English Vs American
What is the British word for "trash can"?
Trash Bin
The English language and the Swedish language are from the same language family.
true or false?
true
Name one reason why people sailed to America in 1620.
Religious freedom, they wanted a better life
2022
21th-Century
"Little" is an adjective. True or false?
True
What is the British word for "cookie"?
Biscuit
Who wrote Romeo and Juliete, Othello, Hamlet, and Julius Caesar?
William Shakespeare
What English-speaking country is famous for kangaroos and their Opera House?
Australia
1373
14th-Century
You can say "The police has arrested them." & "The police have arrested them."
True or false?
True.
"Police" is a collective noun and can be used in singular and plural.
It describes the police as a group (singular) or many people working there (plural).
What does "going to the loo" mean?
to use the toilet
What are the three countries in North America that have English as their National Language?
USA, Canada, Jamaica
"The sun never set on the British Empire"
How much of the world was under British rule by the end of the 19th century?
Around half the world
1843
19th century.
Is the sentence "The money was stolen." in active or passive mode?
passive
What is the British word for "fall" (one of the 4 seasons of the year)?
Autumn
Around what year did people start speaking "modern English"?
~1500
True or False: English is the most spoken language in the world.
True
2024: English
What does B.C stand for?
Before Christ
In the sentence "Kelly sent her friend an email", which of the two is the indirect object?
an email
her friend
her friend
What is the British word for "theater"?
Cinema
How many new words did Shakespeare create that had not existed before?
~1700
To (Who/whom) should I send the mail?
To whom
What does A.D stand for?
Anno Domini
Maria said, "It is my car." Convert it into indirect speech.
Maria said this was her car.