NEGATIVES-BAD English



A negative is a word that means “no”, such as not, never, nobody, nowhere, and contractions with n’t. 
 
Do not use two negatives in the same sentence. 
 
You can fix a sentence with two negatives by removing one. 

 
You can fix a sentence with two negatives by changing one negative to a positive word. 



Links

http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/grammar/doubneg.html


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_negative


http://school.discoveryeducation.com/quizzes28/aavillanueva/Grammar.html


http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/texttypes/negatives/


http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/texttypes/negatives/quiz.shtml


http://classroom.jc-schools.net/la/activities/DoubleNegatives.ppt

http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/negative.html

http://class.georgiasouthern.edu/writingc/handouts/doublenegatives1.htm


http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/texttypes/negatives/activity.shtml

http://www.asu.edu/clas/english/englished/docs/Double_Negatives_pp_25-26.pdf

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/texttypes/negatives/worksheet.shtml