Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Common Mistakes in English - Double Negatives

From Kenneth Beare,
Your Guide to English as 2nd Language.
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Double Negatives

When using the negative form of a verb (e.g. He isn't working ..., They aren't going to ...) do not use a negative quantifier such as nobody, nowhere, etc.

Examples:

They aren't going anywhere special. NOT They aren't going nowhere special.
She hasn't spoken to anyone yet. NOT She hasn't spoken to nobody yet.


do you understand the rules?? feel free to test urself here. :-)

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