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Common Grammar Errors
HRD Training and Development
SM SupermallsShopping Center
Management
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OBJECTIVES
At the end of the session, participants should
be able to:
Identify common grammar errors in speaking and writing
Respond orally and write more effectively Express oneself in a clearer way
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FILIPINOISMS
● refer to terms/phrases used by Filipinos in speaking and in writing
FILIPINOISMS ENGLISHopen/close (computer,lights)
turn off/on
tone down turn down/upfall in line stand on line, form a linexerox photocopybottomless refillable
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FILIPINOISMS
FILIPINOISMS ENGLISHCR restroomcome again pardon me, say that again
pleasefor a while, hold your line just a moment pleasefetch pick up
go down get offgo here go there; come here
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FILIPINOISMS
FILIPINOISMS ENGLISHconnected with work withbatch class, team, grouplook for me (in the phone) ask for mepush through still on
I'll go ahead I'll go ahead and...
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REDUNDANCIES
● repetitions of meanings
REDUNDANCIES BETTER TERMS
● repeat it again
● color yellow, month of Oct.
● reason why… is because
● irregardless, not unless
● free gift
● 8 AM in the morning
say that again
yellow; October
reason is
regardless; unless
free; gift
8 AM; 8 in the morning
● more faster, most highest faster; highest
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REDUNDANCIES BETTER TERMS
● a pleasant good morning
● if, in case
● we're going to go
● complete sentence; straightline
● bouquet of flowers
● past experience
● like for example
● moral lesson
good morning; pleasant morning
if; in case
we're going to
sentence; line
bouquet
experience
like; example
moral; lesson
REDUNDANCIES
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PRONUNCIATION
● the way a word is spoken.
➢ F and P; V and B sounds
➢ short and long vowel sounds
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S-V AGREEMENT
● Singular = is, was, has, s-form
● Plural = are, were, have, base form
SUBJECT VERB
Collective Nouns (audience, crowd, choir)
Indefinite Pronouns (everyone, everybody, everything)
➢ Everybody (needs, need) to bring (his, their) own laptop.
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“One of the” PHRASE
One of the (manager, managers) is sick.
One of the (woman, women) wins the debate.
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SAME SINGULAR AND PLURAL FORM
sheep deer moose
equipment furniture jewelry
baggage garbage luggage
information ink chalk
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PAST TENSE (irregular)
begin - began bring - brought build - built tear - tore hide - hid cut - cut
Did you (prepare, prepared) for your presentation?
She did not (go, went) to the event.
leave - lefthold - heldshake - shook grow - grew do - did
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APOSTROPHES
● James’s idea● Francis’ car
● drivers’ lounge● driver’s license
● your program● you’re efficient
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NUMBERS AS ADJECTIVES
Engineering is a (five-year, five years) course.
Applicants must have at least a (two-year, two-years) experience.
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PRONOUNS
She and I are going to SM Baguio this weekend.
Her and me are going to SM Baguio this weekend.
There is a strong bond between he and I.
There is a strong bond between him and me.
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CORRECT USAGE
● MAY and CAN
Mai can play the organ.You may watch her concert.
● LOSE and LOOSE
I always lose the key of the training room.The loose screw caused a rattling sound.
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CORRECT USAGE
● LIE and LAY
I got dizzy and had to lie down.Just lay those medicines over there.
● DOESN'T and DON'T
He doesn't care about me anymore.They don't want to support the program.
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THANK YOU!