SKILL 8: LISTEN FOR DOUBLE NEGATIVE EXPRESSIONS

It is possible for two negatives ideas to appear in one sentence, and the result can be quite confusing.

Example

(man)                  I can’t believe the news that I heard about the concert.

(woman)             Well, it isn’t impossible for the concert to take place.

(narrator)            What does the woman say about the concert?

Possible answers:

(A)   There’s no possibility that the concert will take place.

(B)   The concert will definitely not take place.

(C)   The concert might take place.

(D)   The concert can’t take place.

The correct answer to this question is answer (C). If it isn’t impossible for the concert to take place, then it is possible, and the modal might indicates possibility.

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