► [any of ]
Be Careful!
►►You can use either a plural or singular form of a verb with any of and the pronouns these, those, us, you, and them.
-It didn't seem that any of us was/were ready. [✔]
-I don't think any of us wants/want that. [✔]
Be Careful!
►►You can use either a plural or singular form of a verb with any of and the pronouns these, those, us, you, and them.
-It didn't seem that any of us was/were ready. [✔]
-I don't think any of us wants/want that. [✔]
► [Party]
►►A 'party' is a social event where people enjoy themselves by eating, drinking, dancing, talking, or playing games. You use 'have', 'give', or 'throw' to say that someone organizes a party:
-We are having a party on Saturday. [✔️]
-They gave a party to celebrate their daughter's graduation. [✔️]
-We threw her a huge birthday party. [✔️]
►Be Careful!
Don't use 'make'. Don't say, for example, 'We are making a party'.
►►A 'party' is a social event where people enjoy themselves by eating, drinking, dancing, talking, or playing games. You use 'have', 'give', or 'throw' to say that someone organizes a party:
-We are having a party on Saturday. [✔️]
-They gave a party to celebrate their daughter's graduation. [✔️]
-We threw her a huge birthday party. [✔️]
►Be Careful!
Don't use 'make'. Don't say, for example, 'We are making a party'.
POPULACE = people living in an area: The general *populace* hated the film. 🎥👎
POPULOUS = having many people: Tokyo 🗼 is a *populous* city.
POPULOUS = having many people: Tokyo 🗼 is a *populous* city.
► [Neither of/None of ]
►►We use 'neither', not 'none', when we are talking about two people or things:
-Books and television are different. Neither of them should replace the other. [✔]
-Books and television are different. None of them should replace the other. [❌]
►►We use 'neither', not 'none', when we are talking about two people or things:
-Books and television are different. Neither of them should replace the other. [✔]
-Books and television are different. None of them should replace the other. [❌]
► [dream of having]
►►When someone thinks about a situation that they would like to happen, you can say that they 'dream of having' something or 'dream of doing' something.
-He dreamt of having a car. [✔️]
-He dreamt to have a car. [❌]
►Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'dreams to have' something or 'dreams to do' something.
►►When someone thinks about a situation that they would like to happen, you can say that they 'dream of having' something or 'dream of doing' something.
-He dreamt of having a car. [✔️]
-He dreamt to have a car. [❌]
►Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'dreams to have' something or 'dreams to do' something.