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title: Is there one proper English? The big arguments — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Language
description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 20 «Is there one proper English? The big arguments» of the language course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# Is there one proper English? The big arguments

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The 15 questions of lesson 20 «Is there one proper English? The big arguments» of the language course of Mova's primary school with their options, 88 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/language/20-is-there-one-proper-english/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/20-is-there-one-proper-english/t1/) — Your nan goes "kids today are ruining English, it was perfect in my day." What's the fair answer? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/20-is-there-one-proper-english/t2/) — Your dad says "Two negatives make a positive, so 'I ain't got no money' means you've got money!" Is he right? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/20-is-there-one-proper-english/t3/) — A Gen Z cousin says "ain't is lowkey a poor people's word, always was." ("Lowkey" means kind of.) What's the fact? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/20-is-there-one-proper-english/t4/) — What would happen if English had an official academy that banned new words? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/20-is-there-one-proper-english/t5/) — A teacher says "In Ukrainian you say 'я нічого не знаю' (I nothing not know)." What does that show? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/20-is-there-one-proper-english/t6/) — A Sheffield dad says "We was robbed, that weren't a penalty!" ("Weren't" here means wasn't.) Is he stupid? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/20-is-there-one-proper-english/t7/) — In a cartoon, a grammar robot says "To boldly go is ILLEGAL!" and explodes. What's the truth? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/20-is-there-one-proper-english/t8/) — A man on a phone-in says "speak properly, like they decide in London!" Who actually decides? — right ✓ · ★★★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/20-is-there-one-proper-english/t9/) — Your Nigerian mate says "I'm coming" and walks out. Your nan thinks he's rude. What's going on? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/20-is-there-one-proper-english/t10/) — Puzzle: "I never said nothing to nobody." How many negative words are in it? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/20-is-there-one-proper-english/t11/) — Puzzle: in standard English one negative is enough. Which sentence means the same as "I don't want no dinner" in standard English? — wrong ✗ · ★★★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/20-is-there-one-proper-english/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the process of change in the English language? — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/20-is-there-one-proper-english/e2/) — Identify the meaning ordinarily conveyed by the utterance "I don't want no dinner". — right ✓ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/20-is-there-one-proper-english/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the regulation of the English language. — right ✓ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/20-is-there-one-proper-english/e4/) — In respect of the expression "to boldly go", which statement is most accurate? — wrong ✗ · exam

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