Concept and Task 9

CONCEPT - COMMON ERRORS

What are common errors in English?

As learners of English, we sometimes tend to slip by little and common grammar mistakes. Most of the times, especially when self-editing, we do not even realize that we are making these minor grammatical mistakes or slip-ups. Therefore, it's important for us to do some rechecks of the words, phrases, and sentences we write. Some of the easiest ways include checking dictionaries (online, offline, or printed) for the right spelling along with the appropriate use of meaning; asking friends and peers with knowledge of better spelling and vocabulary use to edit and proofread your write-up; reading grammar guides online/offline to know and understand the use of punctuation, and most certainly, practicing grammatical correctness as regularly as possible.

Here is a useful video providing tips on how to spot the error and write grammatically correct sentences.

(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZgyY_pNyrA)

TASK - COMMON WRITING ERRORS

I'm sure the video above has been very helpful to find out where we could go wrong in terms of committing common grammatical mistakes in English. All you have to do is remember the key points of the video, go through the following list of sentences, and rewrite them in correct grammatical way. Good luck!

Instructions: Rewrite the following sentences correctly in as many ways as possible.

1. Students are expected to attending classes regularly.
2. Global warming has occurred for the past 50 years ago.
3. Its the cat that lost it’s home.
4. The girls went to the boutique to collect they're gowns for the party.
5. Do you know where you're classmates have gone?
6. There work were always appreciated by the manager.
7. My cat is smaller than Hafiz cat.
8. He is not only handsome but also works hard.
9. She had sang the same song in many occasions.
10. Neither he nor she wake up early in the morning.
11. Her friends confirmed that they will come for dinner.
12. I ran across my old roommate and together we went in the house.
13. Can we divide the candies between four of us?
14. The photo journalist arrived to the accident site.
15. She is more hardworking than them.
16. You can either visit the market today evening or tomorrow morning.
17. Sincerity and perseverance are key to a successful carrier.
18. Can you please except my apologies for the error?
19. The actor performed good in the film.
20. None of my student missed today class.

Happy Learning!