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**** as the adjective "angry" here is the subject complement of "He" | **** as the adjective "angry" here is the subject complement of "He" | ||
== Misc skills | == Misc concepts, skills & words == | ||
=== double negative === | |||
* look for negative words that create a "double" or redundant negative | |||
* usually the first nagative will be hiddent in a contraction | |||
** ''didn't, couldn't, won't,'' etc. | |||
* ex. | |||
** ''She coudn't find it no where'' <<incorrect double negative | |||
** ''Janie didn't see nobody'' << incorrect double negative | |||
=== either/or vs. neither/nor === | === either/or vs. neither/nor === | ||