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Query Subject:	Test to find native English speakers
Author:	Roman Kutlak
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Linguistic LingField(s):	Translation

Query:	Hello, I would like to do an experiment that involves a language and I would like to give my participants a simple test that determines whether they are native English speakers. A colleague of mine recommended me a Cloze test of the following form: Fill in each blank with a word from the next set between { and }. Scarcely ____ ____ {I, ME, HAD, WOULD, NEVER} brought down the gavel when there was an outburst of shouting from the gallery. The junta had sent ___ {THEIR, ITS, NO, IT'S, TO} infamous enforcers and they had begun knocking journalists down and beating them with whatever came ___ {FOR, FROM, TO, IN, AT} hand. The provided solution was HAD, I, THEIR/ITS and TO/AT. I was wondering whether this is a good way of doing it or whether there are some standard tests/sentences. Thank you very much. Regards, Roman Kutlak
LL Issue:	23.43
Date posted:	03-Jan-2012
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