Grammar Revision

Which sentence correctly eliminates the double negative?

• There weren't but three books about that subject in the entire library.

• There weren't any books about that subject in the entire library.

• There were only three books about that subject in the entire library.

• There weren't no books about that subject in the entire library.

Which sentence correctly eliminates the double negative?

• We didn't barely escape from the burning house in time.

• We barely escaped from the burning house in time.

• We didn't escape from the burning house in time.

• We didn't hardly escape from the burning house in time.

Which sentence correctly eliminates the double negative?

• The dancers haven't no time to prepare for their cross-country tour.

• The dancers had no time to prepare for their cross-country tour.

• The dancers haven't any time to prepare for their cross-country tour.

• The dancers didn't have no time to prepare for their cross-country tour.

Which sentence correctly eliminates the double negative?

• The builders haven't scarcely finished digging the foundation for the house.

• The builders have scarcely finished digging the foundation for the house.

• The builders haven't finished digging the foundation for the house scarcely.

• The builders didn't hardly finish digging the foundation for the house.

Which sentence correctly eliminates the double negative?

• The swimmers hadn't barely enough room in the crowded pool.

• The swimmers hadn't enough room in the crowded pool.

• The swimmers had barely enough room in the crowded pool.

• The swimmers didn't have no room in the crowded pool.

Which sentence correctly eliminates the double negative?

• Omar and Isabella don't have no plans for the weekend.

• Omar and Isabella didn't have plans for the weekend.

• Omar and Isabella don't have any plans for the weekend.

• Omar and Isabella didn't hardly have plans for the weekend.

Which sentence correctly eliminates the double negative?

• The audience couldn't hardly hear a word the actors said.

• The audience could hardly hear a word the actors said.

• The audience didn't hear hardly a word the actors said.

• The audience couldn't hear no word the actors said.

Which sentence correctly eliminates the double negative?

• That billboard hadn't no images that caught my eye.

• That billboard had no images that caught my eye.

• That billboard didn't have no images that caught my eye.

• That billboard hadn't any images that caught my eye.

Which sentence correctly eliminates the double negative?

• So far, the students hadn't nothing good to say about the new class president.

• So far, the students hadn't anything good to say about the new class president.

• So far, the students didn't have nothing good to say.

• So far, the students had nothing good to say about the class president.

Which sentence correctly eliminates the double negative?

• There wasn't but one week left to study for final exams.

• There was only one week left to study for final exams.

• There wasn't any time left to study for final exams.

• There wasn't no week left to study for final exams.