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7. Irregular verbs
8. Tag questions
In American English, you would be correct to say: SHE HAS A SPORTS CAR, DOESN'T
SHE
?
In British English, you can say: SHE HAS A SPORTS CAR, HASN'T/ DOESN'T SHE?
9. Conditional sentences: AS IF/ AS THOUGH
In American English, it is normal to put the word WERE instead of WAS in an 'unreal'
comparison;
e.g. He is acting as if he were brave.
In an informal style in American English, it is normal to put LIKE instead of AS IF/
THOUGH
;
e.g. He is acting like he were brave.
10. Punctuation marks: comma
In American English, it is usual to put a comma before AND in a series of list;
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