Oral quiz 4 corrections

• Student’s name: Priscila López

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➢ What I said: ✓ What is correct:

o Always my friends do that. • My friends always do that.

• Explanation(s):
• Adverbs of frequency like ‘always’ often go before verbs
that are not the verb to be
 Grammar
➢ What I said:
o When they start dating with someone.
✓ What is correct:

• When they star dating someone.

• Explanation(s):
• The correct structure is the verb ‘date’ + the person, so the
preposition ‘with’ is not necessary
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➢ What I said: ✓ What is correct:

o I have troubles. • I have trouble.

• Explanation(s):
• When we use ‘trouble’ meaning ‘difficulty,’ it’s uncountable, so it’s always
singular; it can be plural when we use it referring to an unfortunate event, a
civil conflict, the worries on our mind, or a mechanical problem
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➢ What I said:
o Who is your hero when you were younger?

✓ What is correct:
• Who was your hero when you were younger?

• Explanation(s):
• was = simple past, because you are talking about a finished action in the
past