Sophia: Concise Langauage: Reframing Negatives

This screencast focuses on more concise writing by identifying and reframing negative phrases into positive statements. Rewriting "not" statements into positive statements makes writing more concise. Real Player is required. L.11-12.3a...

This lesson discusses how to replace negatives with affirmatives. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Concise Language: Reframing Negatives."

This slideshow lesson focuses on fixing double negatives. It starts by showing what a double negative really says and how to make it say what they mean. It discusses why they are not used, when they can be used in writing, a list of...

This slideshow lesson focuses on double negatives. It includes defining the term, explaining why they aren't used, providing a list of "no" words, offering ways to correct them with examples, and listing steps to eliminate them in writing.

This lesson discusses how to recognize and correct a double negative. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Correcting Double Negatives."

This lesson discusses how to recognize and correct a double negative.

This lesson discusses how to recognize and correct a double negative.