I wish I WERE doing that = subjunctive = only a wish; I wish I WAS doing that = everyday conversational English used by many (most?) native speakers nowadays. Since you are a language learner, it would be helpful to use the "correct"

There ARE a bank, a laundromat, and a restaurant in the building. = A bank, a laundromat, and a restaurant ARE in the building. = Correct English. There IS a bank, a laundromat, and a restaurant in the building. = Good conversational English used

Hi Begae, I earnestly suggest that you follow Clive’s advice. I tend to agree with what he said. Classroom English is not exactly the same with natural conversational English. BTW, a flat is not the same as a “studio”.

Both answers are ok in conversational English. Purists want you to reserve "like" for its uses as an adjective and adverb (or, for many speakers today, a preposition). One should use the conjunction "as if." In fact, purists

Here are the answers: Choose the verb in each sentence: 1. One and a half apples are left on the table. 2. One apple and a half are left on the table. The verb is plural b/c the subject is plural - it's a "compound

They are not very common in conversational English. Revamp is sometimes used in business contexts and probably more frequent than inure.

"Shall" is an older form of future tense. It is still used in legal documents, but not very much in conversational English. It literally means: I am not looking forward to seeing you now. I will do so in the future.

yes you can, don't discount conversational English, it's more authentic than your text books. condition if + subject + past aux + present aux + v (pp) result subject/object + past modal + v (base) This conditional ads an extra

Question: In this sentence: "It's easy to compare school to OR with work." which is preferable - TO / WITH -- and why? Found the sentence in a series of test questions and don't know the answer!

Thank you. Would you allow me to indulge in my asking this further question? You wrote: But when it comes to conversational English, the comma would differentiate the speaker's feelings I wonder what different effects would be