Double negation

Hey there kiddo! Do you know what a negative statement is? It's when we say something like "I don't like pizza" or "There are no cats in this room". Now, what do you think happens when we use two negative words in a row? Like when someone says "I don't want nothing" instead of "I don't want anything". This is called double negation.

Double negation means using two negative words in one sentence to cancel each other out. It's like when you have two different magnets and put them close together, they push away from each other. When we use two negative words in a sentence, they push away from each other and create a positive meaning.

So, when we say "I don't want nothing", the two negative words "don't" and "nothing" cancel each other out and the sentence becomes a positive one, meaning "I want something". It can be confusing sometimes, but it's important to try to avoid using double negation in order to make our sentences clearer and easier to understand.

Does that make sense to you, kiddo? Double negation is when two negative words cancel each other out and create a positive meaning. It's like two magnets repelling each other.