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List of common misconceptions

What is a common misconception about the word 'irregardless'?

Irregardless is not a word.

Irregardless is a misspelling.

Irregardless is a slang term.

Irregardless is a formal word.

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Uses of English verb forms

What is the progressive aspect used for?

0: To denote a completed action

1: To denote a habitual action

2: To denote a temporary action or state

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Uses of English verb forms

What is the difference between the simple past and the present perfect?

0: The simple past is used for future events, while the present perfect is used for past events

1: The simple past is used for past events, while the present perfect is used for future events

2: The simple past and the present perfect are interchangeable

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Uses of English verb forms

What are the five different inflected forms of a typical English verb?

0: Base form, -s form, past tense, past participle, -ing form

1: Base form, -s form, present tense, past participle, -ing form

2: Base form, -s form, past tense, present participle, -ing form

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Noun

What is a proper noun?

A noun that describes a class of entities

A noun that represents a unique entity

A noun that cannot be pluralized

A noun that cannot be modified by adjectives

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Noun

What is the difference between countable and mass nouns?

Countable nouns can take a plural, while mass nouns cannot.

Mass nouns can take a plural, while countable nouns cannot.

Countable nouns and mass nouns are the same thing.

Countable nouns can combine with adjectives, while mass nouns cannot.

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Noun

What is a noun?

A verb

An adjective

A pronoun

A noun

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Simple past

What is the difference between the simple past and the present perfect?

The simple past is used for events that happened at an unspecified time before now

The present perfect is used for events that happened at a particular time in the past

The simple past is used for events that happened at a particular time in the past

The present perfect is used for events that started in the past and continue up to the present

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Simple past

What is the rule for forming the past simple of regular verbs?

Verbs ending in -e change to -ed

Verbs ending in -y change to -ed

Verbs ending in -e add -ed

Verbs ending in -y add -ed

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Simple past

What is the basic form of the past tense in Modern English?

Present perfect

Past perfect

Simple past

Past progressive

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