>This test marked as incorrect sentences with no contractions, e.g. "I am not
>running" and "He is not running". As the instructions were to avoid using
>contractions
"I am not running" works for me! Perhaps you left too many white spaces?
>I was surprised when it marked every answer as being wrong because I didn't
>use contractions. Also, the "correct" answers were inconsistent in the way
>they were contracted - "I'm not running", but "He isn't running" rather than
>"He's not running".
True. I have fixed it. Now the recommended version is "I am not running".
>Also, in English, it is more usual to put "Ann and I are not running" than "I
>and Ann" - I don't know what the rule is, but to a native speaker like me it
>just feels wrong.
>This test marked as incorrect sentences with no contractions, e.g. "I am not
>running" and "He is not running". As the instructions were to avoid using
>contractions
"I am not running" works for me! Perhaps you left too many white spaces?
>I was surprised when it marked every answer as being wrong because I didn't
>use contractions. Also, the "correct" answers were inconsistent in the way
>they were contracted - "I'm not running", but "He isn't running" rather than
>"He's not running".
True. I have fixed it. Now the recommended version is "I am not running".
>Also, in English, it is more usual to put "Ann and I are not running" than "I
>and Ann" - I don't know what the rule is, but to a native speaker like me it
>just feels wrong.
Heck, how could I have made such a mistake?