Sunday, December 18, 2011

Are they correct in english?!?

Question:


Q1.
a.He is an English.

b.He is a British.

Are they correct or wrong?



Q2.
a.I saw an English person.

b.I saw an Englishman.

c.I saw an Englishwoman.

What's difference between a. b. c.?



Q3.
a.She is an English person.

b.She is a British person.

Are they correct and the same meaning?



Q4.
a.Japanese are not friendly.

b.Chinese like to learn English.

Are they correct or wrong?
and speak (in general)??


Thank You for Your answer:)

Answer:


Q1: both wrong. They should be: He is English. He is British.

Q2: the difference is the sex of the person. a) is unspecified, b) is male, c) is female.

Q3: both correct. But English means someone from England; British means someone from Britain (which includes England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland).

Q4: both need "the": "The Japanese", "The Chinese".

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