This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Negation > Double Negatives – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Double Negatives Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. -5-(-17) ..... Which addition sentence represents the same problem? A) -5 + 17. B) -5 + (-17). C) 5 + (-17). D) 5 + 17. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -5 + 17. 2. Which of the following sentences uses a double negative correctly? a) I can't find my keys nowhere. b) I can't find my keys anywhere. c) I can't find my keys no place. A) I can't find my keys anywhere. B) I can't find my keys nothing. C) I can't find my keys no where. D) I can't find my keys everywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't find my keys anywhere. 3. Determine if the sentence is correct or incorrect:The price of the car is not insignificant. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 4. -3-5 A) -8. B) 8. C) -2. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -8. 5. Kids shouln't never steal from their teacher. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 6. Explain why using double negatives in writing is considered incorrect. A) Double negatives are commonly used in formal writing to add emphasis. B) Double negatives make the writing more complex and difficult to understand. C) Double negatives emphasize the negativity of a statement, which is preferred in writing. D) Double negatives cancel each other out, leading to a positive meaning, which is not the intended effect in standard English grammar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Double negatives cancel each other out, leading to a positive meaning, which is not the intended effect in standard English grammar. 7. You can't see no one in this crowd. A) You don't see no one in this crowd. B) You can't see anyone in this crowd. C) Correct as is. D) You shouldn't see no one in this crowd. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You can't see anyone in this crowd. 8. I didn't bring ..... magazines to read during the trip. A) Any. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any. 9. Choose the correct contraction. She ..... has not ..... been here before. A) Hasn't. B) Haven't. C) Won't. D) Isn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hasn't. 10. Katerin didn't see ..... in the gym at that time. A) Anybody. B) Nobody. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anybody. 11. I ..... ever been to New York City. A) Have. B) Haven't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Haven't. 12. Choose the correct contraction.Chompy does not eat people. A) Do. B) Hasn't. C) Doesn't. D) Won't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doesn't. 13. Jenna didn't have (no, any) food in her lunchbox. A) No. B) Any. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Any. 14. Jim can't find ..... pictures of that castle. A) Any. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any. 15. Choose the sentence that is free of double negatives. A) I don't want no trouble. B) She doesn't have no idea. C) He can't find his phone nowhere. D) They don't have any questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They don't have any questions. 16. He won't not give up until he finishes the race.Is this sentences correct? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 17. I didn't do ..... over the weekend. A) Anythting. B) Nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anythting. 18. You don't not swim very fast. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 19. Choose the correct contraction. They ..... have not ..... finished their homework. A) Haven't. B) Hasn't. C) Won't. D) Don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haven't. 20. Identify the error in the sentence: "He can't find no reason to stay." A) The use of "can't" and "no" creates a double negative. B) The word "reason" should be replaced with "excuse.". C) The word "stay" should be replaced with "remain.". D) The sentence is correct as it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The use of "can't" and "no" creates a double negative. 21. I can't find my keys nowhere. A) Change nowhere to no how. B) I can't find my keys anywhere. C) I can't find no keys anywhere. D) I don't have my keys nowhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I can't find my keys anywhere. 22. What is the error in the sentence: "We hadn't scarcely enough orange juice for the family at breakfast yesterday" ? A) The use of "hadn't" and "scarcely" creates a double negative. B) The word "scarcely" should be replaced with "barely.". C) The sentence is correct as it is. D) The word "enough" should be replaced with "sufficient.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The use of "hadn't" and "scarcely" creates a double negative. 23. -8-(-6) = A) -14. B) 14. C) -2. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -2. 24. The wind was so strong Mrs. Peterson ..... hardly stand it. A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 25. Identify the double negative: "I don't know nothing about it." A) I know something about it. B) Don't nothing. C) I don't know everything about it. D) I don't know anything about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't nothing. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDouble Negatives Quiz 1Double Negatives Quiz 2Double Negatives Quiz 3Double Negatives Quiz 4Double Negatives Quiz 5Double Negatives Quiz 7Double Negatives Quiz 8Double Negatives Quiz 9Double Negatives Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books