“anything”/other words with “any” in questions and statements that include “not” or “no.” “nothing” where there is no other negative word
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
When I was younger I would have much longer hair...
We do NOT use would with stative verbs
According to me, this is fake .
We use according to when the information comes from somebody else
To hear from you was great
it+be as a preparatory subject before adjectives - It was great to hear from you
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...
“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
“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.
I try not to eat on evenings
I try not to eat in the evenings (In the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening)
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? 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 have much experience with children.”
we don’t normally use much with non-count nouns in positive statements. Instead, we use a lot of.
“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
“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)
I would play the violin
we do not use would without a time reference
It is not allowed to take phones into the exam room
We do NOT use it is not allowed to
My grandparents had got a lot of animals.
We use had for the past, not had got.
I listened two of them
I listened to two of them
People decide to have less children these days
we use fewer before plural countable nouns
The vases are handmade and everyone is slightly different.
every one (each one) - everyone (all)
“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.”
I want that Barça wins
A that clause is impossible after want (ask, plan, wait, arrange). We use for + to + infinitive
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
They gave us this 2 options
these
Maybe that's why they won us
Maybe that's why they won or maybe that’s why they beat us
“Can you explain me the grammar?”
“Can you explain the grammar to me?” USE: explain/describe/recommend SOMETHING to SOMEONE
“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.
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