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The English . . . . . English.
Answer & Solution
Correct Answer:
Option
A
Let's break down this sentence step by step to understand why Option A is the correct answer.
1. Understanding 'The English':
When we say "The English" (with 'The' before 'English'), we are not talking about the language itself. We are talking about the people from England. It's like saying "The French" for people from France or "The Spanish" for people from Spain. When used this way, "The English" is considered a plural subject, meaning it refers to many people.
2. Understanding 'English' (the second one):
The second "English" in the sentence refers to the English language.
So, the sentence basically means: "The people from England speak the English language."
Option A: speak
If we put "speak" here, the sentence becomes: "The English speak English."
"The English" (which means plural people) goes perfectly with "speak" (the plural form of the verb, used for "they").
This sentence means "The people of England speak the English language," which is a general truth and is grammatically correct. This is in the active voice, meaning the subject (The English) is doing the action (speaking).
This is the correct answer.
Option B: spoke
"The English spoke English."
"Spoke" is the past tense of "speak." While grammatically possible if we were talking about something that happened only in the past, for a general truth or what people currently do regularly, the present tense "speak" is much more appropriate.
Therefore, it is not the best fit for a general statement about what people speak.
Option C: spoken
"Spoken" is the past participle form of "speak."
You cannot use "spoken" by itself as the main verb here. It needs a helping verb, for example, "have spoken" or "are spoken."
"The English spoken English" is grammatically incorrect.
Option D: is spoken
"Is spoken" is used for the passive voice. It describes what is done to something rather than what someone does.
For example: "English is spoken by the English." Here, English, the language, is the subject, and it is being spoken.
But in our sentence, the subject is "The English", which refers to people and is plural. Therefore, "is", which is singular, does not agree with the plural subject.
Also, "The English is spoken English" does not make sense because the people are doing the speaking, not being spoken.
Therefore, Option D is incorrect.
In summary: The sentence needs an active verb in the present tense that agrees with the plural subject "The English" (the people). "Speak" fits all these requirements perfectly.
1. Understanding 'The English':
When we say "The English" (with 'The' before 'English'), we are not talking about the language itself. We are talking about the people from England. It's like saying "The French" for people from France or "The Spanish" for people from Spain. When used this way, "The English" is considered a plural subject, meaning it refers to many people.
2. Understanding 'English' (the second one):
The second "English" in the sentence refers to the English language.
So, the sentence basically means: "The people from England speak the English language."
Option A: speak
If we put "speak" here, the sentence becomes: "The English speak English."
"The English" (which means plural people) goes perfectly with "speak" (the plural form of the verb, used for "they").
This sentence means "The people of England speak the English language," which is a general truth and is grammatically correct. This is in the active voice, meaning the subject (The English) is doing the action (speaking).
This is the correct answer.
Option B: spoke
"The English spoke English."
"Spoke" is the past tense of "speak." While grammatically possible if we were talking about something that happened only in the past, for a general truth or what people currently do regularly, the present tense "speak" is much more appropriate.
Therefore, it is not the best fit for a general statement about what people speak.
Option C: spoken
"Spoken" is the past participle form of "speak."
You cannot use "spoken" by itself as the main verb here. It needs a helping verb, for example, "have spoken" or "are spoken."
"The English spoken English" is grammatically incorrect.
Option D: is spoken
"Is spoken" is used for the passive voice. It describes what is done to something rather than what someone does.
For example: "English is spoken by the English." Here, English, the language, is the subject, and it is being spoken.
But in our sentence, the subject is "The English", which refers to people and is plural. Therefore, "is", which is singular, does not agree with the plural subject.
Also, "The English is spoken English" does not make sense because the people are doing the speaking, not being spoken.
Therefore, Option D is incorrect.
In summary: The sentence needs an active verb in the present tense that agrees with the plural subject "The English" (the people). "Speak" fits all these requirements perfectly.
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LoginExamveda-তে তারা **Option D: "is spoken"** কে সঠিক বলেছে। ([Examveda][1])
কিন্তু এখানে একটা সমস্যা আছে।
**"The English _____ English."**
এই বাক্যে **The English** সাধারণত **ইংরেজ জনগণ (the people of England)** বোঝায়। সেই অর্থে সঠিক বাক্য হবে:
✅ **The English speak English.**
* The English = people (plural)
* speak = plural verb
* English = language
অর্থ: *ইংরেজরা ইংরেজি ভাষায় কথা বলে।*
কিন্তু Examveda-এর ব্যাখ্যায় তারা **English**-কে ভাষা হিসেবে ধরে passive voice প্রয়োগ করেছে, যেন বাক্যটি **"English is spoken"** ধরনের। ([Examveda][1])
তাই আমার মতে:
* যদি বাক্যটি সত্যিই **"The English _____ English."** হয়, তাহলে **speak** সবচেয়ে স্বাভাবিক ও ব্যাকরণগতভাবে সঠিক উত্তর।
* **"English is spoken."** বা **"English is spoken all over the world."** হলে **is spoken** সঠিক হতো। ([Examveda][2])
এ ধরনের ভর্তি পরীক্ষার MCQ-তে কখনও কখনও প্রশ্নে টাইপো বা দুর্বল সেটিং থাকে। তাই বইয়ের ইংরেজি ব্যাকরণ অনুযায়ী বিচার করলে:
✅ **The English speak English.**
❌ **The English is spoken English.**
আপনি চাইলে আমি এই বাক্যটার **subject analysis** করে দেখাতে পারি কেন **The English** plural noun হিসেবে **speak** নেয়। এটা পরীক্ষার জন্য খুব কাজে লাগবে।
[1]: https://www.examveda.com/the-english-%E2%80%A6-english-107325/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "The English English"
[2]: https://www.examveda.com/english-all-over-the-world-107366/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "English all over the world"
But then I saw the correct answer was “is spoken,” which confused me. After thinking about it, I realized the problem is probably in the question itself.
If the sentence is actually “English ___ English,” then “is spoken” is correct because English, the language, is receiving the action.
But if it really says “The English ___ English,” then “is spoken” does not fit at all. It should be “speak” because “The English” refers to people, and people do the action.
So either I misread the sentence, or there is a mistake in the question or answer key. My original logic was not wrong. It just depends on whether the subject is people or a thing like a language.
When we say,"English is spoken English". It means that English being a language speaks itself (Passive). Rather it would be correct to say, "English is spoken" which is obvious that English is spoken by almost majority. But, however, someone at the end clarified this ambiguity. (English is spoken as an English language) 😊😊😊
The English means community and only english means language.
The English is plural subject
English.... English.
A. Speaks B. Speak
It may be speaks