#1 None is wrong, but none is as good as "and to me as well". #2 None is wrong, but none is as good as "I don't think so, but his wife took one to Chicago." #3 None is grammatically wrong. I don't understand the meaning of (c) (d) sounds odd. Better: "No, but we do that." #4 Each needs to be two sentences, or you need to insert "and" to make a proper compound sentence. Better: "She lost her money, and I wasn't surprised." "She lost her money, which didn't surprise me." #5 Only (a) sounds good. "Done" what? "Do" expects some action. "like saxophone" is not an action. These work: "Do you like saxophone?" "Yes, I do." "I like saxophone, and have always." (5c) is acceptable, but "done so" adds nothing of value and feels awkward because "so" refers to some specific action and "liking" isn't really an action. #6 All are correct, but none feels natural. These feel natural: "I'm sorry to hear that." "I'm sorry to hear that he fell." #7 All are fine. They all work because "so", "that", and "it" refer to a clearly stated action. #8 None is good because "it", "so", and "that" do not refer to any clearly stated action. What's the action? Having time? Getting the tickets? These two thoughts compete with each other. Better: "Who will get them?" ("Them" clearly refers to "tickets")

I like it! It is not polished prose but it sounds like someone thinking. It's good conversational language. I totally agree with Abby that "exactly what" is better than "what exactly", but from a conversational point of view I still like "what exactly". You might also consider "off" instead of "wrong".

I've reached 300 hours of studying English. I've been tracking hours since Feb 2024, but I forget (present tense works!) sometimes, so this data might contain some mistakes. I hope I'm at least close. And yes, I have mixed feelings. On the one hand I feel a bit proud of myself, but on the other hand it doesn’t seem like big progress . It feels too slow. Note: I don't understand the meaning of your last two sentences.

1. Both are good. "May" is gentler than "can". 2. "May I borrow" is more polite but both are fine. 3. Perfect. "You cannot" is firmer but means the same. 4a. There's nothing wrong with "of course you could". "Could" is gentler than "can". You can also just say "of course" and end the sentence right there with no change of meaning. 4b. There's nothing wrong with "of course you might". You are simply affirming a positive answer using the questioner's exact words. "May" is better but "might" has a lovely sound (to me, at least). 5b. I would use "would" or "could", not "can" or "may". When asking a favor, use a past tense modal (would, could, should, might) rather than a present tense modal (will, can, shall, may). They always sound more polite. 6. same as 5 7. all good 8. all good (with different meanings, of course)

He plays well, remaining cheerful and courteous even in the face of disappointment. "Good sport" can be used without reference to any sort of game. You can be a good sport in any endeavor: business, romance, politics, etc.

I would say that 2 and 4 are wrong. "Need" works differently from verbs like "recommend", "suggest", or "insist" that can be consistent with subjunctive mood. You could say "He insisted that he need go". That still sounds a bit odd, but I would consider it correct use of subjunctive mood. "without A coat" is better than "without coat", though I can't say that "without coat" is wrong. Yes, 15a,b and 16a,b are equivalent pairs. In all of the sentences, the time of the subordinate clause is indeterminate. "we must go" can refer to past, present, or future.

They are different. The first sentence discusses me. The second sentence discusses my presence. Those are totally different things. For example, if I just fixed your car and asked you "are you uncomfortable with me?", it would refer to me as a worker, not my personal presence.

In most situations, there is little difference, but they're not the same. The second is softer. It leaves room for the possibility that it might not be me that makes the person uncomfortable, but rather not being alone. The second is the better sentence to use because it is less direct, and thereby less offensive. The first sentence puts the blame for discomfort squarely on my presence.