Double Negatives

There wasn't any more candy in the drawer.

• correct as is

• There wasn't no more candy in the drawer.

• There shouldn't be no candy in the drawer.

• There wouldn't be no more candy in drawer.

There isn't anything underneath the wire.

• There isn't nothing underneath the wire.

• There wasn't nothing underneath the wire.

• There shouldn't be nothing underneath the wire.

• correct

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Our friends at home hadn't no fun.

• Our friends at home won't have no fun.

• Our friends at home shouldn't have no fun.

• Our friends at home had no fun.

• Our friends at home hadn't never had fun.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

You can't see no one in this crowd.

• You don't see no one in this crowd.

• You can't see anyone in this crowd.

• Correct as is

• You shouldn't see no one in this crowd.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

My sister played basketball, but she doesn't no more.

• My sister played basketball, but she don't no more.

• My sister played basketball, but she doesn't no more.

• My sister played basketball, but she won't no more.

• My sister played basketball, but she doesn't any more.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

I hardly have no money.

• I can't have no money.

• I won't have no money.

• I don't have no money.

• I hardly have any money.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

I can't find my keys nowhere.

• Change nowhere to no how.

• I can't find my keys anywhere.

• I can't find no keys anywhere.

• I don't have my keys nowhere.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

All the witnesses claimed they didn't see anything.

• Correct as is (anything)

• All the witnesses claimed they didn't see nothing.

• All the witnesses claimed they can't see nothing.

• two negative words used together in the same sentence sounds great

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

There aren't no presents left to open.

• There aren't any presents left to open.

• There won't be no presents left to open.

• There aren't never presents left to open.

• There's never no presents left to open.

The hospital won't allow no more visitors.

• The hospital couldn't allow no more visitors.

• The hospital wouldn't allow no more visitors.

• The hospital won't allow anymore visitors.

• The hospital shouldn't allow no more visitors.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D