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 Now that we can identify double negatives, let's see if we know how to correct them. Each tab below contains a sentence using double negatives. Edit the sentence so that only one negative word is used, then check your answer.
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Read the sentence below. It does not use negative words correctly. Edit it and rewrite the sentence correctly. Then, click the Show Me button to check your work.
Laura can't have no friends over this weekend.
How can you rewrite this sentence to correct the double negative?
Laura can't have any friends over this weekend.
or
Laura can have no friends over this weekend.
Read the sentence below. It does not use negative words correctly. Edit it and rewrite the sentence correctly. Then, click the Show Me button to check your work.
I hadn't noticed nobody in the room.
How can you rewrite this sentence to correct the double negative?
I hadn't noticed anybody in the room.
or
I had noticed nobody in the room
Read the sentence below. It does not use negative words correctly. Edit it and rewrite the sentence correctly. Then, click the Show Me button to check your work.
This pen doesn't have no ink left.
How can you rewrite this sentence to correct the double negative?
This pen doesn't have any ink left.
or
This pen has no ink left.