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D - 25 mistakes (Proficiency) Michael Swan 'Practical English Usage' (OUP 3d ed)

don't say/write say/write

1 No doubt the world is getting warmer. ____________________________________________________

2 I can't think of anybody whom to invite. ____________________________________________________

3 My father, whom we hope will be out of hospital soon, … ____________________________________________________

4 Would you follow me wherever I would go? ____________________________________________________

5 We all have to live in the society. ____________________________________________________

6 The number of the unemployed is going up. ____________________________________________________

7 She was showing tiredness signs. ____________________________________________________

8 She works the hardest when she's working for her family. ____________________________________________________

9 I'm thankful for your help. ____________________________________________________

10 We talked about if it was ready. ____________________________________________________

11 What live in those little holes? ____________________________________________________

12 Some people are interested, but the majority doesn't care. ____________________________________________________

13 It mustn't be the postman at the door. It's only 7 0' clock. ____________________________________________________

14 A third of the students is from abroad. ____________________________________________________

15 Except Angie, everybody was there. ____________________________________________________

16 I wish you felt / would feel better tomorrow. ____________________________________________________

17 The train may be late, as it happened yesterday. ____________________________________________________

18 When I wrote my letters, I did some gardening. ____________________________________________________

19 When I had opened the door, the children ran in. ____________________________________________________

20 Stefan can never return back to his country. ____________________________________________________

21 Will you go and see me when I'm in hospital? ____________________________________________________

22 May you go camping this summer? ____________________________________________________

23 My cousin works for the NATO. ____________________________________________________

24 My wife will be angry unless I'm home by 7.00. ____________________________________________________

25 We were poured water on. ____________________________________________________

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