Double Negatives

Identify the double negative in the following sentence: 'I can't get no satisfaction.'

• can't get no

• can't achieve none

• can't receive any

• can't find no

Which of the following sentences contains a double negative? A) I don't want none of that. B) I don't want any of that. C) I don't want none of those. D) I don't want any of those.

• A) I don't want none of that.

• D) I don't want none of that.

• C) I don't want none of these.

• B) I don't want any of those.

In the sentence 'I didn't see nothing,' what is the correct way to rewrite it without a double negative?

• I didn't see no one.

• I didn't see nobody.

• I didn't see none.

• I didn't see anything.

Explain why using double negatives in writing is considered incorrect.

• Double negatives are commonly used in formal writing to add emphasis.

• Double negatives make the writing more complex and difficult to understand.

• Double negatives emphasize the negativity of a statement, which is preferred in writing.

• Double negatives cancel each other out, leading to a positive meaning, which is not the intended effect in standard English grammar.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

Rewrite the sentence 'I can't hardly wait' without using a double negative.

• I can't hardly not wait

• I can wait hardly

• I can't wait hardly

• I can hardly wait

Identify the double negative in the sentence: 'She never said nothing about it.'

• said nothing

• nothing about

• never said nothing

• never said

Which of the following sentences does not contain a double negative? A) I can't hardly believe it. B) I can hardly believe it. C) I can't believe it hardly. D) I hardly can believe it.

• C) I can hardly can't believe it.

• A) I can't believe it hardly.

• B) I can hardly believe it.

• D) I can't hardly believe it.

Explain the impact of using double negatives on the clarity of a sentence.

• Using double negatives has no impact on the clarity of a sentence.

• Double negatives can enhance the clarity of a sentence.

• Double negatives always improve the understanding of a sentence.

• Double negatives can make the sentence unclear and difficult to interpret.

Rewrite the sentence 'I don't need no help' without using a double negative.

• I don't need help.

• I need no help.

• I need some help.

• I don't need any help.

Identify the double negative in the following sentence: 'There ain't nobody here.'

• ain't nobody

• aren't nobody

• no one here

• isn't nobody