Learn a useful list of common grammar mistakes you might be making – and how to avoid and correct them with example.
Incorrect: The pink is my favorite color.
Correct: Pink is my favorite color.
Incorrect: Although it’s raining, but she still go out.
Correct: Although it’s raining, she still goes out.
Incorrect: You may not realize that how important time is.
Correct: You may not realize how important time is.Pin
Incorrect: Linda’s work is more perfect than Jamie’s.
Correct: Lind’s work is better than/superior to Jamie’s.
Incorrect: I don’t have enough money to buy new bicycle.
Correct: I don’t have enough money to buy a new bicycle.
Incorrect: Why do you need hundred dollars ?
Correct: Why do you need a hundred dollars ?
Incorrect: He has good knowledge of English grammar.
Correct: He has a good knowledge of English grammar.
Incorrect: I often go to theater on the weekend.
Correct: I often go to the theater on the weekend.
Incorrect: Your advice is great significance.
Correct: Your advice is of great significance.
Incorrect: The event is bound to attracting wide press coverage .
Correct: The event is bound to attract wide press coverage .
Incorrect: Please persuade him don’t do that.
Correct: Please persuade him not to do that.
Incorrect: I saw them to work.
Correct: I saw them work.
Incorrect: The girl wants to get herself married.
Correct: The girl wants to get married.
Incorrect: This option is preferable than any other.
Correct: This option is preferable to any other.
Incorrect: Women commit less crimes than men.
Correct: Women commit fewer crimes than men.
Incorrect: I want a little quantity of milk.
Correct: I want a small quantity of milk.
Incorrect: Give a literally translation of the passage.
Correct: Give a literal translation of the passage.
Incorrect: Life is long if you know how use it.
Correct: Life is long if you know how to use it.
Incorrect: Don’t go in the sun.
Correct: Don’t go out in the sun.
Incorrect: I know him good.
Correct: I know him well.
Incorrect: They had no sooner arrived then they were arguing.
Correct: They had no sooner arrived than they were arguing.
Incorrect: He asked me that why I had not gone to the party.
Correct: He asked me why I had not gone to the party.
Incorrect: My sister’s all the books have been stolen.
Correct: All my sister’s books have been stolen.
Incorrect: On what you are here ?
Correct: What are you here for ?
Incorrect: Tell me why did you do that ?
Correct: Tell me why you did that.
Incorrect: I, you and he will do it together.
Correct: You, he and I will do it together.
Incorrect: Exercise is good both for work as well as health.
Correct: Exercise is good for work as well as health.Pin
Incorrect: She did a request for some water.
Correct: She made a request for some water.
Incorrect: Open the last but one page of the book.
Correct: Open the last page but one of the book.
Incorrect: I am in favor to stop work now.
Correct: I am in favor of stopping work now.
Incorrect: Those who are absent, I shall punish them.
Correct: I shall punish those who are absent.
Incorrect: I’m really excited to good news from you.
Correct: I’m really excited to get your good news
Incorrect: I feel myself feverish.
Correct: I feel feverish.
Incorrect: He made an excuse to be late.
Correct: He made an excuse for being late.
Incorrect: He rose equal to the occasion.
Correct: He was equal to the occasion.
Incorrect: Are your work busy ?
Correct: Do you have a busy job ?
Incorrect: She left a bit in a hurry.
Correct: She left in a bit of a hurry.
Incorrect: I’ll date her out this Friday.
Correct: I’ll take her out on a date this Friday.
Incorrect: If someday we meet, would we again start?
Correct: If someday we meet, would we start again?
Incorrect: I am difficult to learn Chinese.
Correct: It is difficult for me to learn Chinese.
Incorrect: Thailand is coming into rainy weather.
Correct: Thailand is in the rainy season now.
Incorrect: How does he like ?
Correct: What does he look like ?
Incorrect: Lilian is living far away with China.
Correct: Lilian is living far away from China.
Incorrect: Are you a saler, Jame?
Correct: Are you a salesman, Jame?Pin
Incorrect: Which kind of that car?
Correct: Which type of car is that ?
Incorrect: How are you this week ?
Correct: How have you been this week ?
Incorrect: There’s an exceptional to every rule.
Correct: There’s an exception to every rule.
Incorrect: How can I explain if you keep to but in?
Correct: How can I explain if you keep butting in?
Incorrect: I’ll go out after the dinner.
Correct: I’ll go out after dinner.
Incorrect: We make the bread with the flour.
Correct: We make bread with flour.
Incorrect: The experience is the mother of wisdom.
Correct: Experience is the mother of wisdom.
Correct: There is a stranger knocking at the door.
Incorrect: After dinner, my mother suggested to go for a walk.
Correct: After dinner, my mother suggested going for a walk.
Incorrect: Would you mind to give me a hand?
Correct: Would you mind giving me a hand?
Incorrect: I am married next month.
Correct: I will get married next month.
Incorrect: You can sit my next seat.
Correct: You can sit next to me.
Incorrect: Where are you come from ?
Correct: Where do you come from ?
Incorrect: Bill’s no afraid to express his opinions.
Correct: Bill’s not afraid to express his opinions.Pin
Incorrect: His life could dangerous.
Correct: His life could be in danger.
Incorrect: Joanna was painful when her boyfriend left her.
Correct: Joanna was in pain when her boyfriend left her.
Incorrect: We are necessary to keep these two issues distinct.
Correct: It is necessary to keep these two issues distinct.
Incorrect: Lorna likes the kitten. I like it either.
Correct: Lorna likes the kitten. I like it too.
Incorrect: I will go but I have not finished my homework too.
Correct: I will go but I have not finished my homework yet.
Incorrect: Veronica is a hard student.
Correct: Veronica is a hard-working student
Incorrect: I have never tried on so a nice dress.
Correct: I have never tried on such a nice dress.
Incorrect: Please give me a detail schedule of the meeting.
Correct: Please give me a detailed schedule of the meeting.
Incorrect: I like orange.
Correct: I like oranges.
Incorrect: One hour are much too long for me to wait!
Correct: One hour is much too long for me to wait!
Incorrect: The manager and the secretary was out.
Correct: The manager and the secretary were out.
Incorrect: Neither I nor you clean the board.
Correct: Neither I nor you cleans the board.
Incorrect: Many people prefer to buy Malaysia products.
Correct: Many people prefer to buy Malaysian products.
Incorrect: My cousin dead in that accident.
Correct: My cousin died in that accident.
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Incorrect: She bought two photos albums.
Correct: She bought two photo albums.
Incorrect: He has three son-in-laws.
Correct: He has three sons-in-law.
Incorrect: Do you like to play the volleyball?
Correct: Do you like to play volleyball?
Incorrect: I looked at me in the mirror.
Correct: I looked at myself in the mirror.
Incorrect: James is a matured man of forty.
Correct: James is a mature man of forty.
Incorrect: Your writing needs to be improving.
Correct: Your writing needs to be improved.
Incorrect: Since that incident, I followed my friend’s advice.
Correct: Since that incident, I have followed my friend’s advice.
Incorrect: I think I will never find someone as you.
Correct: I think I will never find someone like you.
Incorrect: I do not know why did this happen.
Correct: I do not know why this happened.
Incorrect: Why the postman did not come today ?
Correct: Why didn’t the postman come today ?
Incorrect: We’ll get down at the next bus stop.
Correct: We’ll get off at the next bus stop.
Incorrect: The shop is opened every day.
Correct: The shop is open every day.
Incorrect: The gold is a kind of precious metal.
Correct: Gold is a kind of precious metal.
Incorrect: She is taller compared to me.
Correct: She is taller than me.Pin
Incorrect: I’ll give to you soon.
Correct: I’ll give it to you soon.
Incorrect: Thanks for giving me useful advices.
Correct: Thanks for giving me useful advice.
Incorrect: Thanks for giving me useful advices.
Correct: Thanks for giving me useful advice.
Incorrect: Why don’t you take a driving license?
Correct: Why don’t you get a driving license?
Incorrect: Get up early is good for one’s health.
Correct: Getting up early is good for one’s health.
Incorrect: My father will be home today afternoon.
Correct: My father will be home this afternoon.
Incorrect: I very love drawing.
Correct: I love drawing very much.
Incorrect: What of season do you like best ?
Correct: Which season do you like best ?
Incorrect: Either of the plans are equally dangerous.
Correct: Either of the plans is equally dangerous.
Incorrect: Don’t pretend to not recognize me.
Correct: Don’t pretend not to recognize me.
Incorrect: He neither has talent nor the desire to learn.
Correct: He has neither talent nor the desire to learn.
Incorrect: Only I and my friend were at the concert.
Correct: Only my friend and I were at the concert.Pin
Incorrect: Lizzie approached me and held my hand, say, “Hello !”
Correct: Lizzie approached me, held my hand, and said, “Hello !”
Incorrect: She found difficult to sustain the children’s interest.
Correct: She found it difficult to sustain the children’s interest.
Incorrect: I would have made a big fault only you advised.
Correct: I would have made a big mistake only you advised.
Incorrect: He goes better every day.
Correct: He gets better every day.
Incorrect: I’ve passed the hearing test with a high score.
Correct: I’ve passed a listening test with a high score.
Incorrect: It was still bright outside.
Correct: It was still light outside.
Incorrect: Who cooked this salad ?
Correct: Who made this salad ?
Incorrect: Different from me, she is proficient in Chinese.
Correct: Unlike me, she is proficient in Chinese.
Incorrect: Little children are difficult to understand that.
Correct: It is difficult for children to understand that.
Incorrect: Don’t step in the grass.
Correct: Keep off the grass.
Incorrect: I get my salary twice a month.
Correct: I get paid twice a month..
Incorrect: Would you like to drink ?
Correct: Would you like something to drink?
Incorrect: What do you expect in a pig but a grunt?
Correct: What do you expect from a pig but a grunt?
Incorrect: I forget my hat in the house.
Correct: I left my hat in the house.
Incorrect: Be careful or you’ll have a cold.
Correct: Be careful or you’ll catch a cold.Pin
Incorrect: The head office is in Tokyo.
Correct: The main office is in Tokyo.
Incorrect: He cannot read and write.
Correct: He cannot read or write.
Incorrect: This is the way how I made it.
Correct: This is how I made it.
Incorrect: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
Correct: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
Incorrect: Do you have any pencil? Yes I have it .
Correct: Do you have a pencil ? Yes, I have one.
Incorrect: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
Correct: She is wearing blue jeans.
Incorrect: Last night I didn’t keep my diary.
Correct: Last night I didn’t write anything in my diary.
Incorrect: He made a world record.
Correct: He set a world record.
Incorrect: The class’s students are 55.
Correct: There are 55 students in the class.
Incorrect: I don’t even understand my mind.
Correct: I don’t even understand what I was thinking.
Incorrect: I felt good mood today.
Correct: I am in a good mood today.
Incorrect: My watch doesn’t move at all.
Correct: My watch isn’t running.
Incorrect: We moved house to Johor last month.
Correct: We moved to Johor last month.
Incorrect: He is our common friend.
Correct: He is our mutual friend.
Incorrect: It was my first time to go abroad.
Correct: It was the first time I had gone abroad.Pin
Incorrect: It is not of only your business.
Correct: It is none of your business.
Incorrect: What time of a day now in your country?
Correct: What is the time now in your country?Pin
Incorrect: You can try it more…
Correct: You can try a few times…
Incorrect: He went to abroad to further his study.
Correct: He went abroad to further his study.
Incorrect: Today, I’ll cut my hair.
Correct: I’ll have my hair cut today.
Incorrect: Did China come into rain season?
Correct: Is it the rainy season in China?
Incorrect: I have a good news for you.
Correct: I have good news for you
Incorrect: Worry kills more the men than work.
Correct: Worry kills more men than work.
Incorrect: We learn not at the school, but in life.
Correct: We learn not at school, but in life.
Incorrect: He sent a word that he would come soon.
Correct: He sent word that he would come soon.
Incorrect: I have read the Shakespeare’s King Lear.
Correct: I have read Shakespeare’s King Lear.
Incorrect: You cannot set a foot in this house.
Correct: You cannot set foot in this house.
Incorrect: It’s not good to go to the bed late.
Correct: It’s not good to go to bed late.
Incorrect: He is Daniel in judgment.
Correct: He is a Daniel in judgment.
Incorrect: It was tough decision to make.
Correct: It was a tough decision to make.
Incorrect: A little spark kindles great fire.
Correct: A little spark kindles a great fire.
Incorrect: The clock has struck seven hours.
Correct: The clock has struck seven.
Incorrect: There is no place in the hall.
Correct: There is no room in the hall.
Incorrect: We came by the 4:30 o’clock train.
Correct: We came by the 4:30 train.
Incorrect: He left with his belonging luggage.
Correct: He left with his luggage.
Incorrect: I gladly avail of your offer.
Correct: I gladly avail myself of your offer.Pin
Incorrect: How was your sleeping yesterday?
Correct: Did you have a good sleep yesterday?
Incorrect: Why don’t stay more time here?
Correct: Why don’t you stay a little longer?
Incorrect: You like ice cream, isn’t it?
Correct: You like ice cream, don’t you?
Incorrect: It is a high pay job.
Correct: It is a high-paying job.
Incorrect: I can’t get over how you look well.
Correct: I can’t get over how well you look.
Incorrect: How much is the temperature?
Correct: What is the temperature?
Incorrect: Don’t feel anger with me !!! I’m just kidding.
Correct: Don’t be mad at me !!! I’m just kidding.
Incorrect: I have been abroad 10 years.
Correct: I have been abroad for 10 years.
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