common mistakes in written english

Ngày tải lên: 19/12/2013, 10:39

... She couldn’t explain the reason why she was here. She couldn’t explain the reason because she was here. 120. Think of I’m thinking of moving to Australia. I’m thinking to move to Australia. ... She couldn’t explain the reason why she was here. She couldn’t explain the reason because she was here. 120. Think of I’m thinking of moving to Australia. I’m thinking to move to Australia. ... 105. Since & from I’ve been waiting here since eleven this morning. I’ve been waiting here for eleven this morning. Copyright by Andrew D. Miles, 2010 47. Except We’ll finance...

Ngày tải lên: 25/05/2013, 11:34

... you mind, look forward to. Examples: 1 think it's no use trying again. J can't help feeling angry about it. Use the gerund or the infinitive after certain verbs, such as begin, ... succeeded to win the prize. / Say: Paula succeeded in winning the prize. 83 Think of + -ing. Don't say: 1 often think to go to England. / Say: 1 often think of going to England. ... 42 Interested in, not for. Don't say: She's not interested for her work. / Say: She's not interested in her work. Note Also take an interest in She takes a great interest ...

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Ngày tải lên: 16/12/2013, 15:42

Ngày tải lên: 18/12/2013, 10:08

... of written English into a linear ordering according to the number of vowel strings contained in the word. Our study of the one-vowel string or cvc words is reported with some thoroughness in ... consonantal doubling rules in the inflection of English verbs C. The determination of word-breaking rules as used in end-of-the-line practices in type composition D. The determination of parts-of-speech ... admissible AFFIXING IN WRITTEN ENGLISH 87 [Mechanical Translation and Computational Linguistics, vol.8, nos.3 and 4, June and October 1965] The Nature of Affixing in Written English *† by...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 19:20

... it is worth noting that the string QUE is an admissible final-consonant string, occurring in words like MASQUE. Because only the admissible final-consonant strings not ending with E were ... hypothesis regarding strong affixes is that an inadmissible consonant string implies the existence of either a compounding unit or an affix whose point of attachment in the word lies in the inadmissible ... Another restriction occurring in the following defini- tions will be explained after they are stated. Definition P3. Let P = C 1 V 1 be a fixed-letter sequence in initial position. P is a...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 18:20

... language, and, in turn, eliminate or, at least, minimize their errors. However, the picture was not completed at that point. Errors insist to manifest themselves in the learners’ written and ... error analysis. English Language Teaching. 22(2). In Richards, J. (1984) (ed.). 25. _______ (1972). Social factors, interlanguage, and language learning. Language Learning. 22(2). In Richards, ... other than their linguistic competence. Test anxiety was the main factor behind their errors. They have claimed that worrying about the test results has dominated their thinking. Consequently,...

Ngày tải lên: 19/03/2014, 07:20

... Birner constraints n Information Structure n Occurrence in corpora p Summary 17 1 st non-canonical construction: Preposing – Constraint Illustration In principle, he is now capable of carrying out ... dust in the creases of her face. […] In the better light of the living-room he noticed with interest that there actually was dust in the creases of her face. p Suddenly there sprang into his mind, ... IS in English p Intonation p Non-canonical word order n Gregory Ward & Betty Birner studies: p 1998 – Information Status and Non-canonical Word Order in English p 2001 – Discourse and Information...

Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 19:20

... to relate subject with verb in their writing. The findings in item fourteen support the findings in item thirteen. International Journal of Development and Sustainability Vol.1 No.2 (2012): ... inability to communicate in the academic settings using English medium necessitated the introduction of Communication Skills in English course in Tanzanian tertiary institutions. This paper ... process. The English Writing Skills Test was administered to all students who participated in the study in order to examine the students’ abilities in their English language writing skills. The...

Ngày tải lên: 02/04/2014, 05:21

... studying at university or college is the best route to a successful career, while others believe that it is better to get a job straight after school. Discuss both views and give your opinion.” ... này thì việc dùng cụm „serious debate‟ là không phù hợp chút nào, điều này sẽ cho examiner biết rằng thí sinh chỉ học thuộc cụm đó chứ không hề hiểu.  Thiếu topic sentence Topic sentence của ... hoặc “Travelling might provide people with many useful skills.” chẳng hạn, cần giải thích rõ hơn những problems và skills ở đây là gì.  Support cho idea không đủ Trong IELTS, examiner sẽ không...

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Ngày tải lên: 23/07/2014, 19:21

... minute 492 tire 391 appear 442 strong 493 bring 392 road 443 special 494 yes 393 map 444 mind 495 distant 394 rain 445 behind 496 fill 395 rule 446 clear 497 east 396 govern 447 tail 498 paint 397 pull 448 produce 499 language 398 cold 449 fact 500 among 399 notice 450 street 400 voice 451 inch 401 unit 452 multiply 402 power 453 nothing 403 town 454 course 404 fine 455 stay 405 certain 456 wheel 406 fly 457 full 407 ... Word 251 open 297 color 343 told 252 seem 298 face 344 knew 253 together 299 wood 345 pass 254 next 300 main 346 since 255 white 301 enough 347 top 256 children 302 plain 348 whole 257 begin 303 girl 349 king 258 got 304 usual 350 space 259 walk 305 young 351 heard 260 example 306 ready 352 best 261 ease 307 above 353 hour 262 paper 308 ever 354 better 263 group 309 red 355 true ... tall 1000 Most Common Words in English - Numbers 501 - 725 - Vocabulary for ESL EFL TEFL TOEFL TESL English Learners t Rank Word Rank Word Rank Word 751 gentle 797 thick 842 print 752 woman 798 soldier 843 dead 753 captain 799 process 844 spot 754 practice 800 operate 845 desert 755 separate 801 guess 846 suit 756 difficult 802 necessary 847 current 757...

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Ngày tải lên: 09/04/2013, 11:16

... hours since my sister last rung D. My sister hasn’t rung since hours. 11. Mary prefers to dance rather than sing. A. Mary prefers to dance than to sing. B. Mary prefers dancing than sing. C. ... prefers dancing than to sing. D. Mary prefers dancing to singing. 12. It took him two hours to do his homework. A. He spent two hours to do his homework. B. He spent two hours doing his homework. C. ... two years since Mary began studying Vietnamese. D. All are correct 14. I started going to school in 1997. A. I haven’t been a pupil when it was in 1997. B. I have been a student since 1997. C....

Ngày tải lên: 09/07/2013, 01:26

... FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME Stephen Hawking writes about the beginning of time, but few other people do. People who write "from the beginning of time" or "since time began" ... denigrating others. The word was then broadened to cover an exaggerated belief in the superiority of one's own kind in other respects. Following this pattern, feminists in the 1970s invented ... a law; in all of these cases you are making the object of the adoption your own, accepting it. If you adapt something, however, you are changing it. ADDICTING/ADDICTIVE Do you find beer...

Ngày tải lên: 17/08/2013, 09:19