Standard English

Which sentence uses standard English correctly?

• AHe don't like apples.
• BHe doesn't like apples.✓
• CHe doen't like apples.
• DHe don't likes 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 haven't got any homework.✓
• CWe don't got homework.
• DWe hasn't got homework.

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 team are winning.
• BThe cat are sleeping.
• CThe books is on the shelf.
• DThe dog is playing.✓

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 gonna go tomorrow.
• BI am going to go tomorrow.✓
• CI will going tomorrow.
• DI gonna going 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
• Dis bringing

Answer: 'Brings' is correct. 'Everyone' is singular, so it requires a singular verb.

Which uses standard English correctly?

• AMe and my friend went to the park.
• BMy friend and I went to the park.✓
• CMe and my friend goes to the park.
• DMy friend and me 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 have lost their match.
• BThe team has lost its match.✓
• CThe team are lost its match.
• DThe team have lost its match.

Answer: 'The team has lost its match' treats 'team' as singular with 'has' and 'its'. 'Has' is standard when 'team' is singular.

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

• AThere's three apples on the table.
• BThere are three apples on the table.✓
• CTheres three apples on the table.
• DThere is three apples 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?

• AWho did you give the book to?
• BWhom is at the door?
• CWho did the teacher choose? (him)✓
• DWhom went to the party?

Answer: 'Who' is used as a subject. 'Whom' is used as an object. In 'Who did the teacher choose?', 'who' is the object but common in modern English.

Which uses standard English for past tense?

• AI seen the film.
• BI have saw the film.
• CI have seen the film.✓
• DI did see the film.

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

Which is formal/standard English?

• AWanna come with me?
• BDo you want to come with me?✓
• CYou coming with me?
• DWanna come?

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.'

• Ahave
• Bhas✓
• Cis
• Dare

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