I urgently need you to check these sentences, please!

1) My favourite places are the woods (??).I live in a little village surrounded by a hilly landscape.
2) More than one thousand people live there (or here?).
3) I'd prefer to live in Milan even if (??) the countryside is much more peaceful and quieter, the air is cleaner and there isn't much traffic.
4) My grandparents have been living in the country for many years. When I go to them, I always get bored.
5) Our municipality is building a new road that isn't very near (to) my house.
My town lies on the outskirts of Milan.

1) My favourite places are in the woods.

I live in a little village surrounded by a hilly landscape.

2) More than one thousand people live here.

3) Even though the countryside is much more peaceful, the air is cleaner, and there isn't much traffic, I'd prefer to live in Milan.

4) My grandparents have been living in the country for many years. When I go to visit them, I always get bored.

5) Our municipality is building a new road that isn't very near my house.

My town lies on the outskirts of Milan.

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1) The sentence "My favourite places are the woods." is grammatically correct. However, it would be better to specify which woods you are referring to. For example, you could say "My favourite places are the woods near my village."

To check the sentence, verify that the subject is clear (My favourite places), the verb is in agreement with the subject (are), and the object is clear (the woods).

2) The sentence "More than one thousand people live there (or here?)." is grammatically correct. However, whether you should use "there" or "here" depends on the context. If you are talking about the village that you mentioned earlier, you can use "there." If you are speaking from the perspective of being in the village, you can use "here."

To check the sentence, ensure that the subject is clear (More than one thousand people), the verb is in agreement with the subject (live), and the location is clear (there or here).

3) The sentence "I'd prefer to live in Milan even if (??) the countryside is much more peaceful and quieter, the air is cleaner and there isn't much traffic." contains an error. Instead of "even if," it would be more appropriate to use "though" or "although" to indicate a contrast.

To check the sentence, make sure that the subject is clear (I), the verb is in agreement with the subject (prefer), and the contrast between living in Milan and the countryside is clear.

4) The sentence "My grandparents have been living in the country for many years. When I go to them, I always get bored." is grammatically correct.

To check the sentence, verify that the subject is clear (parents), the verb is in agreement with the subject (have been living), and the feeling of boredom when visiting them is clear.

5) The sentence "Our municipality is building a new road that isn't very near (to) my house." is grammatically correct. However, it would be more natural to include the preposition "to" after "near" to indicate the relationship between the road and your house.

To check the sentence, ensure that the subject is clear (Our municipality), the verb is in agreement with the subject (is building), and the relationship between the new road and your house is clear.

6) "My town lies on the outskirts of Milan." This sentence is grammatically correct.
To check the sentence, verify that the subject is clear (My town), the verb is in agreement with the subject (lies), and the location of the town is clear (on the outskirts of Milan).