What's that mean?
In a nutshell.
A summary.
Why can't you say:
I'm working here since 2 years.
?
Mixed up tenses
- I've been working here for 2 years.
She's good in her job.
at
Good vs. Well
Good = Adjective
Well = Adverb
Which language has the most words?
A English
B Arabic
C Korean
D it's impossible to know
D - Determining the language with the most words is a complex and subjective task due to various factors such as regional dialects, specialized terminology, evolving vocabulary, unique writing systems and complex character structures.
Down the drain.
A waste.
Why can't you say:
- Have you been to the office last week.
?
Mixed up tenses.
- Did you go last week.
Have you ever went?
Did you ever go
or
Have you ever been
I shouldn't eat that
vs.
I wouldn't eat that
shouldn't = it's a bad idea
wouldn't = hypothetical situation
What percentage of the world's population speaks English?
A - 15%
B - 25%
C - 5%
A
1.35 billion people can/have to speak English (out of 7.8 billion total). But only about 360 million speak it as their first language.
corner the market
dominate sales of a product
Why can't you say:
- let's discuss about that
?
discuss doesn't collocate with a preposition
I used to be a lawyer but I'm actually a farmer.
currently
efficient vs. efficiently
adjective vs. adverb
How many of the world's countries use English as an official language?
A - 6
B - 18
C - almost 100
C - it's hard to find a specific number, but almost half of the world's countries and territories use English either as their official language or in some offical capacity.
According to a British university, there are only about 18 countries who can be considered majority English speaking.
Bigger fish to fry
higher priorities
Why can't you say:
- this is very fascinating.
?
fascinating means very interesting and it's ungradable - you need to use a stronger word, like absolutely
They will automatic email you the reply.
automatically
I had seen him vs. I saw him
past perfect (always in combination with another tense) vs. past simple
Which language has fewer native speakers:
A - Turkish
B - French
C - Portguese
B
French = 80 million
Turkish = 82 million
Portuguese = 230 million
Ballpark figure
estimate
Why can't you say:
- If my job would be more difficult, I would request a higher salary.
?
With conditional sentences, we can't use "would" twice. Also, "if" and "would" must be in separate parts of the sentence.
that are a big amount of informations.
(more than one mistake)
that is a large amount of information.
in time vs. on time
On time means punctual, or that you arrive at the agreed time. You should always be on time.
In time means at the last moment before something happens. I was just in time to catch the bus before it left.
What's the most commonly used letter in English?
Letter E, appearing in about 11% of all the words!