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Nadiniana Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Double negation
I want to negate a negation to make a sentence affirmative. How can I do this?
Exaple: Oh, you have no apples! - I do not have no apples, I have one.
There is nobody in the room. - No, there is not nobody in the room, Jack is there.
May it be coorect? if not, how can I put the phrase with double negation? Is it used in English at least in informal speech?
Exaple: Oh, you have no apples! - I do not have no apples, I have one.
There is nobody in the room. - No, there is not nobody in the room, Jack is there.
May it be coorect? if not, how can I put the phrase with double negation? Is it used in English at least in informal speech?
Top answer
In general, we don't use double negatives. Nadiniana I do not have no apples, This should be I do not have any apples. Double negatives can occasionally be used to make an affirmative sentence.
- In general, we don't use double negatives.
- Nadiniana I do not have no apples, This should be I do not have any apples.
- Double negatives can occasionally be used to make an affirmative sentence.
- There is a famous TV ad in the States that says, "Nobody doesn't like Sarah Lee", which means that everyone does like the bakery products.
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In general, we don't use double negatives.
Double negatives can occasionally be used to make an affirmative sentence. There is a famous TV ad in the States that says, "Nobody doesn't like Sarah Lee", which means that everyone does like the bakery products.
NadinianaI do not have no apples,This should be I do not have any apples.
Double negatives can occasionally be used to make an affirmative sentence. There is a famous TV ad in the States that says, "Nobody doesn't like Sarah Lee", which means that everyone does like the bakery products.
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PhilipThis should be I do not have any apples.Uhm, but she wants to say she has actually got one apple!
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NadinianaExaple: Oh, you have no apples! - I do not have no apples, I have one.Some forms of double negations can sometime cause people to frown. Examples:
There is nobody in the room. - No, there is not nobody in the room, Jack is there.
I don't want nothing.
don't give me no excuse.
He doesn't hardly calls his mother.
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Nadiniana,
If you want to disagree with someone, use "Yes" or "No."
Examples:
"Yes I do."
"Yes he is."
"Yes you are."
"No I didn't."
"No I shouldn't."
Examples:
A: Oh, you have no apples!
B: Yes I do. I have one.
A: There is nobody in the room.
B: Yes there is.
If you want to disagree with someone, use "Yes" or "No."
Examples:
"Yes I do."
"Yes he is."
"Yes you are."
"No I didn't."
"No I shouldn't."
Examples:
A: Oh, you have no apples!
B: Yes I do. I have one.
A: There is nobody in the room.
B: Yes there is.
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Thank you, everybody.
Actually, we use double negation as a grammar construction in Russian in informal speech.
"I do not have no apples" - I would say so (in russian, of course) if I mean that you are wrong considering I have no apples. And I wonder if there is such construction in Eglish.
Actually, we use double negation as a grammar construction in Russian in informal speech.
"I do not have no apples" - I would say so (in russian, of course) if I mean that you are wrong considering I have no apples. And I wonder if there is such construction in Eglish.
PhilipDouble negatives can occasionally be used to make an affirmativ
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