Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Commonly Made Mistakes

These are some commonly made mistakes:

Correct Spelling
1) exhilarated
2) success
3) separate
4) disappointed

Starting of sentences
In your compositions, do not start a sentence with "But" or "And".
"But" can be replaced with "However" or "Nevertheless".
"And" can be replaced with "Furthermore" or "In addition".

In comprehension, do not start a sentence with "So", "So that" or "To".

Past tense
1) Present - seek
Past - sought

2) Present - Forgive
Past - Forgave

3) Present - Worship
Past - Worshipped (double p)

Punctuations
E.g. "Who are you?" she asked.
Note that the word "she" starts with a small letter. The sentence only ends at the word "asked", so "she" should not start with a capital letter.

"I will go," Sam replied.
Note that the word "go" is followed by a comma, not a fullstop.

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