Question
Rewrite each sentence below correcting the double negative.
1. The shoppers looked for bargains at the store, but there weren't none.
Answer: The shoppers looked for bargains at the store, but there were none.
2. She couldn't hardly say her own name.
Answer: Do not have to change anything in this sentence.
3. The girl hasn't ever told no one about her secret.
Answer: The girl hasn't ever told anyone about her secret.
4. I won't never get to go to the movies now.
Answer: I won't ever get to go to the movies now.
5. There wasn't no gas left in the car.
Answer: There wasn't any gas left in the car.
Please be so kind as to double check my answers.
Thank you
Patrick
1. The shoppers looked for bargains at the store, but there weren't none.
Answer: The shoppers looked for bargains at the store, but there were none.
2. She couldn't hardly say her own name.
Answer: Do not have to change anything in this sentence.
3. The girl hasn't ever told no one about her secret.
Answer: The girl hasn't ever told anyone about her secret.
4. I won't never get to go to the movies now.
Answer: I won't ever get to go to the movies now.
5. There wasn't no gas left in the car.
Answer: There wasn't any gas left in the car.
Please be so kind as to double check my answers.
Thank you
Patrick
Answers
Reed
The ones you correct are fine. #2 does need correcting. Read it aloud to yourself and see what is wrong. "hardly" is considered a negative in this instance, so there are two negatives.
Patrick
If hardly is considered a negative in this sentence then how can I possibly change that word?
Writeacher
"couldn't hardly"
Either get rid of "n't" or get rid of "hardly."
Either get rid of "n't" or get rid of "hardly."