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Errors to avoid
Test yourself – Find the error!
© Ron Mastine
I like to pass time with my friends on
the weekends
I like to spend time with my
friends on the weekends
• Word Choice
Can you tell me the good way to
complete this form?
Can you tell me the right way to
complete this form?
• Word Choice
I want to go get my driver’s permit
when I have 16 years
I want to go get my driver’s permit
when I am/will be 16 years old
• Word Choice & expression
I went for see the movie at the theater
last weekend.
I went to see the movie at the theater
last weekend.
• Prepositions
My birthday is in january and Tom’s
is in april.
My birthday is in January and Tom’s
is in April.
• Capital letters
I am go last year to Toronto on a school trip.
I went to Toronto on a school trip last
year.
• Word Choice & Position
In my family, we are all bigs persons.
In my family, we are all big people.
• Word Choice & adjectives don’t agree
A boys like to play rough sports like hockey and
football.
Boys like to play rough sports like
hockey and football. A boy likes to play
rough sports like hockey and football.
• Singular vs Plural – 3rd person
I’m agree with people who think
we should save the environment.
I agree with people who think
we should save the environment.
• Expression ( translated)
He goes to the school who is on
Park street.
He goes to the school that is on
Park street.
• Who = people that =objects
I like my parents, he is always giving
me good advice.
I like my parents, they are always giving me good
advice.
• Agreement –subject & verb
My friends helped themselfs to a drink and cookies
in the kitchen.
My friends helped themselves to a drink
and cookies in the kitchen.
• Plural rules
I went their with them when there
father said their late for supper.
I went there with them when their
father said “they’re late for supper”.
• Similar words -homonyms
This book contains interesting
informations and good advices.
This book contains interesting
information and good advice.
• Never plural nouns
I have worked there since 2
months.
I have worked there for 2 months.
• For -period since -a point
He very like water that is really cold.
He really likes water that is
really/very cold.
• Really vs very
I go always to the dances at school.
I always go to the dances at school.
• Adverbs before verbs
I go in school to Windsor on 250 St-
Georges Street.
I go to school in Windsor at 250 St-
Georges Street.
• Prepositions to –move, etc
I was surprised to see a elephant with an mouse on it’s trunk because the elephants are
usually afraid of the mice.
I was surprised to see an elephant with
a mouse on it’s trunk because thethe
elephants are usually afraid of thethe
mice. • A, AN, THE
Rather then stop at the store on the
way home, she than went back to get
her groceries.
Rather than stop at the store on the
way home, she then went back to get
her groceries.• Then vs than
It’s help to put disinfectant on a
cut.
It helps to put disinfectant on a
cut.
• S is displaced
He went without her ‘cose she really likes to be with him.
He went without her because she really likes to be
with him.
• With –without …because
Me, I like to go to parties.
Me, I like to go to parties.
• Writing vs speaking
John father was sitting with the
mother of Mary at the meeting.
John’s father was sitting with the
Mary’s mother at the meeting.
• Possessive
I like athletes who don’t smell like
ones.
I like athletes who don’t smell like
one.
• Plural or not
That joke was fun but singing those songs was really
funny.
That joke was funny but singing those songs was
really fun.
• Word Choice
He likes many kinds of books, by exemple, action,
suspense and humourous ones.
He likes many kinds of books, for
example, action, suspense and
humourous ones.• Word Choice
The to boys were two big to fit in the transport-train too
the festival.
The two boys were too big to fit in the transport-train
to the festival.
• Word Choice
I am interesting in a collection of
interested artifacts from Egypt.
I am interested in a collection of
interesting artifacts from Egypt.
• Word Choice
When you run your car do you ever drive into those orange
pylons?
When you drive your car do you
ever run into those orange pylons?
• Word Choice
It begins at 5 hours, only 3
o’clock from now.
It begins at 5 o’clock, only 3
hours from now.
• Word Choice
Tim is a boy handsome with
muscles big.
Tim is a handsome boy with
big muscles.
• Word Choice
I saw that show on TV one times but
I can’t remember what time it was on.
I saw that show on TV one time/once but
I can’t remember what time it was on.
• Word Choice - plural
Great job!Put it to practice!
• © Ron Mastine