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True or False: The letter 'I' as a personal pronoun should always be capitalized.
True! We always capitalize the personal pronoun 'I' in any part of the sentence.
Is this sentence correct: I would've never done that to you.
Yes!
True or False: We always capitalize nouns in English?
False: We only capitalize proper nouns. (example: cities, specific locations, names of people, etc.)
Name that mistake: She walk to the store every evening.
Subject verb agreement (She walks to the store every evening.)
Spot the mistake: I tried to take an aspirin but it didn't help.
I tried taking an aspirin but it didn't help. (Taking aspirin is not hard so we should use the gerund.)
Gerund, infinitive or both: 'recommend'
Gerund only! (I recommend going to the store.)
Gerund, infinitive or both: 'promise'
Infinitive only! (I promise to go to the store.)
Gerund, infinitive or both: 'start'
Both! (I started watching the movie yesterday / I started to watch the movie yesterday.)
Bonus Question: What's the difference between 'stop' followed by a gerund and 'stop' followed by the infinitive.
Stop+ inf.: to end one action to begin another./ Stop+ gerund: to completely discontinue an action
Bonus Question: What's the difference between 'regret' followed by a gerund and 'regret' followed by the infinitive.
regret+ -ing: something you wish you hadn't have done in the past; regret+ infinitive: an action you will do in the future, usually associated with speaking
Bonus Question: Give an example of 'remember' followed by the gerund.
looks back in the past (I remember switching off the lights when I went on holiday.)
True or False: We follow the word 'suggest' with an infinitive.
False! We can follow the word 'suggest' with a gerund or the 'that'.
True or False: Signing a letter with 'Yours...' is a romantic gesture in the UK.
False: Signing a letter with 'Yours...' is a romantic gesture in the U.S.
True or False: EOD is before 5 p.m.
False: EOB (end of business) is before 5 p.m.
True or False: If you can easily translate a sentence back into your mother tongue it is correct.
False: If you can easily translate a sentence back into your mother tongue it is usually incorrect although there are some exceptions.
True or False: 'Going cold turkey' means let go of things gradually.
False: 'Going cold turkey' means let go of thing something abruptly or quickly.
