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SYNONYM FOR: to need

to require / to necessitate

SPOT THE MISTAKE: I have seen her yesterday.

I saw her yesterday.

SPOT THE MISTAKE: I haven’t a car.

I haven’t got a car. or: I don't have a car.

INSTEAD OF 'nowadays' you could also write

at present / currently / in contemporary society

INSTEAD OF 'I'll think about it' YOU COULD SAY

I'll consider it

INSTEAD OF 'maybe' SAY

possibly / perhaps / it is conceivable that

INSTEAD OF 'a big deal' WRITE

significant matter / major concern / important issue

SPOT THE MISTAKES: When I had known that I wouldn’t go there.

If I had known that, I wouldn’t have gone there. (3rd cond.) If I knew that, I wouldn’t go there. (2nd cond.)

SYNONYM FOR: to try

to attempt

SPOT THE MISTAKES: The most people think that they are better then she.

Most people think (that) they are better than her.

DON'T WRITE 'a lot of times' INSTEAD WRITE

frequently / often / on numerous occasions

SYNONYM FOR: to use

to utilize / to employ / to apply

INSTEAD OF no matter what WRITE...

regardless of

INSTEAD OF 'more and more' WRITE

increasingly

SPOT THE MISTAKES: While the last race, he run to fast and felt.

During the last race, he ran too fast and fell.

SPOT THE MISTAKES: It exists many people which life abroad.

There are many people who live abroad.

SPOT THE MISTAKE: I go always to school by bus.

I always go to school by bus.

ANOTHER WORD FOR a job OR work

employment

INSTEAD OF 'a big problem' WRITE

a significant issue

SYNONYM FOR: to show

to demonstrate / to illustrate / to reveal

INSTEAD OF 'kind of' or 'sort of' WRITE

somewhat / relatively / moderately

SYNONYM FOR: to get

to obtain / to acquire / to receive (NOT: TO BECOME!!!! = WERDEN)

SYNONYM FOR: to say

to state / to express / to claim / to put forward (an idea)

SPOT THE MISTAKE: He has 18 years.

He is 18 years old.

SPOT THE MISTAKES: She work in a bank who is on the city centre.

She works in a bank which/that is in the city centre.

A word for: a place to stay (hint: start with an A)

accommodation

SYNONYM FOR: to stop

to cease / to halt / to discontinue