💢50 Most Common Mistakes in English Grammar

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⭕️ Common mistakes with English adjectives

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🅾️ Common Mistakes


❌ Don't say: Both did not come.
✅ Say: Neither came.


❌ Don't say: Both of them did not pass the test.
✅ Say: Neither of them passed the test.

🅾️ In negative clauses, we use ‘#neither’ not both.

❌ Don't say: Have you received any informations?
✅ Say: Have you received any information?


🅾️ The word #information is uncountable in English. It does not have a #plural form.


❌ Don't say: We have bought new furnitures.
✅ Say: We have bought new furniture.

🅾️ The word #furniture does not have a plural form in English. To denote the singular aspect of the noun, you can use ‘an #article of furniture’ or a ‘#piece of furniture’.


❌ Don't say: The machineries were expensive.
✅ Say: The machinery was expensive.

🅾️ The word #machinery does not have a #plural form. It is uncountable and takes a singular verb.

❌ Don't say: The sceneries here are beautiful.
✅ Say: The scenery here is beautiful.

❌ Don't say: Do not carry heavy luggages during travel.
✅ Say: Do not carry heavy luggage during travel.


❌ Don't say: He conveyed these news to his relatives.
✅ Say: He conveyed this news to his relatives.


🅾️ The words #scenery, luggage and news are uncountable in English. They do not have a plural form.


❌ Don't say: He told, 'I will/'ll go home.'
❌ He told that he'd go home.
✅ Say: He said, 'I will/'ll go home.'
✅ He said that he'd go home.

🅾️ Use "#to_say" (1) when referring to a person's actual words, and (2) in indirect speech if the sentence doesn't contain an indirect object.


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🗞Common idioms with "#say" and #tell
🔸 Say a prayer.
🔸Who says?
🔸I must say!
🔸You can say that again!
🔸 If you say so!
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🔹 Tell the truth.
🔹 Tell a lie.
🔹 Tell a story.
🔹 Tell the time.
🔹 Tell your fortune.
🔹 Tell someone your name.


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🅾️ Common Mistakes

❌ Don't say: She came and asked my book.
✅ Say: She came and asked for my book

❌ Don't say: He'll dispose/get rid all his property.
✅ Say: He'll dispose/get rid of all his property.

❌ Don't say: Young men dream glory and riches.
✅ Say: Young men dream of glory and riches.

❌ Don't say: She explained me the matter.
✅ Say: She explained the matter to me.

❌ Don't say: Who is knocking the door?
✅ Say: Who is knocking at the door?

❌ Don't say: They were listening the music.
✅ Say: They were listening to the music.


❌ Don't say: How much did you pay the book?
✅ Say: How much did you pay for the book?

❌ Don't say: He pointed the map on the wall.
✅ Say: He pointed to the map on the wall.
Or:
✅ He pointed at the map on the wall.

❌ Don't say: Please remind me that later.
✅ Say: Please remind me of that later.

❌ Don't say: She's not replied me yet.
✅ Say: She's not replied to me yet.

❌ Don't say: Kevin said me, 'Come tomorrow.'
✅ Say: Kevin said to me, 'Come tomorrow.'

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Everyday vs Every Day

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the number of vs. a number of


GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?

• You use a singular verb after the number of:
❇️ The number of people is increasing.

• You use a plural verb after a number of (=several):
❇️ A number of issues were discussed.


https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/number


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