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Level: A

1. Which of these sentences is correct?

A) The vase of flowers look beautiful. B) The vase of flowers looks beautiful.

2. Which of these sentences is correct?

A) My sister and I was going swimming B) My sister and I were going swimming

3. Which of these sentences is correct?

A) The manager and the assistant manager were made redundant yesterday. B) The manager and the assistant manager was made redundant yesterday.

4. Which of these sentences is correct?

A) The crowd was singing and cheering loudly. B) The crowd were singing and cheering loudly.

5. Which of these sentences is correct?

A) Everyone in the office have a computer. B) Everyone in the office has a computer.

6. Which of these sentences is correct?

A) Our team are playing really well tonight B) Our team is playing really well tonight.

7. Which of these sentences is correct?

A) The advertisement, which has been placed in local newspapers, has attracted a lot of interest. B) The advertisement, which has been placed in local newspapers, have attracted a lot of interest.

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8. Which of these sentences is correct?

A) Only one of the kittens have survived. B) Only one of the kittens has survived.

9. Which of these sentences is correct?

A) No one do the job as well as you do. B) No one does the job as well as you do.

10. Which of these sentences is correct?

A) Take care because the scissors are very sharp. B) Take care because the scissors is very sharp.

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Level B

1. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'She doesn't know why she feels so tired.'

A) Yes B) No

2. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'Daniel doesn't have no interest in football.'

A) Yes B) No

3. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'There aren't any ripe bananas in this bunch.'

A) No B) Yes

4. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'No-one is going to Ayesha's party.'

A) Yes B) No

5. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'The accident wasn't nobody's fault.'

A) Yes B) No

6. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'You have no right to speak that way to nobody.'

A) No B) Yes

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7. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'I have no idea why Abraham didn't pass his driving test.'

A) No B) Yes

8. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'Maxine hasn't never said thank you for her birthday present.'

A) Yes B) No

9. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'There isn't nowhere Emile hasn't been for his holidays.'

A) No B) Yes

10. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'Neither of my sisters isn't coming for the weekend.'

A) Yes B) No

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Level C

1. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'Marc has never been to America.'

A) Marc hasn't never been to America. B) Marc has been to America. C) Marc hasn't ever been to America.

2. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'I don't have any money to lend to you.'

A) I have no money to lend to you. B) I don't have no money to lend to you C) I have money to lend you.

3. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'I'd rather listen to Alicia Keys than anyone else.'

A) There isn't nobody I'd rather listen to than Alicia Keys. B) There's somebody I'd rather listen to than Alicia Keys. C) There isn't anybody I'd rather listen to than Alicia Keys.

4. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'None of the available jobs interests Rashid.'

A) Rashid isn't interested in none of the available jobs. B) Rashid isn't interested in any of the available jobs. C) Rashid is interested in any of the available jobs

5. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'Marion hasn't read any of the instructions properly.'

A) Marion has read none of the instructions properly. B) Marion hasn't read none of the instructions properly. C) Marion has read all of the instructions properly.

6. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

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'The shelter takes people who have nowhere else to go.'

A) The shelter takes people who have somewhere else to go. B) The shelter takes people who don't have anywhere else to go. C) The shelter takes people who don't have nowhere else to go.

7. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'My five year old son never eats any vegetables.'

A) My five year old son always eats vegetables. B) My five year old son never eats no vegetables. C) My five year old son doesn't ever eat any vegetables.

8. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'I am very worried because Sarah will not eat anything.'

A) I'm very worried because Sarah will not eat nothing. B) I'm very worried because Sarah will eat nothing C) I'm worried because Sarah will eat everything.

9. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'I will not listen to anything you have to say.'

A) I will listen to anything you have to say. B) I won't listen to nothing you have to say. C) I won't listen to anything you have to say.

10. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'There's no-one who can help you if you won't help yourself.'

A) No-one will help you if you do not help yourself. B) Everyone can help you if you help yourself. C) There's someone who can help you if you won't help yourself.

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Answers

Level: A

1. Which of these sentences is correct?

The correct answer is: B. There are many flowers, but there is only one vase. Vase is a singular subject and 'looks' is the singular verb form.

2. Which of these sentences is correct?

The correct answer is: B. 'My sister and I' is the plural subject (two people) and therefore requires the plural verb form.

3. Which of these sentences is correct?

The correct answer is: A. The manager and the assistant manager' is the plural subject (two people) and therefore requires the plural verb form.

4. Which of these sentences is correct?

The correct answer is: A. Crowd is a collective noun. It groups together plural things or people in a singular noun. Strictly speaking, therefore, it could be used with either the plural or singular verb, but the safest answer is to always use the singular verb form.

5. Which of these sentences is correct?

The correct answer is: B. 'Every' and 'everyone' is always followed by a singular verb form.

6. Which of these sentences is correct?

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The correct answer is: B. 'Team' is a collective noun, which means that it is a single word that stands for a group of people. You can therefore use either the singular or plural verb forms with 'team', but it is safer to stick to the singular verb form.

7. Which of these sentences is correct?

The correct answer is: A. The 'advertisement' is the subject of the sentence and is singular, requiring the singular verb form.

8. Which of these sentences is correct?

The correct answer is: B. The subject of the sentence is 'one' which is singular and therefore requires the singular verb form.

9. Which of these sentences is correct?

The correct answer is: B. The subject of the sentence is 'no one', which is singular, and therefore requires the singular verb form.

10. Which of these sentences is correct?

The correct answer is: A. Although scissors is the subject of the sentence and it is only one item, it is treated as a plural noun and is only ever used with the plural form of the verb.

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Level B

1. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'She doesn't know why she feels so tired.'

The correct answer is: B. No. There is only one negative in this sentence. The negative word is 'doesn't'.

2. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'Daniel doesn't have no interest in football.'

The correct answer is: A. Yes. ‘Doesn't’ and ‘no’ are both negatives, so they cancel each other out in this sentence. The correct sentence would be: 'Daniel doesn't have any interest in football.' OR 'Daniel has no interest in football.'

3. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'There aren't any ripe bananas in this bunch.'

The correct answer is: A. No. There is only one negative in this sentence - 'aren't' (are not),

4. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'No-one is going to Ayesha's party.'

The correct answer is: B. No. The only negative in this sentence is 'no-one'.

5. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'The accident wasn't nobody's fault.'

The correct answer is: A. Yes. 'Wasn't' and 'nobody' are both negatives, so in this sentence they cancel each other out. The correct sentence would be: 'The accident wasn't anybody's fault.' OR 'The accident was nobody's fault.'

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6. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'You have no right to speak that way to nobody.'

The correct answer is: B. Yes. No' and 'nobody' are both negatives. The correct way to write this sentence would be: 'You have no right to speak that way to anybody.'

7. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'I have no idea why Abraham didn't pass his driving test.'

The correct answer is: A. No. It is not a double negative. There ARE two negative words in this sentence - 'no' and 'didn't' - but they don't refer to the same thing. 'No' is talking about the idea and 'didn't' is talking about the driving test. Remember that negative words are only a double negative, (and cancel each other out) if they are talking about the same thing.

8. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'Maxine hasn't never said thank you for her birthday present.'

The correct answer is: A. Yes. 'Hasn't' and 'never' are both negatives that are being used to talk about the same thing. The correct way to write this sentence is: 'Maxine hasn't ever said thank you for her birthday present.' OR 'Maxine has never said thank you for her birthday present.’

9. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'There isn't nowhere Emile hasn't been for his holidays.'

The correct answer is: B. Yes. 'Isn't' and 'nowhere' are both negatives being used to talk about the same thing. The correct way to write this sentence is: 'There isn't anywhere Emile hasn't been for his holidays.' OR 'There is nowhere Emile hasn't been for his holidays.'

10. Does this sentence contain a double negative that confuses the meaning of the sentence?

'Neither of my sisters isn't coming for the weekend.'

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The correct answer is: A. Yes. 'Neither' and 'isn't' are both negative and they cancel each other out - so this sentence means that one of the sisters IS coming for the weekend. The correct way to write this sentence is: 'Neither of my sisters is coming for the weekend'.

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Level C

1. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'Marc has never been to America.'

The correct answer is: C. Marc has never been to America' contains one positive (has) and one negative (never). In this sentence there is still one positive and one negative, but they are swapped around. 'Hasn't' is the negative and 'ever' is the positive.

2. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'I don't have any money to lend to you.'

The correct answer is: A. In 'I don't have any money to lend to you' there is one negative (don't) and one positive (any). In 'I have no money to lend to you' the situation is the same, but 'have' is the positive and 'no' is the negative.

3. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'I'd rather listen to Alicia Keys than anyone else.'

The correct answer is: C. This sentence has the same sense as the original and only contains one negative (isn't).

4. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'None of the available jobs interests Rashid.'

The correct answer is: B. This sentence has just one negative (isn't) and has the same sense as the original.

5. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'Marion hasn't read any of the instructions properly.'

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The correct answer is: A. This sentence has the same sense as the original and only contains one negative (none).

6. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'The shelter takes people who have nowhere else to go.'

The correct answer is: B. This sentence has the same meaning as the original and it only has one negative (don't).

7. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'My five year old son never eats any vegetables.'

The correct answer is: C. This sentence has the same meaning as the original and it only contains one negative (doesn't).

8. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'I am very worried because Sarah will not eat anything.'

The correct answer is: B. This sentence has the same meaning as the original and it still only has one negative (nothing).

9. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'I will not listen to anything you have to say.'

The correct answer is: C. This sentence is in fact exactly the same as the original, but it uses the shortened form of 'will not' which becomes 'won't'.

10. Select the option that is a correct sentence and means the same as this given sentence:

'There's no-one who can help you if you won't help yourself.'

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The correct answer is: A. This sentence has the same meaning as the original. It contains two negative words no-one and do not, but these do not count as a double negative as they are not talking about the same thing. The first part of the sentence refers to people helping, whereas the second talks about you helping yourself.