Only for Qassimy net - Common Mistakes In English Language

[حسن خليل]

Using an instrative verb in the passive form.

Don't say: She was disappeared from the house.
Say: She disappeared from the house.

As a rule, don’t use intransitive verbs, like appear, seem, become, consist, in the passive form. Intransitive verbs don’t have an object.

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Mixing up one form of the verb with another.

Don’t say: It’s better to enjoy yourself when you’re young rather than wasting time worrying about the future.

Say: It’s better to enjoy yourself when you’re young than to waste time worrying about the future.

Don’t mix one form of the verb with another. If the first verb in a comparison is in the infinitive, the second must also be in infinitive.

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Wrong sequence of moods.

Don’t say: If you would/’d do me this favour, I will/’ll be very grateful to you.

Say: If you would/’d do me this favour, I would/’d be very grateful to you.

Or: If you will/’ll do me this favour, I will/’d be very grateful to you.

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The unrelated participle.

Don’t say: Being in a hurry, the door was left open.

Say: Being in a hurry, he left the door open.

Take care to provide the logical subject related to the participle phrase. In the sentence given, the logical subject to being in haste is he and not the door.

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The question phrase isn’t is? Misused

Don’t say: He played well yesterday, isn’t it?

Say: He played well yesterday, didn’t he?

Use the question phrase isn’t it only when the preceding statement contains the word is: It is a hot day, isn’t it.

Note: In this form of question, use the same tense and person as in the statement is in the negative form, the question phrase omits not. We say:

1) They are on holiday, aren’t they?
They aren’t on holiday, are they?

2) You speak English, don’t you?
3) You don’t speak French, do you?

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[Miss Rere]

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[أيوان عمار الهيتي]

a common mistake in verb tenses is to use the progressive to refer to a permenant state
I am living in london
u should say
I live in london
as far as living in london is permenant not temporary

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اقتباس: المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة Miss Rere

Thanks a lot for your passing Miss Rere

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اقتباس: المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة أيوان عمار الهيتي     a common mistake in verb tenses is to use the progressive to refer to a permenant state I am living in london u should say I live in london as far as living in london is permenant not temporary

Thanks a lot for these notes

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[أيوان عمار الهيتي]

another note
there is a difference between early advice and late advice
*You look pale . You should go to the doctor.
(this is early advice)
* You looked pale yesterday. You should have gone to the doctor.
(this is late advice )
a speaker should not mix between these two expressions
using the expression "should +verb
for early advice
using the expression "should +have +verb 3
for late advice

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