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The grammars of American and British English are basically quite similar, but here
The grammars of American and British English are basically quite similar, but here
are some important ways in which American English differs from British English:
The past forms of some verbs
In American English some irregular verbs can have a form of the past simple
or past participle that is not used in British English.
He dived / (US also) dove into the pool.
Jake has got / (US usually) gotten really fat.
The past simple
In many situations where British English uses the present perfect form of the
verb, American English uses the past simple:
UK US
I think I?ve lost my camera. I think I lost my camera.
Thanks, but I?ve already eaten. Thanks, but I already ate.
Different prepositions
UK US
The shop is open from Monday The shop is open Monday
to Saturday. through Saturday.
It?s a quarter past seven. It?s a quarter after seven.
Differences in spelling
In American English,words tend to be spelt more simply or more like the way they
are pronounced. Compare the following British and American spellings:
UK US UK US
equalled equaled litre liter
plough plow honour honor
Australian English usually follows British spellings, although there are some
American spellings that are also acceptable.
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Grammar differences
The grammars of American and British English are basically quite similar, but here
The grammars of American and British English are basically quite similar, but here
are some important ways in which American English differs from British English:
The past forms of some verbs
In American English some irregular verbs can have a form of the past simple
or past participle that is not used in British English.
He dived / (US also) dove into the pool.
Jake has got / (US usually) gotten really fat.
The past simple
In many situations where British English uses the present perfect form of the
verb, American English uses the past simple:
UK US
I think I?ve lost my camera. I think I lost my camera.
Thanks, but I?ve already eaten. Thanks, but I already ate.
Different prepositions
UK US
The shop is open from Monday The shop is open Monday
to Saturday. through Saturday.
It?s a quarter past seven. It?s a quarter after seven.
Differences in spelling
In American English,words tend to be spelt more simply or more like the way they
are pronounced. Compare the following British and American spellings:
UK US UK US
equalled equaled litre liter
plough plow honour honor
Australian English usually follows British spellings, although there are some
American spellings that are also acceptable.
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Hence and thus are by common usage interchangeable, however according to the rules of grammar they are different. Hence should indicate future use - such as "Hence we will proceed as described." Thus should indicate the past in its usage, or to indicate...
- A New Way Of Teaching
English tenses taught in the other schools: 1.simple present 2.present continous 3.present perfect 4.present perfect continous 5.simple past 6.past continous 7.past perfect 8.past perfect continous 9.simple future 10,future continous 11.future perfect...
- Negative Sentences
A negative sentence (or statement) states that something is not true or incorrect. A negative adverb has to be added in order to negate or ?cancel? the validity of the sentence. This ?negation? element is created according to the following general...
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