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Hi! Could you help me with making sentences out of these words?
1. these sections / to / who / most relevant / do you think / needs / and / will /their interests / find
2. COVID-19 / disinfectant/ think / to treat / you / be used / do / potentially / could
3. can / of / raise / such / issues / how far / important / awareness / we
4. have found / causes / experts / the increased use / cyber addiction / that / mobile devices / sleep disruption / of / often / and
5. gave / about / a task / unemployment / the Professor / create / of / them / the problem / a presentation / youth / to
6. been / for / accountability / any / never / there / guidelines / handling / have / concrete
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Stick to or with?
Hi!
I'm confused, is there any difference between stick to your diet and stick with your diet?
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Do you have a lot of friends at/in school? Can I use both prepositions? What is the differerence?
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I wish you would do/be or did/were?
Please, help me to understand the difference between I wish you would do/be smth and I wish you did/were smth.
F.ex.
1. I wish you lived here. vs. I wish you would live here.
2. I wish you listened to me. vs. I wish you would listen to me.
3. I wish you were more attentive. vs. I wish you would be more attentive.
Which ones are more preferable or common if any?
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Singular or plural?
Sentence:
I usually pay attention to the book description and rating.
Rating or ratings? Is there any difference in this case?
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What is the difference between didn't have and hadn't?
I have a sentence: He __(not/have)__ a wife and he lived in a vary large house with a housekeeper.
I found in a key to this exercise that besides the form 'didn't have' you can also use 'hadn't'. Is it common to say: 'I hadn't a wife/cat/car etc?
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Grammar question SNATCH
I have a sentence: While she was enjoying her coffee she suddenly noticed a hand from behind SNATCH her handbag.
This verb "snatch" was in brackets and the exercise was to put the verbs in the right form.
I just don't understand why the right answer is the infinitive form of "snatch" here and not snatched or snatching...what is the rule?
Can anybody explain, please?
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Future and Past tenses in one sentence?
I can't understand the situation when someone says the following:
I shan't go to see the play as I was present at the dress rehearsal.
Why does a person use the future tense and the past tense in one sentence?
I suppose that the verb shall is used as a modal verb here and expresses the certain meaning, doesn't it?
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Past Perfect or Past Simple? Why?
Before the second chicken was cooked/had been cooked, however, the scientist entered/had entered the room and apologized/had apologized for his delay. Then he added...
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