DoubleNegatives-Linton-StocktonHighSchool.pptVIP

Double Negatives A double negative contains two negative words: He doesnt even know no one My sister used to play.. um basketball.. but she doesnt no more They don’t ave nothin But no-one didn’t answered Correcting Double Negatives The clause I dont have none contains two negative words—the contraction dont and the adjective none. If you dont have none, then you do have some. To express a negative idea, you should use only one negative word. Remember: In addition to such negative words as never, no, none, and not, the words scarcely, hardly, and barely function as negatives and should