Identify the sentence that contains a double negative.

Identify the sentence that contains a double negative.

• A. I forgot nothing.
• B. I did not forget anything.
• C. I did not forget nothing.
• D. I did not forget nothing.

Answer: (C)

Double negatives happen when two negative words are used together in a way that can cancel or blur the intended meaning. The sentence that contains a double negative is the one with both not and nothing: “I did not forget nothing.” Here, two negative markers stack in the same clause, which makes the meaning unclear in formal writing. In standard usage, you’d express the negation with a single negative either by saying “I did not forget anything” or “I forgot nothing.” The other sentences use only one negative element, so they don’t carry a double negative.