This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Negation > Avoiding Double Negatives – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Avoiding Double Negatives Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We (could, couldn't) hardly see through the fog. A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 2. I won't (a) give up. A) A. ever. B) Never. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. ever. 3. The children do not need (no, any) candy. A) No. B) Any. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Any. 4. Choose the word that makes the sentence correct.Jesse (could, couldn't) barely see the top of the waterfalls A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 5. Santiago couldn't eat (anything, nothing) A) Anything. B) Nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anything. 6. There ..... no reason to worry about the weather this weekend. A) Isn't. B) Is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 7. A negative is a word that makes a sentence mean "no." The words no, no one, nobody, none, nothing, nowhere, and never are negatives. The word not andcontractions with not are also negatives. Using two negatives together is called a double negative. Never use two negativestogether in a sentence. Which of the following is a double negative? A) I won't never go. B) I will never go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will never go. 8. There weren't (any, no) napkins on the table. A) No. B) Any. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Any. 9. I can't find the sugar (anywhere, nowhere). A) Anywhere. B) Nowhere. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anywhere. 10. There isn't going to be ..... more snow tomorrow. A) Any. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any. 11. Sean (is, isn't) ever going to try rice pudding. A) Isn't. B) Is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 12. Which of the following is a double negative? A) Nobody has nothing to do. B) Nobody has anything to do. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nobody has anything to do. 13. ..... touch the bottom of a hot biscuit. A) Ever. B) Never. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Never. 14. Choose the word that makes the sentence correct.The weather forecaster promised there (would, wouldn't) be no rain today. A) Would. B) Wouldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 15. Choose the word that makes the sentence correct.Don't worry, it isn't (nothing, anything) important. A) Nothing. B) Anything. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anything. 16. Our group (will, will not ) never be able to finish the project on time. A) Will. B) Will not. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 17. I did not notice ..... IPad sitting on the desk. A) Any. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any. 18. Choose the word that makes the sentence correct.Alejandro (has, hasn't) never been to Tennessee. A) Has. B) Hasn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 19. Choose the word that makes the sentence correct.We wouldn't (ever, never) need three tractors on our small farm. A) Never. B) Ever. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ever. 20. You ..... barely recognize Mrs. Burris without her makeup! A) Can. B) Cannot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 21. You shouldn't (ever, never) touch a lit flame. A) Ever. B) Never. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ever. 22. She ..... never put sugar in her hot cocoa. A) Would. B) Wouldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 23. I don't know (anyone, no one) who doesn't enjoy cake. A) No one. B) Anyone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anyone. 24. She (would, wouldn't) never put sharp knives on the table. A) Would. B) Wouldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 25. Choose the word that makes the sentence correct.The bird-watchers saw scarcely (no, any) bald eagles this year. A) No. B) Any. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Any. 26. I won't have (anything, nothing) but water with my lunch. A) Anything. B) Nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anything. 27. Choose the word that makes the sentence correct.Our team (had, hadn't) ever beaten the Chargers until today. A) Had. B) Hadn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't. 28. The tear in his shirt (was, was not) barely noticeable. A) Was. B) Was not. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 29. The teacher did not say (nothing, anything) interesting all class period. A) Nothing. B) Anything. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anything. 30. One rule to avoid using double negatives is to remove the first negative element of the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. We haven't eaten ..... of the food we bought the other day. A) Any. B) None. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any. 32. They didn't go (a) . A) A. anywhere. B) Nowhere. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. anywhere. 33. There ..... no clean plates. A) Are. B) Aren't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 34. Choose the word that makes the sentence correct.I didn't see (no, any) one I knew at the game. A) No. B) Any. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Any. 35. I haven't gone to (a) of your games. A) A. any. B) None. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. any. 36. Choose the word that makes the sentence correct.Early Spanish explorers searched that area of Florida for gold, but they didn't find (none, any). A) None. B) Any. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Any. 37. Why doesn't (nobody, somebody) make some lunch? A) Nobody. B) Somebody. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somebody. 38. Choose the word that makes the sentence correct.The club officers never do (any, none) of the work themselves. A) Any. B) None. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any. 39. Choose the word that makes the sentence correct.We (could, couldn't) hardly hear the guest speaker. A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 40. Choose the word that makes the sentence correct.He didn't do (anything, nothing) about that cut on his arm. A) Anything. B) Nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anything. 41. Choose the word that makes the sentence correct.The detective shouted, "Don't (anybody, nobody) move!" A) Anybody. B) Nobody. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anybody. 42. Choose the word that makes the sentence correct.The Paynes didn't go (nowhere, anywhere) special during the three-day holiday weekend. A) Nowhere. B) Anywhere. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anywhere. 43. There (are, aren't) no clean plates for lunch. A) Are. B) Aren't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 44. Choose the word that makes the sentence correct.Your answer doesn't make (no, any) difference to me. A) No. B) Any. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Any. 45. If you can't decide, don't buy (a) A) A. anything. B) Nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. anything. 46. You ..... barely recognize Ms. Lowe without her makeup! A) Can. B) Cannot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 47. Choose the word that makes the sentence correct.Because of the strong wind and heavy rain, we (could, couldn't) scarcely find our way home. A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 48. Esther ..... vote at first. A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't. 49. There (are, aren't) no weeds left in the garden. A) Are. B) Aren't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 50. Choose the word that makes the sentence correct.The cafeteria didn't serve (anything, nothing) I like today. A) Anything. B) Nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anything. 51. (a) is possible if you work hard for what you want to accomplish. A) A. Anything. B) Nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Anything. 52. Jasmine didn't have (no, any) ketchup for her fries. A) No. B) Any. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Any. 53. There ..... any cookies left to serve with coffee. A) Were. B) Weren't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't. 54. Eating junk food won't do you (a) good. A) A. any. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. any. 55. I don't know ..... who doesn't enjoy a cup of hot cocoa. A) Anyone. B) No one. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anyone. 56. A double negative is formed by two negative elements in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. I could not see (any, no) way to help her out of the mess she was in. A) Any. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any. 58. The wind was so strong Jerzyland ..... hardly stand it. A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 59. This food doesn't have (a) taste. A) A. any. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. any. 60. I cannot find my money (anywhere, nowhere)! A) Anywhere. B) Nowhere. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anywhere. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAvoiding Double Negatives Quiz 2Affirmative Negative And Double Negative Sentences QuizDouble Comparisons And Double Negatives QuizDouble Negatives QuizNegative Words And Adverbs QuizPositive And Negative Sentences Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books