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Basic Grammar Review (Group 2)

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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.
  • "Pay attention to the Health Minister, you'll notice that he answers questions with more questions."
    Correct. PAY attention TO (not put attention in/on)
  • "The postman has been?"
    Incorrect "Has the postman been?"
  • "It is difficult to answer that question truthfully."
    Correct
  • "Why did you not wait for me?"
    Correct, but formal. "Why didn't you wait for me?" is conversational.
  • 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.
  • I don't suppose you're hungry.
    Correct.
  • 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.
  • A: Do you think you would enjoy living abroad? B: I think that yes, I love learning about new cultures.
    B: I think SO, I love learning about new cultures.
  • "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.
  • In order to don't waste time, I follow a strict schedule when I work from home.
    In order to NOT waste time, I follow a strict schedule when I work from home.
  • People is apprehensive about returning to work in his offices.
    Incorrect. People ARE apprehensive about returning to work in THEIR offices.
  • "From where do you come?"
    Grammatically correct but extremely unusual. Would not be used in normal speech.
  • "I think you haven't met my sister."
    I don't think you have met my sister.
  • "Wait you here for a minute!"
    Incorrect. You, wait here for a minute!
  • Always you see people uploading pictures of their food on social media.
    You ALWAYS see people uploading pictures of their food on social media.
  • "Do make yourself comfortable."
    Correct
  • "About what is the book you are reading?"
    Incorrect. "What is the book you're reading about?"
  • Is necessary to review new vocabulary daily in order to become familiar with it.
    IT IS necessary to review new vocabulary daily in order to become familiar with it.
  • "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.
  • "I don't hope it'll rain."
    Incorrect. "I hope it doesn't rain" / " I hope it won't rain."
  • There's so much fake new in internet, especially in Facebook.
    There's so much fake news ON THE internet, especially ON Facebook.
  • I love my job, even though I go to work at 7 am and come home at 6 pm.
    Correct
  • "Where you've been all day?"
    Incorrect. "Where have you been all day?"