Tenses used in direct speeches

Play with toys or play toys I’m wondering which one is correct? Playing with toys or play toys? Thanks for your help.

A question abut cleft sentences Which one is correct? What I like the best is some novels. What I like the best are some novels

What's the difference between 'as I was saying' and 'as I said'? Hi everyone, When watching some English programs, I've always heard native speakers saying something like, 'As i was saying' or ' As i said...', but I'm not sure when I should use them in a correct context... Can you please tell me if there're any different uses between the two expressions?

How to use 'make it better/make it possible' in English? Sometimes I feel a bit confused about the use of the structure ' make it +adj.' (e.g. make it better/possible), is anyone can help me how to use the way of saying in English writing or speaking? Thanks so much for your help, Fan

Which sounds more appropriate to you, traditional Chinese thing or Chinese traditional things When describing some things, there has been a rule about the sequence of adjectives in English, like firstly, using descriptive adj, then moving on to talk about the size, shapes, etc. Anyway, I've always felt a bit confused about these, sometimes it is difficult for me to find out the proper sequence. So for example, if I want to describe an item, what should I say, ' A traditional Chinese item or A Chinese traditional item'? Thanks for your help, Fan

How do you answer the questions start with ' Do you ....?" Recently, a native-like friend told me that when being asked a question like ' Do you like doing sth...', it's better to avoid answering ' Yes, I do/ No, I don't, cuz it's too strong. Alternatively, I have to replace these by saying something like, ' Certainly, Absolutely..' at the beginning Is it true for native English speakers? Is it really necessary to do so? Thanks for your help, Fan

What part of speech is the word 'many' Here is a sentence: ' There were so many people in town that you couldn't walk around.' I'm a bit confused about the use of 'many', is it an adjective or a determiner? Thanks for your help

Why it is not present tense? There is a sentence in an IELTS speaking preparational textbook, ' ..I would say the most difficult thing is that we have tight deadlines, so I'll be given a project and....' Here, I'm wondering why the second half of the sentence starts with a future tense instead of the present tense? This is obviously describing a fact. Thanks for your help, Fan