A big number of people want to buy cars. OR A large number of people want to buy cars.
A large number of people want to buy cars. (The words amount and number can be modified by the expressions small and large. Big and little are not used here)
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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fairy
Take points!
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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baam
Lose 20 points!
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He has been waiting for you since 10 o’clock. OR He is waiting for you from 10 o’clock.
He has been waiting for you since 10 o’clock.
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They discussed about the whole matter. OR They discussed the whole matter.
They discussed the whole matter. (Discuss is one of those verbs that are not followed by a preposition.)
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I found an envelope among all those papers on the table. OR I found an envelope between all those papers on the table.
I found an envelope among all those papers on the table.
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The gold is a precious metal. OR Gold is a precious metal.
Gold is a precious metal. (Material nouns are used without articles.)
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One should love his country. OR One should love one’s country.
One should love one’s country.
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None of us went. OR We all did not go.
None of us went.
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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gold
Win 50 points!
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fairy
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thief
Give points!
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We have bought new furnitures. OR We have bought new furniture.
We have bought new furniture. (The word furniture does not have a plural form in English. )
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Both did not come. OR Neither came.
Neither came.
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Have you got a pencil?’ ‘No, I haven’t got.’ OR ‘Have you got a pencil?’ ‘No, I haven’t got one.’ / ‘No, I don’t have one’.
‘Have you got a pencil?’ ‘No, I haven’t got one.’ / ‘No, I don’t have one’. (Have is a transitive verb. It needs an object to complete its meaning.)
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Both of them did not pass the test. OR Neither of them passed the test.
Neither of them passed the test.
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She told that she would be coming. OR She said that she would be coming.
She said that she would be coming.(We use said when there is no personal object.)
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Hardly the sun had risen when we set out. OR Hardly had the sun risen when we set out.
