COMMON ERRORS

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⚫ What do new learners need to do with English?
⚫ Which of the skills do they need to master and how well to
be efficient in English?
⚫ Which Genres do they need to master, and why,is it either
for comprehension or production purposes?

Vocabular Stress/int
Grammar Accent y Syntax onation
English is a link Language
TO ERR IS HUMAN
 “Everyone has their own ways of expression. I believe we
all have a lot to say, but finding ways to say it is more
than half the battle”
• Most common mistakes we MAKE not DO…
⚫ * Subject verb Agreement
⚫ * Question forms
⚫ * Irregular Verbs
⚫ *Modal Verbs
⚫ *Adjectives
⚫ *Prepositions……………
 Hilarious mistakes
⚫ Return back/Revert back/Reply back
⚫ Most Essential
⚫ Most Happiest
⚫ On the other hand….
⚫ Discuss about
⚫ I would like to welcome you all tonight for dinner
⚫ We all are waiting to see you
⚫ It’s a big blunder mistake
⚫ Myself Neelima…
⚫ You both are intelligent people…
⚫ My good name is…..
⚫ My cousin brother/my real sister..
⚫ I want two XEROX( Photocopy) copies of this book…
⚫ Me & My friend/I & my friend will do the work..
⚫ One of my friend is going to Singapore…
⚫ Why because…?
⚫ Say v/s tell……( She said hello…not she told hello…)
⚫ Hear v/s Listen…( listening-Consciously/Hearing
–Naturally)
⚫ Specially v/s Especially…
⚫ "Passing out" instead of "graduating from".
⚫ "Out of station" instead of "out of town".
⚫ "Expired" instead of "Passed away"
⚫ Tendency to use "Only" everywhere.
⚫ Didn't knew/ Didn't came/ Didn't went instead of "Didn't
know/ Didn't come, Didn't go. Because didn't already in
past form and according to verb rules, with the past tense,
first form of verb one should use..
Made from, made of, made out of, made with
⚫ Made from
We often use made from when we talk about how something is manufactured:
Plastic is made from oil.
⚫ Made of
We use made of when we talk about the basic material or qualities of
something. It has a meaning similar to ‘composed of’:
She wore a beautiful necklace made of silver.
⚫ Made out of
We usually use made out of when we talk about something that has been
changed or transformed from one thing into another
⚫ Made with
We use made with most often to talk about the ingredients of food and drink:
This dish is made with beef, red peppers and herbs.
 Conditionals
⚫ Conditionals describe the result of a certain condition. The if clause
tells you the condition (If you study hard) and the main clause tells
you the result (you will pass your exams). The order of the clauses
does not change the meaning.

⚫ If you study hard, you will pass your exams.

You will pass your exams if you study hard.

1. Structure
2. Verb forms
3. Usage
 Types of conditionals
⚫ Zero conditional
⚫ Type 01 conditional
⚫ Type 02 conditional
⚫ Type 03 conditional
 The Zero Conditional
⚫1. If clause(reason) & Main Clause (result)
⚫2. If + simple present & simple present
⚫3. If + sub+v1+obj & Sub+v1+obj
⚫4. The zero conditional is often used to refer to general
truths, specially laws & rules
Ex: if you pinch it hurts
if you heat ice it melts
When the sun goes down, it gets dark.
if he invites to the party I attend
 The first conditional
⚫ 1. If clause & Main Clause
⚫ 2. If + simple present & simple future
⚫ 3. if +sub+v1+o & Sub will/shall+V1+obj
⚫ 4. We use the first conditional when we talk about future
situations we believe are real or possible. The type 1
conditional refers to a possible condition and its probable
result.
⚫ Ex: If it rains today you will get wet.
When I finish work, I'll call you.
If he invites me to the party I shall attend..
 The second Conditional
⚫ If clause & Main Clause
⚫ 2. If + simple past& Sub+would+v1+o(Present Conditional)
⚫ 3. if +sub+v2+o & Sub+would+V1+obj
⚫ 4. These sentences are not based on fact. The type 2
conditional is used to refer to a hypothetical
condition(imagination) and its probable result.
⚫ Ex: If I were a bird, I would fly ( unreal)
If I won a lot of money, I'd buy a big house in the country.
If he invited me to the party I would attend it..
 The third conditional
⚫ If clause & Main Clause
⚫ 2. If + past perfect & Sub+would+have+v3+o(Present
perfect Conditional)
⚫ 3. if +sub+had+v3+obj & Sub+would+have +V3+obj
⚫ 4. The type 3 conditional is used to refer to an unreal past
condition and its probable past result.
⚫ Ex: If you had studied harder you would have passed the exam.
If he had invited me to the party I would have attended it..
 Question Formation
⚫ Wrong: you are writing exam?
⚫ Correct: are you writing exam?

Auxiliary verb+sub+main verb…?

She is painting a picture

Is she painting a picture?

Wrong: Where I can buy a cell phone charger?

Correct: where can I buy a cell phone charger?

(Question word)+AV+SUB+MV ?
⚫ Wrong: Do you know who is that woman?
⚫ Right: Do you know who that woman is?

Do you know
May I ask Indirect Questions/Polite
Qw+Sub+AV+MV
Can you tell me
 ADJECTIVES
-ing Adjectives ( Reason /Cause) -ed Adjectives ( Result /Effect)
Sports cars are Interesting I am interested in sports car
The Lecture was boring The students were bored

Your English is more better than mine Your English is better than mine

There are LESS libraries……. There are FEWER libraries….

( LESS- Uncountable Nouns) (FEWER – Countable Nouns)
Less Milk Fewer Chairs
Less sugar Fewer buildings
Less Information…. Fewer jobs….
⚫ Coming to you when it comes to you
⚫ Faculty members members of the faculty
⚫ Concerned faculty faculty concerned
⚫ English teacher teacher of english
Sample sentence corrections
⚫ I love listening to music
⚫ Things went really well today at work
⚫ I don’t have any money/ I have no money
⚫ He Probably likes soccer.
⚫ These pants are cheaper than the other ones
⚫ I go to school/ I went to the school to pay the fee
⚫ I always study before I go to bed(always, almost usually,
often, sometimes, hardly ever, almost never)
⚫ The interview was broadcast live over the internet.
⚫ The joke really made me laugh
⚫ You can meet the principal from/between 2.00 to/and 4.00 p.m
⚫ The four participants discussed it among themselves.
⚫ I’m a little afraid to do this on my own/by myself.
⚫ Where did you go yesterday?
⚫ There is a lot of noise here..
⚫ There are only five on our team.
⚫ My client sent me an email but I haven’t replied yet.
⚫ Our office is near the airport, so it will be easy for you to get
here.
⚫ We have a lot of stuff to do this week, so I don’t know if I can
go to English class.
 Facts of ENGLISH
⚫ Only two English words in current use end in "-gry". They
are "angry" and "hungry".
⚫ The most common letter in English is "e".
⚫ “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”
⚫ Month, orange, silver, and purple do not rhyme with any
other word.
⚫ Words that are used to fill in time when speaking, such as
‘like’ or ‘basically’, are called crutch words (and should
best be avoided!)
the list is endless…..