Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

1. My sister uses to play tennis a lot but she doesn't play very often now.

A B C D

2. She ate all the chocolates - there are no in the box.

A B C D

3. The company is losting money all the time.

A B C D

* Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.

1. There was no food left when I returned. They ate everything!

                  A                  B                                        C         D

2. If I got a scholarship to England, my parents would be very proud by me.

             A                         B                                         C                          D

3. The boy complained that someone had stolen his book and also his brothers.

                             A                     B                         C                                     D

4. We have been informed that most of animals at the zoo are starving to death.

                          A  B                        C                      D

5. Where I am living now is convenient for work because I don't have travel far.

          A                               B                     C                                              D

6. If she had visited us last summer, she would enjoy the hikes in the mountains.

                                   A                                      B                C      D

7. Methods of printing have developed by the newspaper industry over the past hundred years.

                     A                          B                                                          C                      D

8. She told that she was flying to Chicago last week. She must have been in her hotel room last night.

               A                       B                                                              C                 D

9. Food and drink prices in New York is very high; furthermore, renting an apartment is very expensive.

                                                                A                           B              C                           D     

10. These days people who do manual work often receive far much money than people who work in an               

             A                             B                                                          C                                  D

office.  

* Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.

1. There was no food left when I returned. They ate everything!

                  A                  B                                        C         D

2. If I got a scholarship to England, my parents would be very proud by me.

             A                         B                                         C                          D

3. The boy complained that someone had stolen his book and also his brothers.

                             A                     B                         C                                     D

4. We have been informed that most of animals at the zoo are starving to death.

                          A  B                        C                      D

5. Where I am living now is convenient for work because I don't have travel far.

          A                               B                     C                                              D

6. If she had visited us last summer, she would enjoy the hikes in the mountains.

                                   A                                      B                C      D

7. Methods of printing have developed by the newspaper industry over the past hundred years.

                     A                          B                                                          C                      D

8. She told that she was flying to Chicago last week. She must have been in her hotel room last night.

               A                       B                                                              C                 D

9. Food and drink prices in New York is very high; furthermore, renting an apartment is very expensive.

                                                                A                           B              C                           D     

10. These days people who do manual work often receive far much money than people who work in an office          

             A                             B                                                          C                                  D   

Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.

26. She wanted to know how long did it take to get there.

                       A                    B             C                     D

27. He ate such much chocolate that he gains weight quickly.

                   A                               B               C                D

28. I feel really tired. I wish I didn’t go to the party last night.

          A     B                                 C                        D

29. Email can be sent and received at any hour of the day, can’t they?

         A                                    B      C                                         D

30. Jeans are never out of fashion but always style clothes for young people.                                                           

          A                            B                                C                           D

XII. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

16. He wokes up and finded himself in the hospital.

17. On Christmas, neighborhoods are beautiful with many bright Christmas lights

18. When he told me the price, I nearly died for shock.

19. It’s a traditional to sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ on New Year’s Eve.

20. Many people wisdom stayed at home in the bad weather.

21. She ate all the chocolates - there are no in the box.

22. The company is losting money all the time.

23. He was terribly exciting about his holiday.

24. Minh falls asleep now because of he stayed up too late last night.

* Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

13. He bought for me a cap in the souvenir shop. 

                             A          B         C                D              ..............................................

14. Binh receives a letter from his uncle yesterday.

                       A               B        C               D                 ..............................................

15. Ann doesn’t go to the party yesterday because of the flu. 

                     A              B                                             C                D