{"id":4730,"date":"2014-06-05T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/?p=4730"},"modified":"2014-05-30T11:44:14","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T18:44:14","slug":"double-negatives-arent-correct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/double-negatives-arent-correct\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Negatives Aren&#8217;t Correct"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After answering a question on <a href=\"http:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/john-was-not-ready-to-move-to-the-new-company-because-they-h-166224.html#p1358495\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GMAT Club<\/a>, I realized that one type of error is not on every student\u2019s radar. Many students are attuned to parallelism and are vigilant about eradicating modification errors. Same goes for the more typical grammar errors\u2014students know about subject-verb agreement and pronoun-antecedent agreement.<\/p>\n<p>But double negatives have floated below the radar for students, so I\u2019d like to take this opportunity to talk about double negatives. I\u2019ll start by talking generally about negative words, and then I will move into the particulars of double negatives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Negative Words<\/h2>\n<p>Negative words in English reverse the meaning of other words. In some languages, negation requires negative words and a change to the verb. But in English, we only need a negative word.<\/p>\n<p>These negatives can apply to nouns, verbs, and adverbs, and, as such, can create a little ambiguity. But that\u2019s for another post.<\/p>\n<p><em>No<\/em> and <em>not<\/em> are the most common negative words. Others include <em>nobody<\/em>, <em>nothing<\/em>, and <em>never<\/em>. When using negative words, we don\u2019t have to include <em>no<\/em> or <em>not<\/em>. These words alone reverse the meaning.<\/p>\n<p>Using <em>nobody<\/em>, <em>nothing<\/em>, and <em>never<\/em> is quite strong and emphatic. To soften our sentences, we can use alternate forms that have the same meaning, such as <em>not anybody<\/em>, <em>not anything<\/em>, and <em>not ever<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>One quick rule about negatives\u2014at the beginning of a clause, use the negative words <em>nobody<\/em>, <em>nothing<\/em>, and <em>never<\/em>. Don\u2019t use the alternate forms with <em>not<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through\">Not anything<\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through\"> is clear<\/span>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Nothing<\/em><\/strong><em> is clear<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through\">Not anybody<\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through\"> cares<\/span>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Nobody<\/em><\/strong><em> cares.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Double Negatives<\/h2>\n<p>When someone uses two or more negative words in a sentence, it\u2019s called a double negative.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the neater rules in English grammar: Negative words follow the same rules of positive and negative integers in multiplication. Multiply two negative numbers together, and the answer is positive. Use two negative words in a sentence, and the sentence has a positive meaning. We can continue with this logic too. Three negatives leads to a negative meaning. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s compare the difference between these two sentences:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Do <strong>nothing<\/strong>.<\/em> (Don\u2019t act.)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Don\u2019t<\/em><\/strong><em> just do <strong>nothing<\/strong>. We need help. <\/em>(Don\u2019t just sit there!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the first sentence, the command is to not help or act. In the next sentence, the meaning changes. We now have a positive sentence, and we are implored to help.<\/p>\n<p>In general, double negatives are considered incorrect in formal situations\u2014academic essays, GMAT essays, and Sentence Correction questions. But as with most \u201crules\u201d in English grammar, exceptions exist.<\/p>\n<p>Double negatives can be used for special stylistic effect in literature or in spoken English. Although, when spoken, it tends to sound old fashioned or unnatural. But even then, sounding old fashioned might be funny, so a double negative can also be used for comedic effect.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine saying this, or even writing it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Not every day am I not allowed to not eat my breakfast in peace.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The meaning of this sentence is hard to wade through. There is a better ways to say this\u2014a more concise and direct way.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Rarely am I not eating my breakfast in peace.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But notice the comedy in this song lyric from \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nobody_(1905_song)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nobody<\/a>\u201d written by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bert_Williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bert Williams<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I ain\u2019t never done nothing to nobody, and I ain\u2019t never got nothing from nobody no time.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The song lyric wouldn\u2019t be as memorable or impactful if it were written:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>I never did anything to a person, and I will not get anything from a person at any time.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>GMAT Sentence Correction<\/h2>\n<p>Double negatives are incorrect on the GMAT so avoid any answer choice that leads to a double negative construction.<\/p>\n<p>The GMAT is not concerned with the possible humor in double negatives, nor is it concerned with possible stylistic effects. We know that the GMAT wants precise word choice, concise sentences, and formal diction. Double negatives are too informal.<\/p>\n<p>In the 13th edition of The Official Guide to the GMAT, double negatives appear in one question, so it\u2019s not as popular as the tested idiom <em>not only<\/em>&#8230;<em>but also<\/em>, but it is a testable concept.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gmat.magoosh.com\/forum\/3339-the-commission-has-directed-advertisers-to-restrict\">Question 21<\/a> in Sentence Correction contains a list of three items. At the beginning of the list is a <em>not\u2014<\/em>\u201cdo <em>not<\/em> contain\u2026\u201d One key to this question is noticing <em>not<\/em> and choosing an answer choice that does not contain another negative word, such as \u201cnothing.\u201d One of the splits in this question involves a double negative, and knowing that, gets you closer to the correct answer. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Takeaway<\/h2>\n<p>Once you know to about double negatives, they are easy to identify, and as such, are easy to eliminate as possible answer choices. Feel free to play around with them in your speech or song lyrics, but when you need to write an academic essay, don\u2019t use them. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After answering a question on GMAT Club, I realized that one type of error is not on every student\u2019s radar. Many students are attuned to parallelism and are vigilant about eradicating modification errors. 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He has worked with adults and kids, tutoring the GRE, GMAT, and SAT at Kaplan and teaching English as a Second Language in the JET Programme and at the Intercultural Institute of California. At Magoosh, he expanded beyond teaching, building and managing teams, like Student Help and Content. When he's not Magooshing, you can find him spinning his toddler in circles. 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He has worked with adults and kids, tutoring the GRE, GMAT, and SAT at <a href=\"https:\/\/kaplan.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaplan<\/a> and teaching English as a Second Language in the <a href=\"http:\/\/jetprogramme.org\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\">JET Programme<\/a> and at the <a href=\"https:\/\/iicesl.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Intercultural Institute of California<\/a>. At Magoosh, he expanded beyond teaching, building and managing teams, like Student Help and Content. When he's not Magooshing, you can find him spinning his toddler in circles. 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