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Reginal Grammar Differences 5.6 Flashcards

1
Q

Verb agreement and collective nouns regionally

A

US and AUS

Stick to singular verbs for collective nouns.

Ex/
The class has a test today.

UK uses either singular or plural

Ex/ above and
The class have a test today.

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Present perfect tense

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It serves as a bridge between past and present.

Is used in present to indicate the action that has taken place at some specific time.

It uses auxiliary verb and past participle for the main verb
(i.e., verb + -ed)

Ex/
I have watched this movie before.

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Simple past tense

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The most basic form. Used to discuss something that both began and ended in the past.

Is used to talk about things that happened or exposures before now.

Ex/
Wolfgang entered a hula hoop contest.

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When describing a past event that has consequences in the present, what tense to use regionally?

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*UK favors present perfect tense

Ex/
I have eaten too much, and now feel I’ll.

I have not eaten yet.

*US favors past simple tense

Ex/
I ate too much, and now feel ill.

I did not eat yet.

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Delexical verbs

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Are verbs like have, take, make, give which when used with particular nouns have very little meaning of their own. Most of the meaning is found in the noun.

Ex/
I had a good breakfast before I left home.

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Delexical verbs: have or take regionally

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UK favors have

Ex/
I am going to have a bath.

US favors take

Ex/
I am going to take a bath.

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Shall or will?

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shall is used with first-person pronouns and is only used in formal writing in all dialects.

Ex/
I shall get up early tomorrow.

will is used with second- and third- person pronouns

Ex/
You will get up early tomorrow.

Inverted when used emphatically

Ex/
You shall go the the ball!

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Simple past of Bust regionally

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UK
Bust

US
Busted

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Simple past of Dive regionally

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UK
Dived

US
Dove/Dived

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Simple past of Get regionally

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UK
Got

US
Got

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Simple past of Plead regionally

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UK
Pleaded

US
Pleaded/Pled

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Simple past of Prove regionally

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UK
Proved

US
Proved

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Simple past of saw regionally

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UK
Sawed

US
sawed

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Simple past of stink regionally

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UK
Stank

US
Stank/Stunk

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Simple past of wake regionally

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UK
Woke

US
Woke/waked

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Q

Past participle of Bust regionally

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UK
Bust

US
Busted

17
Q

Past participle of dive regionally

A

UK
Dived

US
Dived

18
Q

Past participle of get regionally

A

UK
Got

US
Gotten

19
Q

Past participle of plead regionally

A

UK
Pleaded

US
Pleaded/Pled

20
Q

Past participle of prove regionally

A

UK
Proved

US
Proved/Proven

21
Q

Past participle of saw regionally

A

UK
Sawn

US
Sawn/Sawed

22
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Past participle of stink regionally

A

UK
Stunk

US
Stunk

23
Q

Past participle of wake regionally

A

UK
Woken

US
Woken

24
Q

Gotten past participle rules

A

*Gotten isn’t typically used in UK or AUS

In the US Gotten is used as a common past participle form when referring to a change.

Ex/
Acquisition:
We’ve gotten lunch.

Movement:
She still hasn’t gotten up.

Becoming:
He’s gotten fat.

But not in simple possession.

Ex/
Wrong:
I’ve gotten a scarf with me.

Correct:
I’ve got a scarf with me.

25
Q

Preposition at or on regionally

A

UK
Ex/
I’ll see you at the weekend.

US
Ex/
I’ll see you on the weekend.

Related to time both use at
Ex/
I’ll see you at seven.

26
Q

Preposition at or in regionally

A

UK
Ex/
I studied at university.

US
Ex/
I studied in college.

This difference only applies to educational institutions.

27
Q

Preposition to or than regionally

A

UK
Ex/
Mine is different to yours.

US
Ex/
Mine is different than yours.

Both use different from

28
Q

Preposition exception to regionally

A

UK
Ex/
Have you written to grandma yet?

US
Ex/
Have you written grandma yet?

US often drops the preposition after the word write.

29
Q

Regional difference with definite article and the word hospital

A

UK
Patient is in hospital.

US
Patient is in the hospital.

30
Q

Regional difference and definite article when referring to reading a clock

A

UK
Able to tell the time

US
Able to tell time

31
Q

Regional differences with where to put river in the name of a river

A

UK
Before the name :
The River Thames

US
After the name:
The Colorado River

32
Q

Past participle

A

Are two types of verbs

  1. To form the perfect tense (e.g. present perfect, past perfect).
  2. As an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun.

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