ENGLISH LANGUAGE

COMMON ERRORS 1
1. I and he went to the park.

2. They had been looking for me, you and Amir.

3. The committee were divided on the question of whom to elect as chair.

4. Inspite of our persistent efforts my group failed to meet the target.

5. He is one of my acquaintance but I have no access to his house.

6. One of my best friend lives near my house.

7. Each of them were busy with their work.

8. Either the architect or the builder were to blame.

9. Neither of the bills are accurate.

10. English cars are inferior in quality and in appearance than imported ones.

11. My brother is elder than me.

12. He is the most aggressive of the two players.

13. More than one famous statesman have been caught out in a similar way.

14. If I was a millionaire I would have married a princess.

15. There sit my uncle and his new wife.

16. “Can I lock the room, please?” asked the boy.

17. We have decided to spent our vacations in England.

18. Her hairs were catching.

19. Which of the two versions are the more accurate?

20. The library was closed so we returned back to the hospital.

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Common Errors 2
21. Your’s sincerely.

22. The driver who’s leg was amputated has had to take early retirement.

23. My aunty and uncle are selling there car.

24. The cat moves it’s tail with venom.

25. He does’nt expect to pass the examination and he is thoroughly depressed.

26. Their house is infront of our’s.

27. Our rivals have been more aggressive in marketing then us.

28. I went back to insure that the children were not upto any mischief.

29. It has been snowing since four days.

30. The principle of the college addressed the assembly.

31. She had left few minutes ago.

32. Please let us know your new address, also your telephone number.

33. He is well liked by all his friends for his childish ways.

34. Everybody made up their own minds.

35. I read a story in the newspaper about the man with nine inch-long feet.

36. The old lady thanked the boy for carrying the bag and lighting the burden.

37. The thief was caught literally red- handed.

38. Nobody likes to see their earnings loose their value.

39. Heavy frost or even snow are expected in the next 24 hours.

40. The police is trying it’s best to find the culprit.

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COMMON ERRORS 3
41. The new school regulations will have various different effects.
42. The head came of the hammer, it broke the glass.
43. The spokesman said, ‘No comment’, ‘No comment?’ said the journalist unbelievingly.
‘That’s what I said!’ Insisted the spokesman. ‘No comment.’
44. As she turned into the street, she abruptly applied the breaks in front of the five story
building.
45. The affects of the storm could be seen everywhere.
46. The sun is stationery as claimed by some.
47. I went to buy few stamps.
48. I told him, you are not my friend.
49. He said he will be there tomorrow.
50. One should mind his business.
51. My abu told me to work hard.
52. He did not wanted to earn a descent living.
53. I am sorry I have a little to give you.
54. He had laid in bed throughout the day.
55. We hanged the picture on the well.
56. Oh dear what a relief.
57. He recovered after the fatal injury.
58. I did not see nobody.
59. None of them were present.
60. The three of us sat down and talked to each other.
61. I promised I will do it.
62. Although I was ill but I came to school.
63. Being ill the doctor advised me to stay at home.
64. As a boy, his mother had neglected him.
65. The pair of binoculars are fogged up.
66. I wore my pant to school.
67. In this day and age, young people act irresponsible.
 Solution for teachers
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
COMMON ERRORS
1. I and he went to the park.
He and I (2nd person,1st person always in the end)
2. They had been looking for me, you and Amir.
Amir, you and me (3rd, 2nd, ist person)
3. The committee were divided on the question of whom to elect as chair.
Was, Committee-collective noun ,singular verb
4. Inspite of our persistent efforts my group failed to meet the target.
In spite of (written separately) or despite our ......
5. He is one of my acquaintance but I have no access to his house.
Acquaintances (one of..... follows plural noun)
6. One of my best friend lives near my house.
Friends (one of..... follows plural noun)
7. Each of them were busy with their work.
Was (each....follows singular verb)
8. Either the architect or the builder were to blame.
Was (either....or.....followed by singular verb)
9. Neither of the bills are accurate.
Is (neither ….followed by singular verb)
10. English cars are inferior in quality and in appearance than imported ones.
To (inferior, superior, junior, senior followed by to)
11. My brother is elder than me.
To (inferior, superior, junior, senior followed by to)
12. He is the most aggressive of the two players.
More (comparative degree of adjective, making comparison between two)
13. More than one famous statesman have been caught out in a similar way.
Has (more than one….. followed by singular verb)
14. If I was a millionaire I would have married a princess.
Were (Conditional in this tense uses were)
15. There sit my uncle and his new wife.
Sits (verb goes with the first noun/pronoun used in such a structure)
16. “Can I lock the room, please?” asked the boy.
May (can for ability, may asking for permission)
17. We have decided to spent our vacations in England.
Spend (to+ first tense)
18. Her hairs were catching.
Hair was (hair used as singular noun)
19. Which of the two versions are the more accurate?
Is (one of these)
20. The library was closed so we returned back to the hospital.
Returned (returned means came/went back, “entered” instead of enter in)
21. Your’s sincerely.
Yours
22. The driver who’s leg was amputated has had to take early retirement.
Whose (who’s a short form of who is/who has)
23. My aunty and uncle are selling there car.
their
24. The cat moves it’s tail with venom.
Its (it’s is short for it is/it has)(possessive its doesn’t have an apostrophe)
25. He does’nt expect to pass the examination and he is thoroughly depressed.
Doesn’t (apostrophe is used where we omit a letter and the rest is joined together
in short forms like couldn’t, won’t, aren’t)
26. Their house is infront of our’s.
In front of (written separately), ours
27. Our rivals have been more aggressive in marketing then us.
Than(in comparative cases)
28. I went back to insure that the children were not upto any mischief.
Ensure(make sure, en prefix for “to make/do enlist, entrust, enlighten) up to
(written separately)
29. It has been snowing since four days.
For(for duration, since used when talking of starting point of some action like
since 1999, since childhood)
30. The principle of the college addressed the assembly.
principal
31. She had left few minutes ago.
Left (had is used for remote past especially in combination with simple past when
something happens before something else happened in the past e.g, the doctor had
arrived before the patient was admitted.)
32. Please let us know your new address, also your telephone number.
And
33. He is well liked by all his friends for his childish ways.
Childlike is a better choice since childish has negative connotations.
34. Everybody made up their own minds.
Own is redundant, not needed
35. I read a story in the newspaper about the man with nine inch-long feet.
Dangling modifier-I read a story about the man with nine inch-long feet in the
newspaper.(the story is about the man…. Not the whole newspaper is about him)
36. The old lady thanked the boy for carrying the bag and lighting the burden.
Lightening (en , suffix meaning to make/do e.g., in tighten, loosen, frighten)
37. The thief was caught literally red- handed.
Literally is redundant, not needed here.
38. Nobody likes to see their earnings loose their value.
Lose (loose means baggy, slack)
39. Heavy frost or even snow are expected in the next 24 hours.
 Is (or means one of these, hence singular verb)
40. The police is trying it’s best to find the culprit.
Its
41. The new school regulations will have various different effects.
Various or different hence they are almost same things (repetition)
42. The head came of the hammer, it broke the glass.
Off .and it (comma cannot be used in such cases)
43. The spokesman said, ‘No comment’, ‘No comment?’ said the journalist
unbelievingly. ‘That’s what I said!’ Insisted the spokesman. ‘No comment.’
The spokesman said, ‘No comment’.
‘No comment?’ said the journalist unbelievingly.
‘That’s what I said!’ insisted the spokesman. ‘No comment.’
(Punctuation-Each new speech starts on a new line in a dialogue.)
44. As she turned into the street, she abruptly applied the breaks in front of the five
story building.
Brakes, storey
45. The affects of the storm could be seen everywhere.
Effects (affect-verb, effect-noun)
46. The sun is stationery as claimed by some.
Stationary(still)
47. I went to buy few stamps.
A few
(Few emphasises the lack of something.
There are few sweets left in the jar.
A few emphasises that something still remains.
We have a few minutes left in class.  Do you have any questions?) 
48. I told him, you are not my friend.
I told him he was not my friend.
I told him, “You are not my friend.”
49. He said he will be there tomorrow.
He would be these the next day.

50. One should mind his business.

One’s
51. My abu told me to work hard.
father
52. He did not wanted to earn a descent living.
Want, decent
53. I am sorry I have a little to give you.
Little
Little emphasises the lack of something.
We have little money right now.  We should got out for dinner another time.
(We should be careful and use the money wisely because there is not much).
 A little emphasises that something still remains.
There's a little ice cream left; who will eat it?
(There's not enough ice cream to save it or put it back in the freezer so it should be
eaten.)
54. He had laid in bed throughout the day.
Lain
[To lay means to place in a horizontal position (lay, laid, lain) a sheet, table for
dinner, lay down arms/weapons,lay the baby on the bed, lay eggs, etc
To lie means to be in a horizontal position (lie, lay, lain) lie down for rest, lie on
your back and look at the stars
Or to speak an untruth (lie, lied, lied)]
To la(((
55. We hanged the picture on the well.
Hung (hanged for persons, hung for things)
56. Oh dear what a relief.
Oh dear, what a relief! (punctuation)
57. He recovered after the fatal injury.
Serious (fatal is deadly, one doesn’t recover after that)
58. I did not see nobody.
Anybody (double negative)
59. None of them were present.
was
60. The three of us sat down and talked to each other.
One another (each other is used for two people)
61. I promised I will do it.
would
62. Although I was ill but I came to school.
Ill, I came (, instead of but)
63. Being ill the doctor advised me to stay at home.
Being ill, I was advised by the doctor to stay at home.
As I was ill, the doctor advised me to take rest.
Dangling modifier (doctor was not ill)
64. As a boy, his mother had neglected him.
As a boy, he was neglected by his mother.
His mother had neglected him when he was a boy.
Dangling modifier
65. The pair of binoculars are fogged up.
Is (pair-singular)
66. I wore my pant to school.
Pants, jeans always used as plurals
67. In this day and age, young people act irresponsible.
Irresponsibly (adverb)