Standard English

Which sentence uses standard English correctly?

• AHe doesn't like apples.✓
• BHe don't like apples.
• CHe don't likes apples.
• DHe doen't like apples.

Answer: 'He doesn't like apples' is correct standard English. The contraction 'doesn't' agrees with the singular subject 'he'.

Choose the formal or standard English version:

• AWe ain't got no homework.
• BWe don't got homework.
• CWe haven't got any homework.✓
• DWe hasn't got homework for tonight.

Answer: 'We haven't got any homework' is standard English. Using double negatives ('ain't', 'no') is non-standard.

Which shows subject-verb agreement in standard English?

• AThe dog is playing.✓
• BThe cat are sleeping.
• CThe books is on the shelf.
• DThe birds sings loudly.

Answer: 'The dog is playing' shows correct agreement. The singular subject 'dog' takes the singular verb 'is'.

Which is standard English for future tense?

• AI am gonna be going tomorrow.
• BI will going to go tomorrow.
• CI am going to going tomorrow.
• DI am going to go tomorrow.✓

Answer: 'I am going to go tomorrow' is standard English. 'Gonna' is informal, non-standard speech.

Choose standard English: 'Everyone _____ their books with them.'

• Abring
• Bbrings✓
• Chave brought
• Dare bringing

Answer: 'Brings' is correct. 'Everyone' is singular, so it takes a singular verb; 'bring' and 'are bringing' are plural forms, and 'have brought' does not agree either.

Which uses standard English correctly?

• AMe and my friend goes to the park.
• BMy friend and me went to the park.
• CMy friend and I went to the park.✓
• DMe and my friend went to the park.

Answer: 'My friend and I' is correct as the subject. The subject pronoun 'I' is used after 'and'.

Which sentence avoids non-standard English?

• AThe team has lost its match.✓
• BThe team have lost its match.
• CThe team are lost its match.
• DThe team ain't lost their match.

Answer: 'The team has lost its match' matches a singular verb and a singular pronoun to 'team'. Pairing 'have' with 'its' is inconsistent, 'are lost' is the wrong verb form, and 'ain't' is non-standard.

Correct the non-standard English: 'There's three apples on the table.'

• AThere's three apples on the table.
• BThere is three apples on the table.
• CThere are three apples on the table.✓
• DThree apples is on the table.

Answer: 'There are' is correct with a plural noun. 'There's' (there is) is for singular.

Which shows correct use of 'who' and 'whom' in standard English?

• AWhom did the teacher choose? (him)✓
• BWhom is going to the party now?
• CWhom is at the door right now?
• DWhom broke the window?

Answer: 'Who' is used for the subject and 'whom' for the object. If the answer would be 'him', use 'whom' - so 'Whom did the teacher choose?' is right. The other sentences use 'whom' where a subject is needed.

Which uses standard English for past tense?

• AI have seen the film.✓
• BI have saw the film.
• CI seen the film last night.
• DI have went to see the film.

Answer: 'I have seen' is correct. The past participle of 'see' is 'seen', not 'saw'.

Which is formal/standard English?

• ADo you want to come with me?✓
• BWanna come?
• CYou coming with me to the park?
• DGonna come round my house later?

Answer: 'Do you want to come with me?' is formal standard English. 'Wanna' is informal and non-standard.

Choose standard English: 'Neither of the boys _____ arrived yet.'

• Ais
• Bhave
• Care
• Dhas✓

Answer: 'Neither' is singular, so 'has' is correct. 'Neither of the boys has arrived' is standard.

Which sentence uses standard English word order?

• AWent I yesterday to the shop.
• BI went to the shop yesterday.✓
• CYesterday to the shop I went.
• DTo the shop yesterday I went.

Answer: 'I went to the shop yesterday' has standard English word order: subject-verb-object-adverbial.

Which uses standard English for comparatives?

• AShe is taller than me.✓
• BShe is more tall than I.
• CShe is more taller than me.
• DShe is taller than I am tall.

Answer: 'She is taller than me' is standard. Don't use both 'more' and the '-er' ending.

Identify the standard English usage: 'The results _____ very interesting.'

• Ais
• Bare✓
• Cam
• Dwere being

Answer: 'Results' is a plural subject, so it takes the plural verb 'are'.

Which sentence is written in Standard English?

• AHe don't like football
• BHe weren't liking football at all
• CHe ain't liking the football today
• DHe does not like football✓

Answer: Standard English follows correct grammar rules. 'He does not like football' is the standard form. Saying 'he don't' is non-standard because 'he' is singular and requires 'does not'.

Which sentence is NOT in Standard English?

• AI wasn't entirely sure what to do
• BI was not sure what to do
• CI wasn't sure what to do
• DI ain't sure what to do✓

Answer: 'Ain't' is non-standard English. It's slang for 'am not', 'is not', or 'are not'. In Standard English, we use the proper contractions or full forms like 'was not', 'is not', etc.

Which sentence avoids a non-standard double negative?

• AI don't want any problems✓
• BShe won't go nowhere near it
• CI don't want no problems
• DI didn't see nothing at all

Answer: Standard English uses only one negative. 'I don't want any problems' is correct. Saying 'don't want no' (two negatives) is non-standard. The other options all use double negatives, which is incorrect.

Which sentence is in Standard English?

• AShe could of gone to the party
• BShe could of went to the party
• CShe could have gone to the party✓
• DShe could has gone to the party

Answer: 'Could have' is the Standard English form. 'Could of' is never correct, even though it sounds similar, and 'could has' does not follow 'could' either.

Which sentence uses the correct Standard English form?

• AThey going to the shops
• BThey was be going to the shops
• CThey were going to the shops✓
• DThey was going to the shops

Answer: 'They were' is Standard English because 'they' is plural. Saying 'they was' is non-standard. The verb 'to be' requires 'were' with plural subjects.

Which sentence is in Standard English?

• AHer and me went to the shops
• BMe and her went to the shops
• CI and her went to the shops
• DShe and I went to the shops✓

Answer: Standard English uses 'I' and 'she' as subjects of a sentence. 'She and I went to the shops' is correct. Using 'me' and 'her' as subjects is non-standard.

Which sentence is NOT in Standard English?

• AThem is beautiful days✓
• BIt is a beautiful day
• CThose are beautiful days
• DThat is a beautiful day

Answer: 'Them is beautiful days' is non-standard. 'Them' should be 'those', and the verb should be 'are' (plural). 'Those are beautiful days' is correct Standard English.

Which is the Standard English way to show possession?

• AThe book for Sarah
• BSarah book
• CThe book of Sarah
• DSarah's book✓

Answer: The Standard English way to show possession with a singular noun is to use an apostrophe: 'Sarah's book'. While 'the book of Sarah' is grammatical, 'Sarah's book' is the standard form.

Which sentence is in Standard English?

• AI brung my lunch today
• BI have brought my lunch today✓
• CI brings my lunch to school today
• DI brang my lunch today

Answer: 'I have brought my lunch' is Standard English. 'Brang' and 'brung' are non-standard past tense forms of 'bring'. The correct past tense is 'brought'.

Which sentence uses a non-standard form?

• AShe doesn't have any apples
• BShe hasn't any apples
• CShe has no apples
• DShe don't have no apples✓

Answer: 'She don't have no apples' is non-standard (double negative and wrong verb form). The other three options are all Standard English; 'She hasn't any apples' is the more formal, British form.

Which sentence is in Standard English?

• AI seen have the film
• BI have seen the film✓
• CI have saw the film
• DI seen the film yesterday

Answer: 'I have seen the film' is Standard English. The past participle of 'see' is 'seen', so we say 'have seen', never 'have saw'. 'I seen' on its own is a non-standard past tense.

Which sentence is NOT in Standard English?

• AThe children went home
• BThe child went home
• CThe children goes home✓
• DThe child goes home

Answer: 'The children goes home' is non-standard. 'Children' is plural so needs 'go', not 'goes'. 'The children went home' is Standard English.

Which is the Standard English spelling of the word meaning 'most likely'?

• AProbabley
• BProbably✓
• CProbly
• DProlly

Answer: 'Probably' is the Standard English spelling. 'Probly' and 'prolly' are slang short forms, and 'probabley' is a misspelling.

Which sentence is in Standard English?

• AShe done the homework
• BShe have done the homework
• CShe has done the homework✓
• DShe has did the homework

Answer: 'She has done the homework' is Standard English: 'has' agrees with 'she' and 'done' is the past participle. 'Done' on its own, 'have done' after 'she', and 'has did' are all non-standard.

Which sentence uses Standard English correctly?

• AHe's not going no place
• BHe ain't going nowhere
• CHe is not going anywhere✓
• DHe don't go nowhere

Answer: 'He is not going anywhere' is Standard English. The other sentences use non-standard forms: 'ain't', 'double negatives' ('nowhere', 'no place'), and incorrect verb forms.