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Common Mistakes

The document outlines common mistakes made in English, categorized by type, with examples for each mistake. It covers issues such as subject omission, verb agreement, incorrect word order, and misuse of modal verbs. Additionally, it highlights errors in spelling, pronouns, and the use of adjectives versus adverbs.

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Common Mistakes

The document outlines common mistakes made in English, categorized by type, with examples for each mistake. It covers issues such as subject omission, verb agreement, incorrect word order, and misuse of modal verbs. Additionally, it highlights errors in spelling, pronouns, and the use of adjectives versus adverbs.

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COMMON MISTAKES IN ENGLISH

TYPE OF MISTAKE EXAMPLES


Omission or repetition of the subject Is important to talk to the teacher
That man he looks strange
Lack of agreement between the subject and the People is, everybody are
verb The red and the black car is
Plural form of adjectives differents tables, mens and womens,
childs
Word order subject + verb + adjective The man tall is my father
Is my father the tall man
Like I sports
Questions Do he goes…? Did it rained?
You were coming? Has not he come?
I would going to
Modal verbs I can to go, I mustn’t to do, We haven’t to
Literal translations from Spanish I have 23 years old, I borned in Madrid
I am agree, it does cold
Double negative structurres I didn’t have no problem.
We don’t understand nothing
Spelling Makeing, runing
Studyes, teachs
Admited, maded
Englihs, i, whith, wich
Make vs. do Do breakfast, do the bed
Make exercise, do war
Pronouns I≠ me; She ≠her; they≠ them; my ≠ mine
Paula gave it to I, Mine job is great
You’re welcome ≠ Your welcome
Capital letters english, september, monday
Much vs. many Much person, many money
Some, any and compound words (somebody, I haven’t some Money, Tell me any
something, somewhere, …) Everywhere is paying attention
Relative pronouns: who, which, that, whose, … The woman whose is over there
The house who I couldn’t buy
Comparative and superlative adjectives As big than, more older, less that,
the most bigger
Prepositions: on, in, at In Saturday, on 12.00, at January

Adjetives vs. adverbs Peter writes good


New York is a noisily city

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