☁️Common Speaking Mistakes☁️


‍1. Much, more, less (some nouns occur only in the singular form)

❌‍Incorrect: There is much dusts. There is more courages. He had less funs.

✅Correct: There is much dust. There is more courage. He had less fun.

‍2. Less, fewer (countable nouns);

❌Incorrect: There were less people.

✅Correct: There were fewer people.

‍3.Possession shared by two nouns!

❌Incorrect: It was John’s and Peter’s car.

✅Correct: It was John and Peter’s car.

‍4.His/hers/its (If you don’t know an animal’s gender, you use “it”.)

❌‍Incorrect: The dog lost his bone. (You don’t know the gender.)

✅Correct: The dog lost its bone.

5.That/who

❌‍Incorrect: I have written to my sister that lives in France.

✅Correct: I have written to my sister who lives in France.

‍6.Me/I

❌‍Incorrect: Give it to I. Jason and me took the class. He read as well as me.

✅Correct: Give it to me. Jason and I took the class. He read as well as I.

‍7.This/that/those/these

❌‍Incorrect: These/those is my child. That/this are my children.

✅Correct: This/that is my child. Those/these are my children.

‍8.Happy (well/good)

❌‍Incorrect: She feels well.

✅Correct: She feels good.

‍9.Quality (well/good)

❌‍Incorrect: She sings good.

✅Correct: She sings well.

‍10.Adverbs with “ly”

❌‍Incorrect: She spoke to him quiet. He shouted not as loud as the rest of the group!

✅Correct: She spoke to him quietly. He shouted not as loudly as the rest of the group.

‍11.Linking verbs take the adjective form (bad/badly)

❌‍Incorrect: The meat smells badly. I feel badly.

✅Correct: The meat smells bad. I feel bad.

‍12.Answering when there is an either/or question

❌‍Incorrect: “Either you go home or stay here.” “Yes.”

✅Correct: “Either you go home or stay here.” (Select one choice)

‍13.Subject/verb agreement

❌‍Incorrect: One of the planes are late. Each of the cars are fast.

✅Correct: One of the planes is late. Each of the cars is fast.

‍14. Plurals and Their Correct Verbs

❌‍Incorrect: The wages is little. The scissors are broken. The police is coming.

✅Correct: The wages are little. The scissors is broken. The police are coming.‍

15.Misplaced verb as modifier (If you put the modifier in a different place in the sentence, it means something different.)

❌‍Incorrect: Josh threatened to divorce her often. (This is not what you intend to say.)

✅Correct: Josh often threatened to divorce her.

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