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Rewrite the sentence without the mistake, and then click on Answer to check your
answer. Explanations have been added to the answers that are not obvious.
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* Use past progressive for a longer action that was interrupted by a shorter action in the past.
* Use a progressive tense (present progressive is used here) for actions and (some) adjectives
that are temporary. Your sister is not annoying; she is only being annoying today. For adjectives,
this generally applies to adjectives that require an action (e.g. being silly, being rude) and not
states (dead, tired).
* Being late is a real possibility, so you should use the first conditional. First conditional = If +
subject + present simple, subject + will.
* In this sentence, the verb think is a state verb. It is generally not used in the progressive (~ing)
tense.
8. Look! It is snow.
Look! It is snowing.
*After while use past progressive. Again, this is a longer action (watching TV) that was
interrupted by a shorter action (fell asleep).
*In the above sentence, There is an adverb that indicates a place. An adverb should not be the
subject of a sentence. Instead, use It as the subject. It is a pronoun.
* People do not say I have not (something) anymore. This is old-fashioned English.
* ever is only used with the present perfect in questions. It is not used in statements.
* The verb have is a state verb, so it shouldnt be used in the progressive (~ing) tenses. However,
to have a good time is an expression (just like have a baby, have a party). These expressions
are actions, so they can be used in the progressive tense.
15. John probably isnt going to come to school tomorrow.
* use will for predictions. Use be + going to for plans that are already decided.
* This is the second conditional. It is for a present unreal condition. There is a very low chance
the world will end tomorrow. The speaker does not believe it will happen. Therefore, to show
that its not a real possibility, we use the second conditional.
* Use past progressive for actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past.
20. The students were not interested in the lesson because it was bored.
The students were not interested in the lesson because it was boring.
Explanation: the phrasal verb be used to is followed by a gerund (verb in ~ing form).
Explanation: stop + gerund describes the activity you no longer do. stop + infinitive describes
the reason why you stopped.
Explanation: When talking about a non-specific time in the past, use the present perfect tense
(have + past participle).
10. Brian is so stupid man.
Explanation: so changes to such when it is describing a noun. See lesson plan here.
There are many nice beaches in Spain. / Spain has many nice beaches.
Explanation: The object of the verb tell is a person. The object of the verb say are the
words/message you say.
Explanation: make is an act of creation. There was no mistake until you created it (made it).
What does your new painting look like? / How does your new painting look?
20. I look forward to see you next month.
Explanation: The phrasal verb look forward to is followed by a gerund (verb in ~ing form).
Explanation: Countries that are groups of states (republics, unions, kingdoms, emirates, or states)
have the definite article the before them. Secondly, never use the before a city name.
Explanation: A doctor is a person, not a job. A job is something you do (a verb, an action). What
is hard? Not the doctor (the person) its the action (= being a doctor).
Its surprising that no one was hurt. / The surprising thing is that no one was hurt.
Explanation: We use a gerund (verb in ~ing form) after the verb suggest
Explanation: 34-year old is an adjective in this sentence which describes woman. We dont
pluralize (add s to) adjectives.
Explanation: ideas are countable, so you need an article (an). Of becomes a preposition of the
noun idea. [/expland]
Explanation: The object of the verb explain is what you explain, not whom you explain the
problem to.
* Mean is a verb. You need the auxiliary verb do when making a WH-question about the
object of a verb.
We use so + adjective. However, if the phrase ends in a noun, you should use such + an
article if required. For a detailed explanation, visit here.
News is an uncountable noun. You cant use the article a before it. We often use say some
news (but you dont actually need the word some).
The above sentence is a statement, not a question. In a regular statement, the order is Subject
(husband)+ Verb (is). However, when you make a WH-question with the BE verb, the order is
BE verb + Subject (Where is my husband?). The above sentence is not a WH-question, it is a
statement (called a noun clause), so the subject should be before the verb.
This is another noun clause (also called an embedded question). The phrase why I failed? is the
object of the verb tell. When a question is the object of a verb, it is not written in question word
order (e.g. WH-Question + Auxiliary + Subject + Main Verb), it is written in statement word
order (WH-Question + Subject + Verb). You do not need the helping verb did here because you
are not making a question.
9. I was given lots of advices and information about buying new furnitures. (2x)
I was given lots of advice and information about buying new furniture.
10. There are too many great restaurants in my city. Its great!
The word too is used to express something negative, e.g. Its too hot. Therefore, its strange to
say There are too many great restaurants, because great restaurants are usually a good thing. If
you are making a positive statement, use the word so instead of too.
Firstly, interesting describes a thing. Interested describes a persons feelings. You are interested
because the book is interesting. For more about participial adjectives, see here.
Secondly, the preposition for the adjective interested is in, and a preposition is followed by
a gerund (a verb in the ~ing form)
The verb have, as a main verb, in the negative is dont/doesnt have. It is old fashioned to say I
have not an iPhone. Even in England, people generally do not use this form anymore.
15. This is the worse day of my life.
Here is an adverb (like up, down, there, away). You dont need a preposition (to) before an
adverb.
17. A: How does it look like? (B: Its big and green.)
There are two possible questions here that basically have the same meaning:
Verbs like look/seem/feel/sound are called linking verbs. These verbs are often used in a way
that is different from action verbs. Compare:
3. Verb + LIKE + Phrase. (You look like you didnt sleep yesterday.)
21. I have two bothers. One is named John and another is named Leo.
I have two brothers. One is named John and the other is named Leo.
We know that you have two brothers. If one is named John, then it must be THE other whom is
named Leo. We must use the definite article here because the listener knows who the other one is
(the brother is specific). Review another/other/the other here.
Firstly, the expression is Hows it going? (with the subject it). Secondly, the question
means How is your life going? The answer usually does not begin with Im, It should be just
an adjective, describing your life recently, e.g. Great! / Good. / Not bad!
Agree is a verb. To make a negative sentence, just add do + not (or dont).