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I booked a table here for my [...] wedding anniversary./moich rodziców start learning
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I booked a table here for my [parents'] wedding anniversary.
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We had a table right at [...]./z tyłu restauracji start learning
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We had a table right at [the back of the restaurant].
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My [...] cousin went to a friend's birthday party./żony start learning
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My [wife's] cousin went to a friend's birthday party.
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This is one of [...] most popular restaurants./londyńskich start learning
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This is one of [London's] most popular restaurants.
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Mark and Sarah's children are staying at their [...]/u dziadków (w mieszkaniu) start learning
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Mark and Sarah's children are staying at their (grandparent's).
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In the UK, you can usually buy women's perfumes at [...]./ w aptece (sklepie) start learning
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In the UK, you can usually buy women's perfumes at [a chemist's].
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Clearly, [...] is that all of the food contains garlic./ pomysł restauracji start learning
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Clearly, [the idea of the restaurant] is that all of the food contains garlic.
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[...] is amazing, but of course you have to be a garlic lover./ różnorodność jedzenia start learning
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[The variety of the food] is amazing, but of course you have to be a garlic lover.
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[...] wasn't bad for central London./ rozmiar, wysokość rachunku start learning
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[The size of the bill] wasn't bad for central London.
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Ubrania dziewczyny były bardzo brudne. start learning
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The girl's clothes were very dirty. We use 's with people, countries and animals and time: (not the cłothes ofthe girl)
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Chcę wyjechać na tygodniowe wakacje. start learning
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I want to go on a week's holiday. We use s with people, countries and animals and time.
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Jaka jest cena tych wakacji? start learning
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What's the price of that holiday? We usually use [of] instead of ['s] with things: not the holiday's price
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The position of the apostrophe is important: my brother's friends (= one brother), my brothers' friends (= more than one brother)
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The position of the apostrophe is important: my brother's friends (= one brother), my brothers' friends (= more than one brother)
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When we speak we often omit the second noun if we are referring to someone's home or business: I stayed at Simon's. (house is omitted)
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Zatrzymałem się w kiosku. start learning
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I stopped at the newsagent's. When we speak we often omit the second noun if we are referring to someone's home or business: I stopped at the newsagent's. (shop is omitted)
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There's a coat on the chair. Is it [...]/twój? start learning
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There's a coat on the chair. Is it [yours]?
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That's not your umbrella, it's [...]/moja start learning
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That's not your umbrella, it's [mine].
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My father broke [...]/ nogę start learning
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My father broke [his leg]. We use a possessive adjective rather thar "the" with parts of the body and clothes.
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She tore [...]/(jej) ulubione jeansy start learning
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She tore [her favourite jeans]. We use a possessive adjective rather thar "the" with parts of the body and clothes.
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I went with some friends [...]/moimi start learning
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I went with some friends [of mine]. We sometimes use ("of" + possessive pronoun or possessive form of a noun) instead of a possessive adjective.
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Amy blamed [...] for what had happened./siebie start learning
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Amy blamed [herself] for what had happened. We use a reflexive pronoun to make it clear that we are talking about the subject of the verb: Amy blamed her for what had happened. (= Amy blamed another person, not herself)
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I went to this place [...] to see what it was really like./sam start learning
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I went to this place [myself] to see what it was really like. We use a reflexive pronoun for emphasis
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We use a reflexive pronoun with a number of common expressions.
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We use a reflexive pronoun with a number of common expressions.
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She [...] quickly./ubrała się start learning
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We only use a reflexive pronoun after wash, shave and dress for emphasis: She dressed quickly. but The little girl managed to dress herself (= it was difficult for her)
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ld rather have [...] apartment./mój własny start learning
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ld rather have [my own] apartment. We use a possessive adjective + own to emphasise possession
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I went diving [on my own]. On (your) own means 'alone' and can be used instead of by (your) self. l went diving [by myself].
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Wszystkie hotele mają sypialnie. start learning
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All hotels have bedrooms. Things/people in general all+noun: All hotels have bedrooms. (= hotels throughout the world)
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Większość hoteli zapewnia śniadanie. start learning
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Most hotels provide breakfast. Things/people in general- most/some + noun
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Niektóre hotele mają prywatną plażę. start learning
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Some hotels have a private beach. Things/people in general- most/some + noun
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Żadne hotele nie są idealne. start learning
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Things/people in general- no+ noun
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Żaden hotel nie jest doskonały. start learning
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Things/people in general- no+ noun
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Wszystkie (z) hoteli (na tej ulicy) mają restaurację. start learning
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All (of) the hotels (in this street) have a restaurant. Things/people in a particular group all (of) +the/my/this/those (etc.) + noun
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Większość hoteli (w tym mieście) jest droga. start learning
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Most of the hotels (in this town) are expensive. Things/people in a particular group- most/some of + the/my/this/those (etc.) + noun
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Niektóre hotele (na stronie internetowej) mają basen. start learning
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Some of the hotels (on the website) have a pool. Things/people in a particular group- most/some of + the/my/this/those (etc.) + noun
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Żaden z pokoi (w tym hotelu) nie ma balkonu. start learning
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None of the rooms (in this hotel) has/have a balcony. Things/people in a particular group- none of+ the/my/this/those (etc.) + noun; When none of is followed by a plural noun, the verb can be singular or plural - both forms are correct.
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Chcę tylko cichego miejsca. start learning
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All I want is somewhere quiet. (= the only thing)- "All" can sometimes stand alone
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[Pokoje] są dobrze umeblowane, ale [niektóre] są raczej ciemne. start learning
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[The rooms] are well furnished, but [some] are rather dark. (= some of the rooms)- Most, some and none can also stand alone, but only if the noun they refer to has just been mentioned
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Cała wycieczka była zepsuta przez pogodę. start learning
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The whole trip was spoilt by the weather. [Whole] is used instead of [all] before a singular noun./ (not all-the-trip)
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Każde dziecko narysowało obrazek swoich rodziców. start learning
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Each child drew a picture of her own parents. Each is used for individual things or people in a group
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Wszystkie wakacje, o którym wspomniałaś są rodzaju wakacjami ja bym nienawidził. start learning
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Every holiday you've mentioned is the kind of holiday l'd hate. Every holiday you've mentioned is the kind of holiday l'd hate.
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Każdy z apartamentów / Każdy z nich / posiada balkon. start learning
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Each of the apartments/ Each of them/ has a balcony. Each (but not every) can be followed by of + a plural noun or pronoun- (not Every-of the apartments / Every of them)
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Codziennie rano siedział nad rzeką. start learning
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He sat by the river every morning. (= regularly)
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Cały ranek siedział nad rzeką. start learning
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He sat by the river all morning. (= one complete morning)
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Oba miejsca są zbyt głośne. start learning
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Both places are too noisy. We use a plural verb after both. We use [both], neither and either when we refer to two items.
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Obydwa/Żadne miejsce mi nie odpowiada. start learning
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Either/Neither place suits me. We use a singular verb after either and neither.
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Be [...] and do as mother says./dobrze zachowujący się, grzeczny start learning
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Be [well-behaved] and do as mother says.
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Mówię sobie, że to dobry pomysł. start learning
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I tell myself it's a good idea.
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Krzesto samo się pomalowato. start learning
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The chair painted itself.
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We overestimated ourselves.
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Patrzą na siebie. (np. w lustrze) start learning
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They are looking at themselves.
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Patrzą na siebie. (jedno na drugie) start learning
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They are looking at each other.
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Moi rodzice znają się od 1970 roku. start learning
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My parents have known each other since 1970. Wyrazenia each other użyjemy zwykle, gdy mowa o dwóch osobach. Znaczy ono siebie nawzajem
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Wszyscy gracze szanują się nawzajem. start learning
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All the players respect one another. Gdy w grę wchodzi więcej osób, raczej uzyjemy wyrazenia one another.
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Od lat zapraszamy sie nawzajem na urodziny. start learning
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We've been inviting one another for birthdays for years. Gdy w grę wchodzi więcej osób, raczej uzyjemy wyrazenia one another.
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I recently met two people called Honey Moon and Holly Buşh! [...] appeared to mind having an unusual name./żaden z nich start learning
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I recently met two people called Honey Moon and Holly Buşh! [Neither of them] appeared to mind having an unusual name. Neither of - 2 osoby; none of- grupa wyboru
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Naprawdę dobrze się bawiliśmy na weselu. Było doskonałe jedzenie, świetna muzyka i dużo alkoholu. Mój rodzaj imprezy! start learning
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We really enjoyed ourselves at the wedding. There was excellent food, great music and lots of alcohol. My kind of party!
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W dzisiejszych czasach ludzie w autobusie nie patrzą na siebie, patrzą na swoje telefony. start learning
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Nowadays people on the bus don't look at each other, they look at their phones.
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Everyone, please help [...] to the donuts and the chocolates. Everything here is free of charge./się start learning
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Everyone, please help [yourselves] to the donuts and the chocolates. Everything here is free of charge.
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Jak ludzie mogą walczyć w wojnach i zabijać się nawzajem? Nigdy tego nie zrozumiem. start learning
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How can people fight in wars and kill each other? I will never understand that.
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