Words like 'no', 'not','never','neither','nor',cannot',"ain't",doesn't","weren't","wasn't","couldn't","shouldn't","hadn't","wouldn't","isn't","didn't" are all negative words.
There are words like 'seldom', 'hardly','rarely','scarcely','barely' which do not have the 'no' or 'not' in them but are also negative.
In the foll. sentences there are two negative words used, we need to remove one of them otherwise there will be an error of double negative.
1) He seldom doesn't come to my house.(Incorrect)
He seldom comes to my house.
2) She barely doesn't do her homework on time.(Incorrect)
She barely does her homework on time.
3) They scarcely weren't interested in the project.(Incorrect)
They were scarcely interested in the project.
4) Isn't there no other way of doing this project on time? (Incorrect)
Is there no other way of doing this project on time?
Isn't there any other way of doing this project on time?
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