Hi, everyone I am taking the IELTS on Friday and I have a few questions that are bugging me because people disagree on the right answer and I don't know which one to use in the speaking section if I need to. 1. Should I say "I lived in Spain" or "I've lived in Spain" if I once lived there, but I don't anymore? 2. Should I use is or are when the subject is singular and the preciate noun is plural? "My favorite animal is/are dogs" "My favorite food is/are beans"? Thank you!

Hi, everyone I was wondering whether "bigger" prepositions like "against" and "without" can be stranded in English. Do the following sentences sound odd? "What can you not leave the house without?" "You are like my phone. I can live without" "Which wall did you put the bed against?" "When someone is nice, it is impossible to root against" Thank you very much!

Hi, everyone! (This question is for Brazilian Portuguese speakers) I am studying prepositions in Brazilian Portuguese that can appear without their complements and comparing them to cases in English, which is a language where "preposition stranding" is very common. Could you tell me whether the following sentences sound good or bad? They are sentences where the preposition “sobre" appears without a complement. Here I am not interested in whether they are grammatically correct, whether you would write them or even whether they are or not constructions influenced by English. I just want to know whether they sound good or bad in informal language. Also, If they sound bad, would they sound better if you added the pronoun "ele" after "sobre"? 1. "Esse transtorno, eu conversei com um psicólogo que estuda sobre e ele me disse que é bem grave." 2. "Que assunto você mais gosta de falar sobre? 3. "O que você tava lendo sobre?" Thank you very much for your help, guys

Hi, everyone! (This question is for Brazilian Portuguese speakers) I am studying prepositions in Brazilian Portuguese that can appear without their complements and comparing them to cases in English, which is a language where "preposition stranding" is very common. Could you tell me whether the following sentences sound good or bad. They are sentences where the preposition “sobre" appears without a complement. Here I am not interested in whether they are grammatically correct, whether you would write them or even whether they are or not constructions influenced by English. I just want to know whether they sound good or bad in speech, in informal language. I am more interested in whether they could spoken, rather than whether you would write them. Also, If they sound bad, would they sound better if you added the pronoun "ele" after "sobre"? 1. a. (Imagine that two friends are talking about a recent crime case that's been talked about a lot) .....->"Esse caso, eu só conheço dois jornalistas que comentaram sobre." 2) "As pessoas falam muitas coisas erradas acerca da Idade Média. É um daqueles períodos históricos que às vezes eu me pergunto se eu não deveria ler mais sobre." Thank you very much for your help, guys

Hi, everyone! (This question is for Brazilian Portuguese speakers) I am studying prepositions in Brazilian Portuguese that can appear without their complements and comparing them to cases in English, which is a language where "preposition stranding" is very common. Could you tell me whether the following sentences sound good or bad. They are sentences where the prepositions "sobre" and "contra" appear without a complement. Here I am not interested in whether they are grammatically correct, whether you would write them or even whether they are or not constructions influenced by English. I just want to know whether they sound good or bad in speech, in informal language. I am more interested in whether they could spoken, rather than whether you would write them. Also, If they sound bad, would they sound better if you added the pronoun "ele" after the prepositions "sobre" and contra"? 1. a. (Imagine that two friends are talking about a recent crime case that's been talked about a lot) .....->"Esse caso, eu só conheço dois jornalistas que comentaram sobre (ele)." b. "Essa lei, eu só conheço dois senadores que se posicionaram contra. 2) "As pessoas falam muitas coisas erradas acerca da Idade Média. É um daqueles períodos históricos que às vezes eu me pergunto se eu não deveria ler mais sobre." Thank you very much for your help, guys

Hi, everyone! (This question is for Brazilian Portuguese speakers) I am a linguistics student and I am studying prepositions in Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish that can appear without their complements and comparing them to cases in English, which is a language where "preposition stranding" is very common (for those who are unfamiliar with it, preposition stranding is when a preposition is separated from its complement, in sentences like "The man who I went out with yesterday". For my research, I need some feedback from native Brazilian Portuguese speakers. Could you tell me whether the following sentences sound good or bad. They are sentences where the prepositions "sobre" and "contra" appear without a complement. Here I am not interested in whether they are grammatically correct, whether you would write them or even whether they are or not constructions influenced by English. I just want to know whether they sound good or bad in speech, in informal language. I am more interested in whether they could spoken, rather than whether you would write them. Also, If they sound bad, would they sound better if you added the pronoun "ele" after the prepositions "sobre" and contra"? 1. a. (Imagine that two friends are talking about a recent crime case that's been talked about a lot) .....->"Esse caso, eu só conheço dois jornalistas que comentaram sobre (ele)." b. "Essa lei, eu só conheço dois senadores que se posicionaram contra. 2) a. "As pessoas falam muitas coisas erradas acerca da Idade Média. É um daqueles períodos históricos que às vezes eu me pergunto se eu não deveria ler mais sobre." b. "Esse projeto de lei é ótimo. Ele é um dos poucos projetos que eu não conheço nenhum deputado que tenha votado contra." Thank you very much for your help, guys

Hi, everyone Would the following sentences sound bad without the pronoun “it” or “mine”(second sentence)? I am not interested in what is considered correct or grammatically acceptable. I just want to know whether or not they sound bad without the pronoun in parentheses? 1) “The citizens fought against this bill, but the senator voted against (it).” 2) “Mary can’t go out without a phone, and I can’t live without (it/mine) Thank you very much!

Hi, everyone Would the following sentences sound bad without the pronoun “it” or “mine”(second sentence)? I am not interested in what is considered correct or grammatically acceptable. I just want to know whether or not they sound bad without the pronoun in parentheses? 1) “The citizens fought against this bill, and the senator voted against (it).” 2) “Mary can’t go without a phone, and I can’t live without (it/mine) Thank you very much!

Hi, everyone Would the following sentences sound bad without the pronoun “it” or “mine”(second sentence)? I am not interested in what is considered correct or grammatically acceptable. I just want to know whether or not they sound bad without the pronoun in parentheses? 1) “The citizens fought against this bill, and the senator voted against (it).” 2) “Mary can’t go without a phone, and I can’t live without (it/mine) Thank you very much!