Question 1

Which of the following sentences contains nonstandard English?

Accepted Answer

A)  He made hisself lunch but then left it on the counter. 
B)  I'm diggin this new music. 
C)  Somewhere out there is the perfect girl for me. 
D)  both (a) and (b) 
A)  He made hisself lunch but then left it on the counter. 
B)  I'm diggin this new music. 
C)  Somewhere out there is the perfect girl for me. 
D)  both (a) and (b)

Question 2

Which one of the following sentences contains a spelling error?

Accepted Answer

A)  A representative from each business will be at the assembly. 
B)  The vote to save the landmark was unanimous. 
C)  Simone has always been jelous of my height. 
D)  Please read the passage aloud beginning with the third paragraph. 
A)  A representative from each business will be at the assembly. 
B)  The vote to save the landmark was unanimous. 
C)  Simone has always been jelous of my height. 
D)  Please read the passage aloud beginning with the third paragraph.

Question 3

Complete the following sentence with the correctly spelled word.
This glue is _______________, so use it carefully.

Accepted Answer

A)  permanant 
B)  permenent 
C)  permanent 
D)  permanet 
A)  permanant 
B)  permenent 
C)  permanent 
D)  permanet

Question 4

Where is the nonstandard English used in the following sentence?
You're trippin if you think I ain't going to the party.

Accepted Answer

A)  trippin 
B)  ain't 
C)  both (a) and (b) 
D)  There is no nonstandard English in that sentence. 
A)  trippin 
B)  ain't 
C)  both (a) and (b) 
D)  There is no nonstandard English in that sentence.

Question 5

Which one of the following sentences uses the word badly correctly?

Accepted Answer

A)  I wanted to apologize for behaving so badly the other night. 
B)  The movie was badly. 
C)  These eggs are badly, so throw them out. 
D)  I felt badly after I ate the tuna. 
A)  I wanted to apologize for behaving so badly the other night. 
B)  The movie was badly. 
C)  These eggs are badly, so throw them out. 
D)  I felt badly after I ate the tuna.

Question 6

Rewrite the sentence in Question 3 to translate the nonstandard expressions into standard English.

Accepted Answer

Regardless

Exam 49: Choosing the Right Word

Which of the following sentences contains nonstandard English?

Which one of the following sentences contains a spelling error?

Complete the following sentence with the correctly spelled word. This glue is _______________, so use it carefully.

Where is the nonstandard English used in the following sentence? You're trippin if you think I ain't going to the party.

Which one of the following sentences uses the word badly correctly?

Rewrite the sentence in Question 3 to translate the nonstandard expressions into standard English.

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