50 Common Errors.

Merriam-Webster, 2008. — 192 p.

An essential handbook by noted author and ESL teacher Bob Marsden covering 50 common usage, style, and syntax errors encountered by English Language learners in day-to-day speech and writing. Provides easy-to-understand guidance on such topics as word order in indirect speech, irregular plurals, verb choice in tag questions, comparatives and superlatives, and choice of adjectives with count vs. noncount nouns. Includes special reference sections on English verb tenses and irregular verbs.

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Contents
Preface vi
cahrts sfteep
1. The farmer has a lot of eatfs but no sheeps. (Plurals) 1
is ou
2. The news are bad, and the people ts worried. (Plural nouns) 4
It's patents'
3. Its my parent's car. (Apostrophes, possessives, contractions) 6
£*glisfc June
4. I started learning engHah last June. (Capital letters) 10
a itotUx a doctoi
5. Are you teacher? No, I am doctor. (Indefinite article: a, an) 13
6. The life, it is beautiful. (Definite article: the) 16
(Щ seme
7. I don't have some sugar but I have any milk. (Some/any, etc.) 21
a fof o(y MuHij
8. He has many money but not much friends. (Count and noncount nouns, many/much) 24
little (jew
9. He has tew money and little friends. (Count and noncount nouns, few/little) 27
is cue
10. Each are unique, but all of them is good. (All/every/each/whole/entire) 29
stottc*
11. She is more shorter than her son. (Comparative) 32
*ost node*» ix
12. It's the modcrnest building of the city. (Superlative) 36
biCj еиоийК едоиов bediocMS
13. Our house is enough big and it has bedrooms enough. (Enough, too) 39
sue* a
14. He is а-зо-good friend. (So/such) 42
«eW
15. He knows he can't write good. (Adverbs) 44
йючкхм
16. It's a two doors car. (Compound adjectives) 48
On old wRife bkitk
17. They lived in a brick white old house. (Adjective order) 50
ccuefrulkj opptoatted
18. He approached earcfully the building. (Adverb placement) 53
Can you
19. 9o you can meet me at the restaurant? (Modals) 55
Has liites
20. She have a brother who rive in Mexico. (Third-person singular) 57
ditOtnQ
21. You are drive too fast. (Present continuous, simple present) 59
see* Hasn't
22. I haven't saw him because he Ьауегй come home yet. (Present perfect) 62
Ьеел uisrted
23. I haven't gone to Mali but I have visited Chad in 2006. (Simple past, present perfect) 66
Raite beu (jot
24. I am sitting here srnee two hours. (Present perfect continuous, for, since) 69
fodlttf
25. By then, the guest of honor left. (Past perfect) 72
ofrtf*Afid
26. The church has offer meals to homeless people. (Participles following auxiliaries) 74
depiessma,
27. It was the most depressed movie I've ever seen. (Participles as adjectives) 76
used to liite
28. I was living in France, but I left in 2002. {Used to as auxiliary) 78
see
29. I will tell him when I wfH-зее him tomorrow. (Time clauses, when) 82
be
30. We recommend that you are prepared. (Subjunctive) 84
lilted
31. If I would live here, I would run every day (Conditional sentences) 86
Ы
32. If she would have seen it, she would have told me. (Conditional sentences) 90
lilted
33. She wishes you Hve nearer. (Wish) 93
£*glisA is Spofee*
34. впе speaks English here. (Passive voice) 97
does tHe class begin
35. When begins the class? (Questions with auxiliaries) 100
said was
36. He toW that he rs hungry. (Reported statements, tell/soy) 101
*y motiex was
37. He asked where is my mo thef. (Reported questions) 106
KOt tO
38. He told me ёепЧ do it. (Reported commands) 109
ион* to Speak
39. I want speak English but I can't to speak English. (Infinitives with and without to) 113
it in
40. She finished her paper and handed tn-tfc (Phrasal verbs) 115
to
41. I came here fer-to learn English. (Infinitive of purpose) 118
tjotda. wfto
42. I still miss my father that I loved dearly. (Relative clauses) 120
uRfcR it Roppened
43. Last night is the time it happened then. (Relative adverbs) 123
UQsVt it
44. He was right, mrt-it? (Tag questions) 125
ft is tAeAe ou
45. Тпеге-ts dark, but tf-ts some stores that are still open. (Thar is. It is, etc.) 129
lie place uAeu Г woife
46. The plaee where I work there is one hour away. (Repetition of sentence elements) 132
tout auj ftaii cut
47. I eut my hair at the hairdresser's on West Street. (Have/get (something done)) 134
don't Roue to
48. You mustn't be so polite. (Must, have to) 136
Соме bsixQ
49. When I go to stay with you, I will take it. (Come/gp, bring/take) 139
CtlANkQ
50. I am used to drive on the right, not the left. (Be used to, get used to) 141
Reference Section I: The Tenses of English 143
Reference Section II: Common Irregular Verbs 150
Index 153

This book attempts to illustrate and explain points of English usage by focusing on the errors most commonly made by non-native speakers. Its explanations address many of the most common English structures. These explanations have been kept as simple as possible, in the belief that clarity and usefulness are far more important than absolute thoroughness. Their purpose is to help you use English structures correctly in most situations, rather than risk confusing you by explaining every possible usage.

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