Most common grammar errors
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This document provides 15 examples of common grammar mistakes and the correct rules to apply. It addresses mistakes involving verb tense when using "if" conditionals, subject-verb agreement with quantifiers like "every" and "each", proper use of conjunctions like "although" and "but", subject-verb agreement with collective nouns like "police", and differences between similar words like "your" vs. "you're", "amount" vs. "number", "then" vs. "than", and "beside" vs. "besides". For each case, it gives the incorrect and correct versions with a brief explanation of the applicable grammar rule.
Most common grammar errors
- 2. • Incorrect: If I will visit London, I will meet you. • Correct: If I visit London, I will meet you. • Rule: Use simple present tense to refer to the future after conjunctions like when, after, if, as soon as. • Examples: I will talk to him when I see him in the next two days. • I will call you as soon as I arrive at the airport. • If the plan succeeds, I will come. 1. Using If conditionals
- 3. • Incorrect: Every students is intelligent in the class. • Correct: Every student is intelligent in the class. • Rule : A Singular noun is used with every. 3. Every with (singular noun)/ Every with (plural noun)
- 4. • Incorrect: Although it was raining, but we went to market. • Correct: Although it was raining, we went to market. • Rule : If the sentence starts with although, don't use but with that. • Examples : Although cell phones have many merits, demerits cannot be overlooked. • Although he was not well, he attended the function. 4. Using but and although together
- 5. • Incorrect: What was you're answer? • Correct: What was your answer? • Rule : Your indicates possession that is something belonging to you while “You’re” is a contraction for “you are”. • Examples : Where is your cell phone? • You're responsible for this project. 5. Your/you’re
- 6. • Incorrect: Its Sunday morning. • Correct: It's Sunday morning. • Rule : “It's” is a contraction for it is. • “Its” is a possessive pronoun for things. • Examples : The floor looks great with its new mat. • It's raining outside. 6. Its/it’s
- 7. • Incorrect: Smith and me went to the mall. • Correct: Smith and I went to the mall. • Rule : When talking about doing some activity with someone else, use his/her name followed by I. • Examples : My brother and I love ice cream. • John and I are planning a trip. 7. Me/ I
- 8. • Incorrect: She is beautiful then her. • Correct: She is beautiful than her. • Rule : Than is used for a comparison. • Then is used for planning a schedule or to indicate instructions. • Examples : He is clever than her. • First I will go to Amritsar then Delhi. 8. Then/than
- 9. • Incorrect: A greater amount of people are visiting the stadium. • Correct: A greater number of people are visiting the stadium. • Rule : Amount is used for uncountable commodities. • Number is used for countable things. • Examples : A large amount of sand is needed for the project. 9. Amount/number
- 10. • Incorrect: She is beautiful then her. • Correct: She is beautiful than her. • Rule : Than is used for a comparison. • Then is used for planning a schedule or to indicate instructions. • Examples : He is clever than her. • First I will go to Amritsar then Delhi. 10. Then/than
- 11. • Incorrect: It is Smith’s and Peter’s car. • Correct: It is Smith and Peter’s car. • Rule : Use apostrophe only after the name of the second person • Example : This is Mark and Smith's house. 11.Possession shared by two persons
- 12. • Incorrect: Each of the cars are fast. • Correct: Each of the cars is fast. • Rule : Use singular verb (is) with indefinite pronouns (such as each, none, neither) • Example : Each of the students is fast. • Neither of them is my classmate. • One of my friends is obese. 12. Each is/ Each are
- 13. • Incorrect: One of the train is late. • Correct: One of the trains is late. • Rule : In the above sentence, the singular countable noun train follows the quantifier one, which requires a plural noun. • Examples : Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders of the world. • He is one of my best friends. 13. One of the ...
- 14. • Incorrect: The police is coming. • Correct: The police are coming. • Rule : Use plural form 'are' when referring to police in general. • The word police is an aggregate noun, a word representing an indefinite number of parts; aggregate nouns have a plural form. • When referring to a single person or a specific department, use singular 'is'. • Examples : The police are blocking off the street where the robbery occurred. • The police department is at the corner of the Main street. 14. Police is / police are
- 15. • Incorrect: Ask him to sit besides me. • Correct: Ask him to sit beside me. • Rule : Beside means next to • Besides means in addition to • Examples : The bride was sitting beside the groom at the reception. • Besides her famous cupcakes, she will donate cookies and a pie to the bake sale. 15. Beside /besides