The Evolution and Impact of the English Language

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What is the third most spoken native language in the world?

  • Spanish
  • Mandarin Chinese
  • German
  • English (correct)

Which language is the most spoken in the world?

  • English
  • Spanish
  • Mandarin Chinese (correct)
  • German

How many sovereign states have English as an official language?

  • 59 (correct)
  • 80
  • 50
  • 70

Which language has more people who have learned it as a second language than native speakers?

<p>English (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many speakers of English were estimated in 2005?

<p>Two billion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which form of the verb do we use with the third person singular in present simple?

<p>Verb with -s ending (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which auxiliary verbs do we use to make questions in present simple?

<p>Do and does (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which question words do we use with do and does in present simple questions?

<p>Why, when, how (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which adverbs of frequency do we often use with present simple?

<p>Sometimes, always, never (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which auxiliary verbs do we use to make negatives in present simple?

<p>Do and does (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which preposition is used to refer to a direction?

<p>to (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which preposition is used to refer to an object higher than a point?

<p>above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which preposition is used to refer to a location?

<p>in (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which preposition is used to refer to an object close to a point?

<p>next to (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which preposition is used to refer to extended time?

<p>for (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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