QUESTION 1:

STATION 1: Name the grammar rule that you find in these sentences.

•         I didn't see nothing.

•         It wasn't uninteresting.
Read more at

 http://www.grammarmonster.com/glossary/double_negative.htm#00OFeHjkAhIS02UV.99

 

 

QUESTION 1:

PAIR WORK

STATION 2: With your friend watch the video and define what a double negative is?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42eEpD38Sog

 

 

QUESTION 1

STATION  3: Read the information on the website and explain what a double negative is with some examples.

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/double-negatives

 

 

 

QUESTION 1

PAIR WORK

STATION 4:  With your partner, make a dialogue about what a double negative is?

 A: Hello, can you tell me something about double negatives?

B: Yes, Double negatives are words that use ________________________.

A: Can you give me an example?

B: ______________________________

  http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/double-negatives

 

 

 

QUESTION 2:

STATION 1:

  Go to this site and make a list of all the negative words used in these sentences.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/factsheet/en31vari-l1-f-what-are-double-negatives

 

QUESTION 2:

STATION 2:

PAIR WORK

Q 2: With your friend show me the double negatives in these sentences.

1. None of us knows nothing about astronomy.
2. Last night we couldn’t see no stars through the telescope.
3. Rodney hardly said nothing.

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/factsheet/en31vari-l1-f-what-are-double-negatives

Also refer to the table given on SB Pg 255

 

QUESTION 2:

STATION 3:

  Q 2: Compare the positive, negative and double negative sentences

Positive: We can count in Spanish.

Negative : We cannot count in Spanish.

Double Negative:  We can’t hardly count in Spanish.

From Student book Pg  255

 

QUESTION 2:

STATION 4:

GROUP WORK

Q 2:  With your group, play this game to identify the double negatives.

 

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en31vari-game-double-negatives

 

 

 

 

QUESTION 3:

STATION 1:

Q 3: Read the SB Pg 255, or from the site given below, select the different ways of correcting the double negatives.

1.Remove any one of the negative.

2.Let both of them remain as it is.

3.Replace one of the negative with the positive.

4.All of them can be done.

5.None of them is correct.

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoice/rws/mslessons/grade6/lesson11/index.shtml

 

QUESTION 3:

STATION 2:

Q 3: Suggest the right way of correcting the double negative, with your friend.

1.  There isn’t no more salad in the bowl.

1.  There  isn’t ______( any, no, none) more salad in the bowl.
2. There _____ ( isn’t, is, ain’t)  no more salad in the bowl.

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoice/rws/mslessons/grade6/lesson11/index.shtml

 

 

QUESTION 3:

STATION 3:

Q 3: Match the parts to form complete correct sentences.

1. That won’t		any time for supper.
2. I ain’t got		no excuse for liars.
3. Islam gives		do you any good.

 

 http://examples.yourdictionary.com/reference/examples/examples-of-double-negatives.html

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoice/rws/mslessons/grade6/lesson11/index.shtml

 

 

 

QUESTION 3:

STATION 4:

GROUP WORK

Q 3:  You are at a restaurant and you find that a girl is arguing with the waiter, she doesn't seem to realize her 

mistake, correct her in the right way. With your group, make the following conversation and solve their problem.

Girl: Sir, I don't want no water.

Waiter: Madam, shall I bring you cold or normal water?

Girl: I said I don’t want no water, I want some soup.

Waiter: Shall I bring it now or a little later?

Girl: I can't hardly wait to have it.

Waiter: OHH! I don’t understand what she wants! Somebody please help me.

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoice/rws/mslessons/grade6/lesson11/index.shtml

 

STATION 5

Advantages

Q 1:  Why is it necessary to use correct negatives in a sentence?

http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2012/02/grammar-myths-3/

 

Disadvantages

Q 1:  Explain how a double negative in a sentence gives a wrong meaning.

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/grammar-rules-and-tips/double-negative-trouble.html

 

 

 

STATION 6

1. Can you give a suggestion for correcting double negatives in conversation?

 

http://www.easystream.net/lessonquest/language/lessons/doubleneg.html     online test