Double Negatives Quiz 7 (30 MCQs)

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1. That won't do you no good.
2. Apply proper grammar rules to eliminate double negatives in the following sentence:'I don't want no one to know about the surprise.'
3. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:All the witnesses claimed that they didn't see (nothing, anything).
4. The Dallas Cowboys won last night; the Patriots won .....
5. Choose the correct contraction. I ..... did not ..... see the sign.
6. We did not meet ..... at Markeisha's party.
7. The students said they didn't see ..... when the books fell.
8. Identify the double negative in the following sentence:'I can't find no solution to this problem.'
9. A poor attitude won't get you .....
10. Which of the following sentences contains a double negative? A) I don't want none of that. B) I don't want any of that. C) I don't want none of those. D) I don't want any of those.
11. I can't ever see a dinosaur because they are extinct.Is this sentences correct?
12. What does negative mean when we're talking about contractions with the word not?
13. You ..... scarcely recognize her.
14. Identify the double negative: "He never said nothing to me."
15. I ..... ever been to Cape Cod.
16. Identify the double negative: "She isn't going nowhere this weekend."
17. I could not see ..... way to help.
18. My sister played basketball, but she doesn't no more.
19. She doesn't like chocolate.
20. What is the correct way to rewrite the sentence 'I can't hardly wait for the weekend' to avoid a double negative?
21. He doesn't have nothing but the clothes on his back.
22. He ..... dinner for his family every night.
23. Which of the following sentences uses a double negative correctly? a) I don't have no money. b) I don't have any money. c) I don't have no money left.
24. Read the sentence. Choose the correct word in parenthesis.I don't have ( any, no ) food left in the kitchen.
25. People in the United States ..... not afraid to try new things.
26. Read the sentence below. Choose the correct word in parenthesis.The mission was so top secret that Evan couldn't tell ( nobody, anybody ) about it.
27. Mrs. Balkam wouldn't let ..... touch her designer purse.
28. I can't understand ..... the aliens are saying.
29. Determine if the sentence is correct or incorrect:The new disease wasn't non-infectious.
30. The instructions were ..... confusing.