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Which sentences have mistakes? Part 5

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Do you think that the 5 sentences have any mistakes?

Click on why below to find out what the mistakes are.

Take this apostrophe quiz!

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If there is one thing that English speakers can all agree on, it's our dislike of apostrophes. We often find them confusing even though the rules that govern them are fixed. The English city of Birmingham has banned the use of apostrophes from all of its street signs because people found them "too confusing"!

Let's see how well you can use apostrophes with this completely fantastic quiz!

Quiz on Prepositions

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'Did you have a good time at the party?'

It's been a while since we practised prepositions, so let's do some. Take a look at the ten sentences and choose the correct preposition. What could be simpler?? 

 

Prepositions + 'ing'

Prepositions of Time

should have --- help please

hi all friends
i really miss u all ,, but in fact i have a awful work days
any how
i need a fast reply (if u please) Smile about the rule here:
look at this dialoge

Woman: "What did the weather forecast say for today?"
Man : "It said there was an 80% possibility of rain"
Woman: "Oh, I ------ have brought my raincoat:

to fill that space we have 4 choices
a- must b- may c- should d- could

the right answer is :
c- should

but why? ,,, what is the rule of using "should have" if there is one

to verb or verb_ing

dear chris
im a new member of website,i see learning english is difficult
i have a question,i hope you wil hepl me
when we use ''to verb'' and when we you ''verb-ing'' or when we only ''verb''(not to verb)
example:supply the correct verb:
1,when i caught them cheating me, stoped (buy)petrol there and started (deal) with your station instead.
2,can you help me(find)my mistakes.
3.would you like me(turn)down the radia a bit?
thankyou very much

to last vs last for

Hi,

Can anybody explain why in the following sentences:

1. The meeting lasted two hours.
2. The drought lasted for several months.

the verb "to last" is once used without a preposition and once with a preposition "for".

Is there any rule for this?

Thanks for help

Natalia

too and so

Hi,

Do anyone know when to use too and so because both seems to be same and i want to know where to use them as eg: too much or so much?

hi friends

i hope that things are well
in fact i have 2 questions
1- The sunshine feels good ----- me
a) to Cool for c) with d) into
& here my question ,,, when i can use for & when i can use too
what is the rule

2- That officer ------ his reports every morning
a) doing Cool done c) do d) does
& here i guess that i don't know or understand the rule of choice at all
can u help me plz

P.S. i love this site Smile
Sherif
thanx in advance
Smile

What are absolute adjectives?

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Take a look at these very short sentences:

"He's tall."

"He's dead."

They both contain adjectives: tall and dead.

Tall can be used in comparative sentences:

Can you name the tenses?

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Take a look at this review of twelve tenses using example sentences. Getting the tenses write when you are speaking is going to make it a whole lot easier to make yourself understood.

Simple Tenses

Present Simple

"I play tennis."

Past Simple

"I played tennis."