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A CHECKLIST OF COMMON MISTAKES
What follows is a list of the most common language
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[Misuse of the definite article][Prepositions][Pronouns][Negation][Verbforms][Possessive forms][Countable and uncountable nouns][Vocabulary]
[Miscellaneous errors][Interesting links]
The following sentences are the CORRECT versions.
Misuse of the definite article:
Abstract nouns do not normally take the definite article
when used in generalisations:
Right
The gang cannot distinguish Good from Evil'
She is afraid to enter/of entering the house to face reality
He prefers to live close to nature because he is afraid of death
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2. Prepositions:
wrong use of at after come:
They come home
We can follow the evolution of her state of mind through the
description of the house
wrong use of with instead of to:
Daisy is married to Tom
wrong use of to instead of with
The problem I am confronted with
wrong use of during instead of for:
She has not seen her son for eight years
wrong use of since instead of for:
They have known each otherfor eight years
wrong use of in the whole of instead of throughout:
throughout the story
wrong use of in instead of inside :
She is unaware of the conflict happening inside her
wrong use of in instead of into:
She only wants to get into her sons room
wrong use of as instead of like:
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She felt like a stranger
wrong use of of instead of with:
They cause Mrs Carnavon to be disgusted with herself
wrong use of of instead of by:
In this story by Doris Lessing
wrong use of of instead of for:
I think there are two reasons for the fact that she decides to clear
the room
She feels confused, and the reason for this is to be found in
wrong use of that instead of as:
The second waiter feels the same as the old man
wrong use of to instead of with after confront:
They are confronted with an inextricable situation
wrong use of to instead of at after arrive:
She must arrive at a decision
wrong use of explain without to:
This story explains to us how we must look beyond the
appearance of things
wrong use of say without to:
He saidto him/told him that he liked the house
wrong use of present without with:
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John OHara presents us with the evolution of a mothers state
of mind
Pronouns:
wrong use of him/her instead of himself/herself(when
the object and the subject are the same person):
She sees herselffrom a certain distance
wrong use ofwho (personal pronoun) instead of which
(impersonal pronoun):
The wolf, which is a wild animal
wrong use of the one of instead of that of:
Mrs Carnavons behaviour is that ofa depressed person
The third image is that ofthe magazine
Negation:
wrong use of also not instead of nor:
He felt no qualm of conscience, nor any regret
wrong use of not anymore instead of no longer:
She must go back home because it is no longerpossible to stay
in France
Verb forms
Inconsistent tenses:
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Her stepfather often comes to see her. One day he asks her..
Wrong use of the present continuous instead of the present
simple:
The atmosphere is tense and the authorintensifies it further with
words like
Wrong use of the infinitive instead of the present participle:
This is a way to protect herself and to avoid showing what she
really feels
This shows that she is not used to going into her sons room
Wrong use of the present participle instead of the infinitive:
This scene explains her decision to get rid of Harrys
belongings
Wrong use of a that subclause instead of the infinitive:
He would like the old man to leave
She wants them to know
Wrong use of can instead of may:
When we watch movies we may ormaynot identify with the
characters
Wrong use of the present tense instead of the presentperfect:
Jim and Crystal Styan have lived/have been living in a log
cabin by a river for five years
Possessive forms
Wrong use of whos instead of whose:
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The story is about a woman whose son has died
Wrong use of its instead of its:
This is an intriguing story, its setting is significant
Wrong use of the definite article in possessive forms:
The Spielberg film / Spielbergs film
Countable and uncountable nouns
Wrong use of informations instead of information:
We are given much information about the characters thoughts
Wrong use of evidences instead of evidence:
We have little evidence that the author is being ironic
Vocabulary
Wrong use of admit instead of accept:
Her son is dead and she cant accept it
Wrong use of accept instead of agree:
He agreed to come to the cinema
Wrong use of actual instead of current:
'The article is in the current edition ofLe Monde Diplomatique
Wrong use of current instead of common:
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The story offers a metaphor for a common misunderstanding
between generations
Wrong use of good instead of right/correct:
Mrs Carnavon tries to take the right/correct decision
Wrong use of good instead of well:
They knew each other really well
Wrong use of good instead of effective:
The description of the place is most effective
Wrong use of loose instead of lose:
She does not want to lose her memories of him
Wrong use of remember instead of remind:
She decides to remove all the things which could remind her of
her son
Wrong use of support instead of bear or stand:
She does this because she cant bear/stand seeing the door
locked
Wrong use of this instead of it is (as a translation of
cest) at the beginning of sentences:
It is here that the story really begins
Wrong use of according to me instead of in my opinion
(in my view, as I see it, etc.):
In my opinion, the title of the story reflects Mrs Carnavons
state of mind
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Wrong use of tell instead of speak:
In this story Kate Chopin speaks about social class
Wrong use of make instead of do:
But we dont know what her husband does to her
Wrong use ofdevelop instead of analyse:
I will now analyse the symbolism of the house
Wrong use of remark instead of notice:
He wants to talk to her but then notices that
Wrong use of find again instead of rediscover:
She want to rediscover the traces of his existence
Wrong use of project instead of plan:
She has to do what she planned
Wrong use of decease instead of die:
Time stopped when Harry died
Wrong use of get in instead of enter:
As soon as she enters the house
Wrong use of critic instead of review
I have read a very good review of that book
Miscellaneous:
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Always use full forms in formal essays:
cannot, will not, who would, we are, etc.
Confusion of noun with adjectival form, e.g. ironic instead
of irony:
The last sentence of the story is ironic
Confusion of the noun form with the infinitive, e.g.
apologies with apologize:
I must apologize for being late
Wrong use of News with are instead of is:
What is the latest news?
Failure to capitalise days of the week and adjectives of
nationality:
See you on Wednesday
His behaviour is classically British
Interesting links:
[Common errors compiled by the Virtual Language Centre]
[Common errors in English]
Incorrect usage is highlighted in red
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[Misuse of the definite article][Prepositions][Pronouns][Negation][Verbforms][Possessive forms][Countable and uncountable nouns][Vocabulary]
[Miscellaneous errors][Interesting links]
The following sentences are the WRONG ones
Misuse of the definite article:
Abstract nouns do not normally take the definite articlewhen used in generalisations:
Wrong
The gang cannot distinguishtheGood from theEvil
She is afraid to enter the house, to facethe reality
He prefers to live close tothenature because he is afraid ofthedeath
Prepositions:
at after come:
They comeathome
We can follow the evolution of her state of mind by the description ofthe house
with instead of to:
Daisy is marriedwithTom
to instead of with
The problem I am confronted to
during instead of for:
She has not seen her sonduringeight years
since instead of for:
They have known each othersinceeight years
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in the whole of instead of throughout:
In the wholestory
in instead of inside :
She is unaware of the conflict happeninginher
in instead of into:
She only wants to getin her sons room
as instead of like:
She feltasa stranger
of instead of with:
They cause Mrs Carnavon to be disgusted ofherself
of instead of by:
In this storyofDoris Lessing
of instead of for:
I think there are two reasonsofthe fact that she decides to clear the
room
She feels confused, and the reasonofthis is to be found in
that instead of as:
The second waiter feels the samethat the old man
to instead of with after confront:
They are confrontedto an inextricable situation
to instead of at after arrive:
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She must arrive to a decision
explain without to:
This story explains us how we must look beyond the appearance of
things
say without to:
Hesaid himthat he liked the house
present without with:
John OHarapresents usthe evolution of a mothers state of mind
Pronouns:
him/her instead of himself/herself(when the object andthe subject are the same person):
She seesher from a certain distance
who (personal pronoun) instead of which (impersonalpronoun):
The wolf,who is a wild animal
the one of instead of that of:
Mrs Carnavons behaviour isthe one of a depressed person
The third image isthe one ofthe magazine
Negation:
also not instead of nor:
He felt no qualm of conscience, andalso not any regret
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not anymore instead of no longer:
She must go back home because it is notpossibleanymore to stay in
France
Verb forms
Inconsistent tenses:
Her stepfather often comes to see her. One day heasked her
Use of the present continuous instead of the present
simple:
The atmosphere is tense and the author is still intensifying it with words
like
Use of the infinitive instead of the present participle:
This is a way to protectherself and to avoidto showwhat she really
feels
This shows that she is not used to go into her sons room
Use of the present participle instead of the infinitive:
This scene explains her decisionof getting rid of Harrys belongings
Use of a that subclause instead of the infinitive:
He would likethatthe old manleaves
She wantsthat theyknow
can instead of may:
When we watch movies wecan orcannotidentify with the characters
Use of the present tense instead of the present perfect:
Jim and Crystal Styanlivein a log cabin by a river for five years
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Possessive forms
whos instead of whose:
The story is about a womanwhos son has died
its instead of its:
This is an intriguing story,its setting is significant
use of the definite article in possessive forms:
TheSpielbergs film
Countable and uncountable nouns
informations instead of information:
We are givenmany informations about the characters thoughts
evidences instead of evidence:
We havefew evidences that the author is being ironic
Vocabulary
admit instead of accept:
Her son is dead and she cantadmit
it
accept instead of agree:
Heaccepted to come to the cinema
actual instead of current:
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The article is in theactualedition ofLe Monde Diplomatique
current instead of common:
The story offers a metaphor for a currentmisunderstanding between
generations
good instead of right/correct:
Mrs Carnavon tries to take thegood decision
good instead of well:
They knew each other reallygood
good instead of effective:
The description of the place is mostgood
loose instead of lose:
She does not want toloose her memories of him
remember instead of remind:
She decides to remove all the things which couldremember her of her
son
support instead of bear or stand:
She does this because she cantsupport seeing the door locked
this instead of it is (as a translation of cest) at thebeginning of sentences:
This is here that the story really begins
according to me instead of in my opinion (in my view,
as I see it, etc.):
According to me, the title of the story reflects Mrs Carnavons state of
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mind
tell instead of speak:
In this story Kate Chopintells about social class
make instead of do:
But we dont know what her husband makes her
develop instead of analyse:
I will nowdevelop the houses symbolism
remark instead of notice:
He wants to talk to her but then remarks that
find again instead of rediscover:
She wants tofind again the traces of his existence
project instead of plan:
She has to do what sheprojected
decease instead of die:
Time stopped when Harrydeceased
get in instead of enter:
As soon as shegets in the house
critic instead of review
I have read a very goodcritic of that book
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Always use full forms in formal essays; never use thefollowing:
cant, wont, whod, were, etc.
Confusion of noun with adjectival form, e.g. irony insteadof ironic:
The last sentence of the story isirony
Confusion of the noun form with the infinitive, e.g.apologies with apologize:
I must apologies for being late
News with are instead of is:
Whatare the latest news?
Failure to capitalise days of the week and adjectives of
nationality:
See you onwednesday
His behaviour is classicallybritish
Interesting links:
[Common errors compiled by the Virtual Language Centre]
[Common errors in English]
Correct usage is highlighted ingreen on the left
Incorrect usage is highlighted in
red on the right
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[Misuse of the definite article][Prepositions][Pronouns][Negation][Verbforms][Possessive forms][Countable and uncountable nouns][Vocabulary]
[Miscellaneous errors][Interesting links]
Misuse of the definite article:
Abstract nouns do not normally take the definite article
when used in generalisations:
Right Wrong
The gang cannot distinguish
Good from EvilThe gang cannot distinguishthe
Good from theEvil
She is afraid to enter/of
entering the house to face
reality
She is afraid to enter the house, to
facethe reality
He prefers to live close to
nature because he is afraid of
death
He prefers to live close tothenature because he is afraid ofthedeath
Prepositions:
at after come:
They come home They comeathome
We can follow the evolution of
her state of mind through the
description of the house
We can follow the evolution of
her state of mind by the description
of the house
with instead of to:
Daisy is married to Tom Daisy is marriedwithTom
to instead of with
The problem I am confronted
withThe problem I am confronted to
during instead of for:
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She has not seen her son for
eight yearsShe has not seen her sonduring
eight years
since instead of for:
They have known each other
for eight yearsThey have known each othersinceeight years
in the whole of instead of throughout:
throughout the story In the wholestory
in instead of inside :
She is unaware of the conflicthappening inside her
She is unaware of the conflict
happeninginher
in instead of into:
She only wants to get into her
sons roomShe only wants to getin her sonsroom
as instead of like:
She felt like a stranger She feltasa stranger
of instead of with:
They cause Mrs Carnavon to be
disgusted with herselfThey cause Mrs Carnavon to bedisgusted ofherself
of instead of by:
In this story by DorisLessing
In this storyofDoris Lessing
of instead of for:
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for the fact that she decides to
clear the roomroom
She feels confused, and the
reason for this is to be found
in
She feels confused, and the reason
ofthis is to be found in
that instead of as:
The second waiter feels the
same as the old manThe second waiter feels the same
that the old man
to instead of with after confront:
They are confronted with an
inextricable situationThey are confrontedto an
inextricable situation
to instead of at after arrive:
She must arrive at a decision She must arrive to a decision
explain without to:
This story explains to us how
we must look beyond theappearance of things
This story explains us how we
must look beyond the appearance ofthings
say without to:
He saidto him/told him that he
liked the houseHesaid himthat he liked thehouse
present without with:
John OHara presents us with
the evolution of a mothers state
of mind
John OHarapresents usthe
evolution of a mothers state ofmind
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Pronouns:
him/her instead of himself/herself(when the object and
the subject are the same person):
She sees herselffrom a certaindistance
She seesher from a certaindistance
who (personal pronoun) instead of which (impersonal
pronoun):
The wolf, which is a wild
animalThe wolf,who is a wild animal
the one of instead of that of:
Mrs Carnavons behaviour is
that ofa depressed personMrs Carnavons behaviour isthe
one of a depressed person
The third image is that ofthe
magazineThe third image isthe one ofthe
magazine
Negation:
also not instead of nor:
He felt no qualm of conscience,
nor any regretHe felt no qualm of conscience, and
also not any regret
not anymore instead of no longer:
She must go back home
because it is no longerpossible
to stay in France
She must go back home because itis notpossibleanymore to stay in
France
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Verb forms
Inconsistent tenses:
Her stepfather often comes to
see her. One day he asks her..Her stepfather often comes to seeher. One day heasked her
Use of the present continuous instead of the present
simple:
The atmosphere is tense and the
authorintensifies it further with
words like
The atmosphere is tense and the
author is still intensifying it with
words like
Use of the infinitive instead of the present participle:
This is a way to protect herself
and to avoid showing what she
really feels
This is a way to protectherself and
to avoidto showwhat she reallyfeels
This shows that she is not used
to going into her sons roomThis shows that she is not used to
go into her sons room
Use of the present participle instead of the infinitive:
This scene explains her
decision to get rid of Harrys
belongings
This scene explains her decisionof
getting rid of Harrys belongings
Use of a that subclause instead of the infinitive:
He would like the old man to
leave
He would likethatthe old man
leaves
She wants them to know She wantsthat theyknow
can instead of may:
When we watch movies we
may ormaynot identify with
When we watch movies wecan or
cannotidentify with the characters
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the characters
Use of the present tense instead of the present perfect:
Jim and Crystal Styan havelived/have been living in a log
cabin by a river for five years
Jim and Crystal Styanlivein a logcabin by a river for five years
Possessive forms
whos instead of whose:
The story is about a woman
whose son has diedThe story is about a woman
whos son has died
its instead of its:
This is an intriguing story, its
setting is significant
This is an intriguing story,its
setting is significant
use of the definite article in possessive forms:
The Spielberg film /
Spielbergs filmTheSpielbergs film
Countable and uncountable nouns
informations instead of information:
We are given much
information about the
characters thoughts
We are givenmany informationsabout the characters thoughts
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evidences instead of evidence:
We have little evidence that
the author is being ironicWe havefew evidences that theauthor is being ironic
Vocabulary
admit instead of accept:
Her son is dead and she cant
accept itHer son is dead and she cantadmitit
accept instead of agree:
He agreed to come to the
cinemaHeaccepted to come to the cinema
actual instead of current:
'The article is in the current
edition ofLe Monde
Diplomatique
The article is in theactualeditionofLe Monde Diplomatique
current instead of common:
The story offers a metaphor for
a common misunderstanding
between generations
The story offers a metaphor for a
currentmisunderstanding between
generations
good instead of right/correct:
Mrs Carnavon tries to take theright/correct decision Mrs Carnavon tries to take thegood decision
good instead of well:
They knew each other really
wellThey knew each other reallygood
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good instead of effective:
The description of the place is
most effectiveThe description of the place is most
good
loose instead of lose:
She does not want to lose her
memories of himShe does not want toloose her
memories of him
remember instead of remind:
She decides to remove all the
things which could remind her
of her son
She decides to remove all the
things which couldremember her
of her son
support instead of bear or stand:
She does this because she cant
bear/stand seeing the door
locked
She does this because she cant
support seeing the door locked
this instead of it is (as a translation of cest) at thebeginning of sentences:
It is here that the story really
beginsThis is here that the story really
begins
according to me instead of in my opinion (in my view,as I see it, etc.):
In my opinion, the title of the
story reflects Mrs Carnavons
state of mind
According to me, the title of the
story reflects Mrs Carnavons stateof mind
tell instead of speak:
In this story Kate Chopin
speaks about social classIn this story Kate Chopintells
about social class
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make instead of do:
But we dont know what her
husband does to herBut we dont know what herhusband makes her
develop instead of analyse:
I will now analyse the
symbolism of the houseI will nowdevelop the houses
symbolism
remark instead of notice:
He wants to talk to her but then
notices thatHe wants to talk to her but then
remarks that
find again instead of rediscover:
She want to rediscover the
traces of his existenceShe wants tofind again the traces
of his existence
project instead of plan:
She has to do what she
plannedShe has to do what sheprojected
decease instead of die:
Time stopped when Harry
died
Time stopped when Harry
deceased
get in instead of enter:
As soon as she enters the
houseAs soon as shegets in the house
critic instead of review
I have read a very good review
of that bookI have read a very goodcritic of
that book
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Miscellaneous:
Always use full forms in formal essays:
cannot, will not, who
would, we are, etc.cant, wont, whod, were,etc.
Confusion of noun with adjectival form, e.g. ironic instead
of irony:
The last sentence of the story is
ironicThe last sentence of the story is
irony
Confusion of the noun form with the infinitive, e.g.
apologies with apologize:
I must apologize for being late I must apologies for being late
News with are instead of is:
What is the latest news? Whatare the latest news?
Failure to capitalise days of the week and adjectives ofnationality:
See you on Wednesday See you onwednesday
His behaviour is classically
BritishHis behaviour is classically
british
Interesting links:
[Common errors compiled by the Virtual Language Centre]
[Common errors in English]
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