DOUBLE NEGATIVES | English Grammar: Fixing Double Negatives! | List of Negatives in English
Using double negatives in English can make you sound uneducated or unclear. Though double negatives are often used by native speakers, they are grammatically incorrect.
A negative word is one that is used to refuse, deny, or disagree with something.
EXAMPLES: cannot, no, nobody, none, no one, not, nothing, nowhere
The use of more than one negative word in a sentence is called a double negative and is incorrect.
To correct a double negative, you should change one of the negative words.
In this video lesson, you'll see examples of some of the most common double negatives that English learners and native speakers use. You'll learn how to correct these mistakes so that your English is clear and correct.
So, without further ado, let's Get Grammarous!
