Grammar and Language Workbook

9. Jim hasn’t made friends with none of the other counselors.
10. Rachel wasn’t sure about nothing on the test.
11. I locked the door, but I didn’t lock no windows.
12. Mike didn’t want to fix the old car, and neither did I.
13. We realized too late that we hadn’t packed no can opener.
14. Carol’s bus didn’t come no earlier yesterday.
15. You are not permitted to drop no classes after this week.
16. Rami didn’t like to drink nothing containing caffeine.
17. The driver’s window doesn’t open, and the horn doesn’t work.
18. Most doctors don’t have no weekend office hours.
19. Tana never knows what time it is, because she doesn’t wear no watch.
20. After Rosellen repaired the phone, it wasn’t working no better.
 Exercise 3
Circle the word in each sentence for which the word any will correct a double
negative. Write C in the blank if the sentence is correct.
Very few people can say that they never get no headaches.
1. Chronic headaches should always be reported to a doctor, to make sure there aren’t no
serious health problems.
2. Many headache sufferers have no knowledge of prevention strategies.
3. People usually get tension headaches when they don’t have no suitable outlets for
stress in their lives.
4. There isn’t no single best way to avoid tension headaches.
5. It would not make no sense for all headache sufferers to use the same stress-reduction
techniques.
6. Although some stress is purely physical, most is not caused by no injury or illness.
7. Rather, emotional stress often leads to muscle tension.
8. People who get frequent headaches often cannot find relief from no over-the-counter
medications.

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