Avoiding Double Negatives Answers

Directions:

  1. Identify the sentences below by using the following code:

C     correct                     I     incorrect

2. Correct the incorrect items on the lines provided.

Example:

I There isn’t no muscle in the body stronger than the tongue.

There isn’t any muscle I the body stronger than the tongue.

C 1. No insects have lungs.

I 2. Scarcely no train stations are larger than Grand Central Station in New York City.

Scarcely any train stations are larger than Grand Central Station in New York City.

I 3. I don’t have nothing in my purse, so I don’t care if it’s stolen.

I don’t have anything in my purse, so I don’t care if it’s stolen.

C 4. Plate armor could not be penetrated easily because its smooth surfaces deflected blows.

I 5. Jerry never visited no place he liked better than home, so he finally started staying home most of the time.

Jerry never visited any place he liked better than home, so he finally started staying home most of the time.

C 6. I don’t think I should be expected to see a dog in a constellation made up of only two stars.

C 7. Exercise helps dieters lose fat, not muscle.

I 8. We will never accept no new production standards.

We will never accept any new production standards.

I 9. Manx cats hardly have no tails.

Manx cats have hardly any tails.

I 10. Vultures do not make no noises except for occasional hisses.

Vultures do not make any noises except for occasional hisses.

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