1. A mistake someone should never make!
Double Negatives
A mistake someone should never make!

2. Double Negatives
Double negatives are two negative words used in a sentence.
This combination gives the clause a positive meaning rather than the intended negative meaning.
Incorrect
I have not seen no evidence of employee theft.
Correct
I have seen no evidence of employee theft.
I have not seen any evidence of employee theft.

3. Double Negatives Incorrect
I couldn’t hardly believe that the computer was missing.
Correct
I could hardly believe that the computer was missing.
I could not believe that the computer was missing.
I can’t go nowhere until I help these customers.
I can go nowhere until I help these customers.
I cannot go anywhere until I help these customers.

4. Correcting Double Negatives
Replace one of the negative words with a positive word.
For Example:
Instead of saying, “I don't have none," you would correct it to say "I don't have any”.
In this instance, a negative + negative construction becomes a negative + positive construction

5. Now, Let’s Practice…
Copy the sentences and make corrections to the double negatives found in each sentence.
I hardly got no money.
I ain’t got nothing to eat.
The pilot could not find nowhere to land.