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Review of the basics, questions, negatives and negative questions. (Group 2, Week 1, Tuesday)

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"I think you haven't met my sister."

I don't think you have met my sister.

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"Why did you not wait for me?"

Correct, but formal. "Why didn't you wait for me?" is conversational.

20

I don't suppose you're hungry.

Correct.

10

"From where do you come?"

Grammatically correct but extremely unusual. Would not be used in normal speech.

15

"I don't hope it'll rain."

Incorrect. "I hope it doesn't rain" / " I hope it won't rain."

20

"Where you've been all day?"

Incorrect. "Where have you been all day?"

10

"The postman has been?"

Incorrect "Has the postman been?"

10

"Wait you here for a minute!"

Incorrect. You, wait here for a minute!

15

"Do make yourself comfortable."

Correct

10

"About what is the book you are reading?"

Incorrect. "What is the book you're reading about?"

15

People is apprehensive about returning to work in his offices.

Incorrect. People ARE apprehensive about returning to work in THEIR offices.

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Whether or not you are against wearing a mask, depends of where you get your news from.

Whether or not you are against wearing a mask, depends ON where you get your news from.

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You have to decide what type of activities you need to make in order to become successful.

Incorrect. You have to decide what type of activities you need to DO in order to become successful.

15

"The government only really thinks in what is the best way to restart the economy."

Incorrect. The government only really thinks ABOUT what the best way to restart the economy IS.

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"I spend hours making investigations to find information for my presentations."

Incorrect. I spend hours DOING RESEARCH to find information for my presentations.

10

"I listened that the most recent election in Belarus was in fact rigged."

Incorrect. I HEARD that the most recent election in Belarus was in fact rigged.

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