Common English Mistakes Explained With Examples : Over 300 Mistakes

 

Common English Mistakes Explained With Examples

Over 300 Mistakes Almost Students Make and How To Avoid Them In Less Than 5 Minutes A Day (Book 2)

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Over Top 300 Mistakes Almost Students Make and How to Avoid Them

Conclusion

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Introduction

English mistakes are the things most learners make in study and practice. Learning the most typical mistakes may help students build considerable confidence, become error-free, and successful in using English.

The book is well designed and written by an experienced teacher who has been teaching English for more than 20 years to make sure that all the mistakes inside are the most typical and useful for students at each level.

As the author of this book, I believe that this book will be an indispensable reference and trusted guide for you who may want to learn from the most common mistakes in English vocabulary and grammar, so they could use English in a correct but natural way. Once you read this book, I guarantee you that you will have learned an extraordinarily wide range of useful, and practical English mistakes that will help you become a successful English learner, particularly in examinations such as Cambridge FCE, CAE, CPE, and IELTS; as well as you will even become a successful English user in work and in life within a short period of time only.

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Over Top 300 Mistakes Almost Students Make and How to Avoid Them

We say much/far younger than, (NOT very younger than).

He's much/far younger than I am. (Don’t say: He's very younger than I am.)

Her husband is much/far older than she is. (Don’t say: Her husband is very older than she is).

Chinese is much/far more difficult than French. (Don’t say: Chinese is very more difficult than French).

We say a journey, (NOT a travel). Travel is uncountable.

We had a long journey through the mountains. (Don’t say: We had a long travel through the mountains).

We had a long journey by coach from the north to the south of the country. (Don’t say: We had a long travel by coach from the north to the south of the country).

I wish you a good journey! (Don’t say: I wish you a good travel!).

We say a loaf of bread, (NOT a bread). Bread is uncountable.

She bought a loaf of bread. (Don’t say: She bought a bread).

She taught me how to make a loaf of bread. (Don’t say: She taught me how to make a bread).

We say a piece of equipment, (NOT an equipment). Equipment is uncountable.

I bought a piece of equipment for my kitchen. (Don’t say: I bought an equipment for my kitchen).

The surface area of a desk is occupied by a piece of equipment. (Don’t say: The surface area of a desk is occupied by an equipment).

Describe a piece of equipment in your home. (Don’t say: Describe an equipment in your home).

We say a piece of furniture, (NOT a furniture). Furniture is uncountable.

This sofa is a piece of furniture. (Don’t say: This sofa is a furniture).

I bought a piece of furniture at the store. (Don’t say: I bought a furniture at the store).

A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on. (Don’t say: A chair is a furniture for one person to sit on).

We say a piece of information, (NOT an information). Furniture is uncountable.

He brought me a piece of information. (Don’t say: He brought me an information).

A rumor is a piece of information that has not been verified. (Don’t say: A rumor is an information that has not been verified).

His telephone number is a piece of information. (Don’t say: His telephone number is an information).

We say a piece of advice, (NOT an advice). Furniture is uncountable.

He gave me a piece of advice. (Don’t say: He gave me an advice).

Let me give you a piece of advice. (Don’t say: Let me give you an advice).

We say a fact, (NOT a knowledge). Knowledge is uncountable.

Baldness is a fact of life for men. (Don’t say: Baldness is a knowledge of life for men).

I know for a fact that he was lying. (Don’t say: I know for a knowledge that he was lying).

It is a fact that the Internet makes people’s lives become more convenient. (Don’t say: It is a knowledge that the Internet makes people’s lives become more convenient).

We say a piece of luck, (NOT a luck). Luck is uncountable.

What a piece of luck! (Don’t say: What a luck!).

A piece of luck happened to him. (Don’t say: A luck happened to him).

We say piece of luggage, (NOT a luggage). Luggage is uncountable.

A piece of luggage carried on top of a coach. (Don’t say: A luggage carried on top of a coach).