Unit 4 Lesson 5: Negatives Page 198

Some negatives are also modifiers Negatives are words that mean “no” or “not”. You can contract “not” to “n’t” when it is used with a verb Did not  didn’t Not, never, nowhere, barely, hardly, scarcely

Remember to avoid double negatives A double negative is the incorrect use of two negatives for one idea. I don’t scarcely use my old typewriter anymore. (incorrect) The typewriter isn’t as fast as no computer. (incorrect) To avoid double negatives, substitute positive words for negative ones. Neither  either Nothing  anything Nowhere  anywhere

Try it out – page 199, 1-10 in your notes

Fantastic. Now do 11-25 in your notes. Please remember these are due before our next Grammar period. It is your responsibility to complete them before then.