It would be a negative or positive depending on the situation.
Step-by-step explanation:
A negative minus a negative would result in either a positive or negative. For example, -8 - (-9) would be 1 while -8 - (-7) would be -1. If the negative number your subtracting is greater than the number you're subtracting from then it will be positive, vice versa.
Additive inverses add to zero. the additive inverse of any number is just that number multiplied by -1. the additive inverse -1.9 is+1.9 because when you add them the result is zero