Question

the big no - no! double negatives are common in casual speech and song lyrics; however, they are grammatically incorrect and one should avoid them when writing. incorrect: we don’t need no money. corrected: we don’t need any money. incorrect: i didn’t barely pass the test. corrected: i barely passed the test. remember: hardly, scarcely, and nobody are also considered negatives. directions: cross - out the double - negatives and make the sentence grammatically correct. 1. chocolate can poison canines, so never give none to your dog. 2. we don’t need no heroes—just a few true friends. 3. there isn’t hardly no time to practice before the game. 4. aaron didn’t have no money for a boat, so he made a raft. 5. krill are tiny sea animals no scarcely bigger than single - celled plants. 6. our parrot doesn’t say no words, but mimics other sounds he hears. 7. scarcely nobody showed up for the school play auditions last year. 8. so many people tried out for west side story that we couldn’t hardly cram into the space. 9. sam didn’t want no part of jake’s plan to put sea monkeys in mr. han’s class aquarium. 10. antarctica doesn’t have none of the food plants that other climates do. 11. antarctica’s ice does contain algae that aren’t no bigger than a cell. 12. i can’t think of nothing better than living on a houseboat.

Explanation:

In English grammar, double - negatives are incorrect. Words like "never", "no", "hardly", "scarcely", "nobody" are negatives. We correct the sentences by removing one of the negatives to make them grammatically correct.

Answer:

1. Chocolate can poison canines, so never give any to your dog.
2. We don't need any heroes—just a few true friends.
3. There is hardly any time to practice before the game.
4. Aaron had no money for a boat, so he made a raft.
5. Krill are tiny sea animals scarcely bigger than single - celled plants.
6. Our parrot says no words, but mimics other sounds he hears.
7. Scarcely anybody showed up for the school play auditions last year.
8. So many people tried out for West Side Story that we could hardly cram into the space.
9. Sam didn't want any part of Jake's plan to put sea monkeys in Mr. Han's class aquarium.
10. Antarctica has none of the food plants that other climates do.
11. Antarctica's ice does contain algae that are no bigger than a cell.
12. I can think of nothing better than living on a houseboat.