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Plural adjectives

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NEVER take an ‘s’ & are positionned BEFORE the noun

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Modals

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May, might, can, could, should, would, will… NEVER followed by an infinitive

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Il y a

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there is + singular / there are + plural

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Adverbs

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for exemple, normally, somtimes, often, never, always BEFORE the verb

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Preposition FOR

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followed by a verb with ING

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Since & For

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Since + date & For + a period of time preceded by Present Perfect

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Every & Each

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followed by singular nouns

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Concepts

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(liberty, life, freedom of speech…) are not preceded by the

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words to avoid

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interesting, important, good, bad, difficult

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Actual, actually

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different from current, currently

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Instead of principal

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use main

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Instead of ‘to propose’

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to suggest/offer

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