| 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. |
