Pronouns & AgreementBIntermediate

Indefinite Pronouns

Avoiding Double Negatives

In standard English, you must not use two negatives in the same clause. Do not say "I don't know nothing" — say "I don't know anything" OR "I know nothing." The mistake of using two negatives (double negative) is understood in informal speech but considered incorrect in written or formal English.

Avoiding Double Negatives

In standard English, you must not use two negatives in the same clause. Do not say "I don't know nothing" — say "I don't know anything" OR "I know nothing." The mistake of using two negatives (double negative) is understood in informal speech but considered incorrect in written or formal English.

Practice

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

She didn't sayto me all morning.

Put the words in the correct order to make a correct sentence:

Click words from the bank to place them here

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