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Common Errors in English

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Incorrect	I think your express will have a little difficult, but that is a lucky thing, I can understand you.
Correct	I think you have difficulty in expressing your idea. Luckily, I can understand you.
Incorrect	How are you this week ?
Correct	How have you been this week ?
Incorrect	I know you are good in computer and English.
Correct	I know you are good at computers/computing and English.
Incorrect	I think your qualification will surely make you open a computer or English training center.
Correct	I think you can open up a computer or English training center with your qualifications.
Incorrect	I am no exceptional.
Correct	I am no exception.
Incorrect	My telephone conversation with you for past one and half week has made me feel you as a very firm character.
Correct	Having telephoned with you for one week, I think you have a very firm/strong character.
Incorrect	It is easy or not get visa?
Correct	Is it easy to get visa ?
Incorrect	I wonder why are you keep study after graduated high school ?
Correct	I wonder why you keep studying after graduation from high school ?
Incorrect	He will be great help for you.
Correct	He will be of great help to you.
Incorrect	Am I a simple girl and has not any brains ?
Correct	Am I a naive lady who doesn't have intelligence ?
Incorrect	What sport are you interest ?
Correct	What sports are you interested in ?

Incorrect	The discussion will begin after the dinner.
Correct	The discussion will begin after dinner.
Incorrect	Can the communism coexist with the capitalism ?
Correct	Can communism coexist with capitalism ?
Incorrect	Professor Li will speak on the latest development in the chemistry.
Correct	Professor Li will speak on the latest development in chemistry.
Incorrect	We make the bread with the flour.
Correct	We make bread with flour.
Incorrect	The experience is the best teacher.
Correct	Experience is the best teacher.
Incorrect	David has just been commissioned as the captain.
Correct	David has just been commissioned as captain.
Incorrect	When children grow up, they are sent to the school.
Correct	When children grow up, they are sent to school.
Incorrect	They study in the England.
Correct	They study in England.
Incorrect	Some of the students speak the Mandarin very well.
Correct	Some of the students speak Mandarin very well.
Incorrect	More and more people today die of the cancer.
Correct	More and more people today die of cancer.

Incorrect	I like to play the football.
Correct	I like to play football.
Incorrect	The blue is my favorite color.
Correct	Blue is my favorite color.
Incorrect	Mary went shopping on the Saturday.
Correct	Mary went shopping on Saturday.
	Note : When seasons, months or days are specified, they are preceded by the definite article. In the winter of 1976 she met with an accident. I shall be going to the States in the fall.
Incorrect	The dogs are faithful animals.
Correct	Dogs are faithful animals.
Incorrect	She has not answered to his question.
Correct	She has not answered his question.
Incorrect	We had a meeting in this afternoon.
Correct	We had a meeting this afternoon.
	Note : With the, the preposition in is used. I work best in the morning. He will be back in the afternoon.
Incorrect	My sister she is at school.
Correct	My sister is at school.
	Note : In speaking, one may sometimes repeat the subject for emphasis, but such a construction normally occurs in this type of sentence. You people must come earlier tomorrow.
Incorrect	The company, having finished the construction project, it received its pay.
Correct	The company, having finished the construction project, received its pay.
Incorrect	The hunter took aim and then he shot the boar.
Correct	The hunter took aim and then shot the boar.
Incorrect	I bought a story book to read it.
Correct	I bought a story book to read.