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Can You Ace This English Test Designed For Non-Native Speakers?

So you think you know your English, eh?

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Bibiñe Barud
Bibiñe Barud
Staff Writer, Mexico

  1. 1. Which version is correct in this example?

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    Correct
    Incorrect
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    They're is the contraction of they are.

    Their indicates possession.

    They're is the contraction of they are.
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  2. 2. What is the correct way to spell the possessive here?

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    Maria's
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Marias's
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Marias'
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Marias
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    An apostrophe followed by an "s" shows possession in this sentence.

    An apostrophe followed by an "s" shows possession in this sentence.
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  3. 3. Choose the correct articles needed here:

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    an, an
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    Incorrect
    a, an
    Correct
    Incorrect
    a, a
    Correct
    Incorrect
    an, a
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    An is used when the following word begins with a vowel.

    An is used when the following word begins with a vowel.
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  4. 4. Fill in the blank:

    pixelliebe/BuzzFeedMéxico
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    Incorrect
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Effect

    Effect
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  5. 5. Which comparative should be used here?

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    more big
    Correct
    Incorrect
    bigger
    Correct
    Incorrect
    biggest
    Correct
    Incorrect
    biggerer
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    The comparative suffix -er is used when the adjective is one syllable.

    And if it ends in a consonant with a single vowel before it, you double the last letter before adding that -er on there.

    The comparative suffix -er is used when the adjective is one syllable.
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  6. 6. Is this phrase written correctly?

    pixelliebe/BuzzFeedMéxico
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    Incorrect
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    The mistake is "your."

    Your indicates possession by the person being addressed by the speaker. You're is a contraction of "you are."

    The mistake is "your."
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  7. 7. Pick the correct word to fill the blank:

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    More expensive
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Expensiver
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Expensivest
    Correct
    Incorrect
    Most expensivest
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    More and most are never used with -er or -est.

    They are mostly used when the adjective has two or more syllables.

    More and most are never used with -er or -est.
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  8. 8. Is it Does or Do?

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    Correct
    Incorrect
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Do is used when the subject is I, you, we, or they.

    When the subject is he, she, or it, does is used.

    Do is used when the subject is I, you, we, or they.
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  9. 9. Finally, choose the correct phrase needed here:

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    Incorrect
    Broke up
    Correct
    Incorrect
    broke in
    Correct
    Incorrect
    broke down
    Correct
    Incorrect
    broke
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Broke down

    Broke down means to fall apart, or collapse.

    Broke down
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This post is translated from Spanish.

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