Select all of the sentences that do not have a double negative. We haven't been to no ball games in over a month. We have been to no ball games in over a month. We haven't been to any ball games in over a month.

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Josiah Good

1 July, 18:46

Select all of the sentences that do not have a double negative. We haven't been to no ball games in over a month. We have been to no ball games in over a month. We haven't been to any ball games in over a month.

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Robert Ramsey · Answer 1

There are two sentences that do not use "double negative" structures.

"We have been to no ball games in over a month."

In this example, the verb is in the positive form and the negative meaning is given by the word "no".

"We haven't been to any ball games in over a month."

In this example, the auxiliary verb is negated and it follows the correct structure for present perfect verb tense.

Double negatives are not commonly used in written English since they may cause confusion when reading them. It might be used in spoken English as well as literary works (songs and poems).