PET Writing Part 1

ANSWERS 1: INTERESTED IN
INTERESTED IN => eager to know about something, curious.
ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION
Examples:
She's not interested for politics. X
She's not interested in politics. V INTERESTED + IN

ANSWERS 2: A FEW
A FEW => some, a small number.
QUANTIFIER
Examples:
Even though the question was difficult, few girls managed to answer it. X FEW means NOT MANY/ALMOST NONE
Even though the question was difficult, a few girls managed to answer it. V A FEW means SOME/A SMALL NUMBER

ANSWERS 3: AS OLD AS
AS + (ADJECTIVE/ADVERB) + AS => used to compare two things, people, amounts, etc.
COMPARISON
Examples:
Kelly is as tall like her brother. X
Kelly is as tall as her brother. V AS ... AS

ANSWERS 4: THE PRICE OF
HOW MUCH DOES ... COST? => WHAT IS THE PRICE OF ...?
QUESTION
Examples:
What is the cost of this laptop? It's £500. X
What is the price of this laptop? It's £500.V

ANSWERS 5: IF I
DO YOU MIND IF I + PRESENT SIMPLE => used to ask people politely to do things.
POLITE REQUEST
Examples:
Do you mind if I stay here? V DO YOU MIND IF I + PRESENT SIMPLE => POLITE REQUEST
Would you mind if I opened the window? V WOULD YOU MIND IF I + PAST SIMPLE => MORE POLITE REQUEST