1. Avoiding Double Negatives

2. Negative Words
A negative word is a word that implies that something does not exist or happen.
Some common negative words are as follows:
Barely none can’t
Hardly no don’t
Neither nobody hasn’t
Never nothing
No one nowhere
Not scarcely

3. Double Negatives
A double negative occurs when two negative words are used where only one is needed.
Ex.
Incorrect: You don’t have no business climbing Mt. Rushmore.
Correct: You don’t have any business climbing Mt. Rushmore. or
You have no business climbing Mt. Rushmore.