Differences in American and British English grammar.docVIP

Differences in American and British English grammar - article An article by Kerry Maxwell and Lindsay Clandfield on recognizing grammatical differences between American and British English. Introduction | 1. Verb agreement with collective nouns | 2. Use of delexical verbs have and take | 3. Use of auxiliaries and modals | 4. Use of prepositions | 5. Past tense forms | 6. Implications for teaching Introduction Speakers of American English generally use the present perfect tense (have/has + past participle) far less than speakers of British English. In spoken American English it is very co