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“We discussed about adding additional security measures.”

“We discussed adding additional security measures.” Explanation: We can talk about something or argue about something, but we can’t discuss about something.

“We won’t cancel the meeting even though it snows later.”

even if Even though is for true conditions, and even if is for hypothetical conditions or for conditions that haven’t happened yet

“We have a three-days weekend coming up.”

a three-day weekend A compound adjective is when two or more words join to modify the same noun. If a compound adjective has a noun, the noun should be singular

“I have much experience with children.”

we don’t normally use much with non-count nouns in positive statements. Instead, we use a lot of.

“I’m not pretty sure what the weather is going to be today.”

I’m not sure...We don’t use not before pretty sure. Instead, we say “I’m not sure,” or “I’m not quite sure.”

“There are 21 millions residents in the state of Florida.”

million If we mention an exact number, we don’t add an ‘s’ after hundred, thousand, million, or billion.

“Can you explain me the grammar?”

“Can you explain the grammar to me?” USE: explain/describe/recommend SOMETHING to SOMEONE

“My friend recommended me to buy this car.”

recommended that I buy - subjunctive after certain vbs and expressions that emphasize importance or urgency (e.g. demand, insist, recommend, suggest, it is imp)

The vases are handmade and everyone is slightly different.

every one (each one) - everyone (all)

People decide to have less children these days

we use fewer before plural countable nouns

She doesn’t know nothing about this topic

“anything”/other words with “any” in questions and statements that include “not” or “no.” “nothing” where there is no other negative word

My brother, that does not like sports, would like to take up football.

you can`t use that instead of who/which if the clause is separated by commas, or between a comma and a full stop.

Correct or incorrect? Laura has never been to the States, but her sister has.

We often leave out a repeated verb phrase or adjective and just repeat the auxiliary or modal verb, or the verb to be

Correct or incorrect? I have never ridden a motorbike, but I would love to ride one

Reduced infinitive. We can leave out a repeated verb phrase after the infinitive with to

I would play the violin

we do not use would without a time reference

It used to be a cinema in that street

we use there+be+noun if people or things are present or exist (or not anymore) There was a cinema...

To hear from you was great

it+be as a preparatory subject before adjectives - It was great to hear from you

My grandparents had got a lot of animals.

We use had for the past, not had got.

When I was younger I would have much longer hair...

We do NOT use would with stative verbs

It is not allowed to take phones into the exam room

We do NOT use it is not allowed to

I want that Barça wins

A that clause is impossible after want (ask, plan, wait, arrange). We use for + to + infinitive

Correct or incorrect? I`d rather you not talk about it

I`d rather you didn`t talk about it - would rather+infinitive without to when there is no change of subject I`d rather not talk about it

According to me, this is fake .

We use according to when the information comes from somebody else

I listened two of them

I listened to two of them

Maybe that's why they won us

Maybe that's why they won or maybe that’s why they beat us

They gave us this 2 options

these

I try not to eat on evenings

I try not to eat in the evenings (In the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening)