car in days, however.

• There hadn’t been any reports of a missing car in days, however.

WHICH IS CORRECT?

• The officers didn’t waste any time gathering information about the case.

• The officers didn’t waste no time gathering information about the case.

WHICH IS CORRECT?

• The police hadn’t caught nobody yet, but they had some leads.

• The police hadn’t caught anyone yet, but they had some leads.

WHICH IS CORRECT?

• There wasn’t anything that would keep them from solving the case.

• There wasn’t nothing that would keep them from solving the case.