Common English Grammar Mistakes | Common Errors in English Usage
- It’s ---Its
‘It’ is a pronoun. The contraction of It is It’s.
Example-
- It is raining.
- It’s raining.
- It is a blue pen.
- It’s a blue pen.
However, ‘ITS’ is possessive pronoun.
Example-
- I bought a bag last week. Its color is black.
- I had to change the T-shirt as its size was smaller than what I normally wear.
- There and Their
As stated in the first set of words, there is also a possessive pronoun.
Example-
- I visited my grandparents last Sunday. Their new house is quite spacious.
- I couldn’t talk to my friends last night as their phones were not reachable.
However, there is used to indicate place or position, and even used in sentences without a definite subject.
Example-
- He parked his car there.
- Your books are lying there.
- There is a student waiting for me in the classroom.
- There are several fatal diseases in the world.
- Then and than
Another most common error is the use of words then and than.
While then denotes time, than is used to make comparisons.
Example-
- I completed my projected and then took a break of ten days before getting back to my hectic schedule.
- Rita arrived at 6 o’clock.Then she immediately got ready for her next photoshoot.
- Rose is fairer than Mary.
- Silver is cheaper than Gold in many countries.
- Lose and loose
Often when victory is spoken of, defeat is also discussed. The defeat is a loss and the one who gets defeated loses.
However, Loose is opposite of the word Tight.
Example-
- Sam always loses the match if he is not put as the opening batsman.
- I tend to wear loose garments when I’m home.
- Myself name
In many countries people introduce themselves incorrectly the following way:
- Hi! Myself Gurleen. I’m your new neighbor
Never use Myself to share your name. The right way could be saying:
- My name’s Gurleen.Or I am Gurleen.
- Since and for
| SINCE | FOR |
|---|---|
| A particular day-since Monday, since Sunday | A number of years-for 2 years |
| A particular month-since January | Duration in weeks –for 10 weeks. |
| Specific time-since 10 oclock | Duration in days-for 5 days. |
| A particular year-since 1996. | Duration in hours-for 3 hours. |
| A specific event-since my 15th birthday | Duration in minutes-20 minutes. |
| Incorrect | Correct |
|---|---|
| She is a well dancer. | She is a good dancer. |
| She dances good. | She dances well. |
| He is a well speaker of Spanish Language. | He is a good speaker of Spanish Language. |
| He speaks good Spanish. | He speaks Spanish well.. |
- Themself / Ourself
There are no such words. It’s themselves or ourselves.
Example-
- We can do the chores ourselves.
- They should learn to occupy themselves.
Placement of irrelevant pronoun.
Incorrect | Correct |
My mother,she cooks well. | My mother cooks well. |
Rita and Raj,they live together. | Rita and Raj live together. |
Joseph He is my cousin. | Joseph is my cousin. |
- I am agree
While you agree or disagree, this is incorrect to place an ‘am’ with it.
Example
- I agree with you.
- I totally disagree to this viewpoint.
- Go to shopping
Certain activities in English are stated with a Go+the action
Example
- I’d like to go swimming now.
- Let’s go fishing this weekend.
- It is incorrect to use the sentence this way-I’d like to go swimming now.
Words that are plural but do not have an ‘s’ or an ‘es’ in its plural forms
Incorrect | Correct |
Mens | Men |
Womens | Women |
Childrens | children |
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