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Even very advanced students can make mistakes - nobody's perfect! Here are 25. Do you know why they're wrong? Check in the sections.
don't say/write
No doubt the world is getting wanner.
I can't think of anybody whom to invite.
My father, whom we hope will be out of hospital soon, ...
Would you follow me wherever I would go?
We all have to live in the society. The number of the unemployed
is going up.
She was showing tiredness signs. She works the hardest when
she's working for her family. I'm thankful for your help.
We talked about if it was ready. What live in those little holes? Some people are interested,
but the majority doesn't care. It mustn't be the postman at
the door. It's only 7 0 ' clock. A third of the students is
from abroad.
ExceptAngie, everybody was there. I wish you felt I would feel
better tomorrow.
The train may be late, as it
happened yesterday.
When I wrote my letters, I did
some gardening.
When I had opened the door,
the children ran in.
Stefan can never return back to
say/write see section
There is no doubt that the world is getting warmer.
377
I can't think of anybody to invite. 498 My father, who we hope ... 498 · . . wherever I went? 580
· .. signs of tiredness. 382 She works hardest . . . 141
I'm grateful ...
· .. about whether it was ready. 453 What lives ... 532 · .. the majority don't care. 526
It can't be the postman ... 359 · .. are from abroad. 389
Except for Angie .. . 194 I hope you feel .. . 630
· .. as happened yesterday; 581 When I had written ... 424 When I opened ... 424
... return to his country. I ... go back to 87 his country.
· .. in society.
68 The number of unemployed ... 70
his country.
Will you go and see me when I'm ... come and see me ... 134
in hospital?
May you go camping this
summer?
My cousin works for the NATO. My wife will be angry unless I'm
home by 7.00.
We were poured water on.
Do you think you'll go ... 339 . .. for NATO. 2
· .. if I'm not home ... 601
We had water poured on us. I 416 Water was poured on us.
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