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What do you think of my new artwork?

May I borrow your book?

What does he do?

Is Sarah here?

Where did she go?

What is going on?

You're at a party and you see someone in a cute outfit. What do you say?

John \_\_\_\_\_ since last week.

Shall we stop for food?

You tended to reject British grammar. ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯  
  
  
All of the answers in this quiz are valid forms of English, the variation is simply due to the dialect spoken\*. Sure, not all of these forms are accepted in academic writing, but they all have consistent grammar and structure.  
  
  
Think about how easy it is to unconsciously profile someone based on the way they speak, walk, talk, or look. Nearly everyone carries around some degree of bias, racial or otherwise. Even police officers carry bias with them when they go to work. To find out more about your own biases, click [here](https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit). To find out more about how overcoming stereotypes and bias can help our police better serve and protect, click [here](http://joincampaignzero.org).  
  


By The (American) Book

You tended to reject American forms of English grammar. ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯  
  
  
All of the answers in this quiz are valid forms of English, the variation is simply due to the dialect spoken. Sure, not all of these forms are accepted in academic writing, but they all have consistent grammar and structure.  
  
  
Think about how easy it is to unconsciously profile someone based on the way they speak, walk, talk, or look. Nearly everyone carries around some degree of bias, racial or otherwise. Even police officers carry bias with them when they go to work. To find out more about your own biases, click [here](https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit). To find out more about how overcoming stereotypes and bias can help our police better serve and protect, click [here](http://joincampaignzero.org).  
  


Brit at Heart

You got it! All of the answers in this quiz are valid forms of English. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)  
  
  
All of the answers in this quiz are valid forms of English, the variation is simply due to the dialect spoken. Sure, not all of these forms are accepted in academic writing, but they all have consistent grammar and structure.  
  
  
Think about how easy it is to unconsciously profile someone based on the way they speak, walk, talk, or look. Nearly everyone carries around some degree of bias, racial or otherwise. Even police officers carry bias with them when they go to work. To find out more about your own biases, click [here](https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit). To find out more about how overcoming stereotypes and bias can help our police better serve and protect, click [here](http://joincampaignzero.org).  
  


Expert

You tended to reject African American Vernacular English. ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯  
  
  
All of the answers in this quiz are valid forms of English, the variation is simply due to the dialect spoken. Sure, not all of these forms are accepted in academic writing, but they all have consistent grammar and structure.  
  
  
Think about how easy it is to unconsciously profile someone based on the way they speak, walk, talk, or look. Nearly everyone carries around some degree of bias, racial or otherwise. Even police officers carry bias with them when they go to work. To find out more about your own biases, click [here](https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit). To find out more about how overcoming stereotypes and bias can help our police better serve and protect, click [here](http://joincampaignzero.org).  
  


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