People across the United Kingdom speak English in different ways. They have different accents and sometimes form sentences in ways that are not the same as standard English.

Have a look at some examples of standard and non-standard English and then get ready to answer some questions!

Sometimes the verb forms are different from standard English.

"We were thinking of buying a new car." (standard English)

"We was thinking of buying a new car." (non-standard English)

Using the 'double negative' is another form of non-standard English.

"I didn't do anything." (standard English)

"I didn't do nothing." (non-standard English)

"He didn't go anywhere." (standard English)

"He didn't go nowhere." (non-standard English)

Some forms of non-standard English use adjectives in place of adverbs.

"Peter played well today." (standard English)

"Peter played good today." (non-standard English)

"Jake ran quickly." (standard English)

"Jake ran quick." (non-standard English)

Speaking in non-standard English isn't really a problem, but it is really important to know what the correct standard English forms are for when you are doing a piece of writing.

Let's have a go at spotting it in the following questions.