As or than Hi! I have a grammar exercise, and I don't know which one is correct of these: a) Oxford is the same distance from London as Brighton. b) Oxford is the same distance from London than Brighton. I would say that it's a). But according to the answer key it's b). But I don't understand why and how it can be the correct answer? Can you give me an explanation? Thank you in advance!

A lot of arguing or a lot of arguments? Hi! I just want to know if I can say the both things? I know that arguing can be also a noun, so then I can say for example that "We have a lot of arguings." or only "We have a lot of arguments." is correct? Thanks in advance!

Suggest + should Hi everyone! I'm learning about the usage of "suggest", and there is a part of the lesson that is not clear to me. According to the lesson: "In British English, subjunctive isn’t very common. Instead, British speakers use should + infinitive. The doctor suggests that he should stop smoking. The doctor suggested that he should stop smoking. In direct suggestions that begin with I suggest…, should is not normally used. I suggest that you get another job. (NOT I suggest that you should get another job.)" But I know that I've heard a couple of times that people say these kinds of things: I suggest that we should go to the cinema. OR I suggest you should go to the dentist. Then these sentences aren't correct? Can we use suggest together with should, when I am the person who suggests something? Thanks in advance!

Questionable sentence with "were" Hi! I listened to an English lesson today, and in the lesson there was a sentence that is not completely clear to me. I copied it in context, but the questionable sentence is the second sentence in the text: "A “social secretary” is a person whose job it is to manage someone’s social appointments – where they go to lunch, the parties they attend, and so forth. Normally, only a very rich or important person would have a social secretary, someone who would handle things that were not related to the person’s business life, but to his or her personal life." So, I don't understand that in the second sentence, why "were" is used instead of "are"? I think that this sentence is not in past simple tense. I thought about whether it is conditional, because of the usage of "would have" and "would handle", but I think it isn't a conditional either. Which grammar is it? Do you happen to know? Thanks in advance!