dictionarry of common errors in english
Common errors in english usage
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17/08/2013, 09:19
... guide to the many uses of commas, but a quick tour of
the most common errors involving them.
The first thing to note is that the comma often marks a brief pause in the flow of a sentence,
and ... are in agreement.
AHOLD/HOLD
In standard English you just "get hold" of something or somebody.
AIN'T
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Write "my love of dance was born of my viewing old Ginger ... separates minutes from hours in times of day when given in figures:
"8:35." It is incorrect to substitute a semicolon in any of these cases.
Think of the semicolon as erecting a little...
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Saudi College Students'''' Perception of Their Errors in Written English pot
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19/03/2014, 07:20
...
students made nine translation errors, and 39 indefinite article omission
errors.
Table ( 3 )
Classification of the interference errors
Type of error Number of errors Percentage
Translation ... (1978). Patterns in spelling errors. ELT. 23 (3): 207-212.
17. Kharma, N. (1981). Analysis of errors committed by Arab university
students in the use of the definite/indefinite articles. IRAL. ...
On examining the classification of errors, one can recognize that the
majority of these errors involve subject-verb agreement, which constitute
44.03% of the total number of the errors made...
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1000 Most Common Words in English - Numbers Vocabulary
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05/10/2012, 08:20
... 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
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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
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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
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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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Báo cáo y học: "Refractive Status and Prevalence of Refractive Errors in Suburban School-age Children"
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25/10/2012, 11:40
... National Bureau of Statistics of China. China statistical year-
book 2003 [in Chinese]. Beijing: China Statistics Press. 2003:
100-102.
19. Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Statistics. Chongqing statistic-
al ... prevalence rates of refractive errors in these
areas are different from the results of epidemiological
studies from China [8, 9, 10] and the prevalence of
myopia is higher in China, indicating that ... refractions in
Western China.
In order to obtain the refractive status in
school-age children in Western China, we selected
Yongchuan District, Chongqing, a representative dis-
trict in Western China,...
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130 common mistakes in english
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25/05/2013, 11:34
... 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. ... Miles, 2010
29. Continually & continuously She’s continually taking days off.
She missed Monday, Wednesday
and Friday last week.
She’s continuously taking days off.
She missed Monday,...
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EXERCISES (SOME COMMON PATERNS IN ENGLISH)
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09/07/2013, 01:26
... 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....
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errors in English
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04/08/2013, 01:26
... original
version of this saying, click here.
Beginning a sentence with a conjunction
It offends those who wish to confine English usage in a logical straitjacket that writers
often begin sentences ... also discourage it in formal
writing. But if “onto” makes sense, so does “off of. ” However, “off of meaning “from” in
phrases like “borrow five dollars off of Clarice” is definitely nonstandard. ... can also be used in the sense of almost
succeeding in striking a desired target: “His Cointreau soufflé was a near miss.”
“None” singular vs. plural
Some people insist that since “none” is derived...
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errors in English
Ngày tải lên :
04/08/2013, 01:26
... original
version of this saying, click here.
Beginning a sentence with a conjunction
It offends those who wish to confine English usage in a logical straitjacket that writers
often begin sentences ... “onto” makes sense, so does “off of. ” However, “off of meaning “from” in
phrases like “borrow five dollars off of Clarice” is definitely nonstandard.
Till vs. ’til.
Since it looks like an abbreviation ... can also be used in the sense of almost
succeeding in striking a desired target: “His Cointreau soufflé was a near miss.”
“None” singular vs. plural
Some people insist that since “none” is derived...
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THE STRUCTURES OF THE SENTENCES IN ENGLISH 9.doc
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17/08/2013, 23:10
... One of + plural noun
19. all of us = almost us
20. keep + V-ing = continue to inf
21. used to + V inf (habit in the past)
=> am/is/are +used to +V-ing (habit in the present)
22. Make sb +to inf
She ... STRUCTURES OF THE SENTENCES IN ENGLISH
1.Would you like + Vinf … ?
2. Would you mind + V-ing….?
Would you mind if + clause (not true)
3. You had better + V- inf
- would rather + Vinf ….(than)
- ... delighted at/ be interested in/
take part in/
Take care of = look after
be bored with/ be fed up with/ be tired of/ tell sb about st/
get rid of/ give up/ depend on/ be different from/
explain st to...
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