"I am sending you straight back to the IT department."

Choose the sentences that use "straight" correctly. There may be more than 1!

Watch out! That knife is very straight, it nearly cut my finger off.

If you continue like that, you will go straight to bed without any dinner.

I'm sure if you speak to her and straight things out, the problem will be resolved.

I think my back is broken after that fall, I can't stand up straight.

I have been having the same dream for 15 days straight.

"I am sending you straight back to the IT department."

Choose the sentences that use "straight" correctly. There may be more than 1!

Watch out! That knife is very straight, it nearly cut my finger off.

This is incorrect. Don't confuse "straight" with "sharp". A "straight" knife is one which is not curved, a "sharp" knife cuts easily.

If you continue like that, you will go straight to bed without any dinner.

This statement uses the term (adverb) "straight" correctly. To "(go) straight (to a place)" is to go without detour or delay. Bruno says that he is sending Jean "straight back to the IT department", meaning that he wants Jean to return immediately to the IT department.

I'm sure if you speak to her and straight things out, the problem will be resolved.

This is incorrect. The verb "to straighten" should be used instead of "to straight". "To straighten something out" is to resolve a problem. There is no such verb as "to straight".

I think my back is broken after that fall, I can't stand up straight.

This statement uses the term "straight" correctly. To "stand (up) straight" is to stand in a manner so that the back is fully upright, without any curves. A "straight (level)" refers to a level which is fully even, for example: That picture on the wall doesn't look straight, it is higher on the right than the left.

I have been having the same dream for 15 days straight.

This statement uses the term "straight" correctly. As an adjective, "straight" can mean successive, consecutive or without interruption, for example: For 5 days straight I heard the same mysterious noise coming from the bedroom. As well as the common definitions of "straight" (having no deviations or curves), the adjective can also mean "honest" ("I'll be straight with you") or even "not homosexual" ("Both gay and straight men are invited").

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