Reading Comprehension: Inference Questions
The author suggests that in standard English, verbs in the present perfect tense
Good!
[[snippet]]We know that African American Vernacular English uses one word, been, to do the same thing as standard English verbs in the present perfect tense
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]Although we know from our knowledge of grammar that has been is in the present perfect tense, we cannot infer this information from the passage (nor is this fully correct - what about have been?).
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]Standard English's present perfect tense conveys the same information as its African American Vernacular English counterpart, been.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]Although in African American Vernacular English, the speaker uses been with no differentiation between the present perfect and past perfect tenses, this is not the case in Standard English.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]Although in African American Vernacular English, according to the passage, the verb been is all-encompassing, this is not the case regarding Present Perfect verbs in Standard English, which do not cover the same actions as, for instance, Past Perfect verbs.
consist of more than one word
always take the form has been
are all-encompassing just like African American Vernacular English's been
