This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Negation > Avoiding Double Negatives – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Avoiding Double Negatives Quiz 1 (25 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. 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