Category: Grammar

Don’t say: “I speak neither French or German.” Or: “I speak neither French nor German.” Both… and is used for two things: I speak both English and Spanish. Either… …

Don’t say: “I took one pen and started to write.” Say: “I took a pen and started to write.” Use one when the number is important; when you want …

Don’t say: “I went to the house of my friend.” Don’t say: “I went to my friend house.” Say: “I went to my friend’s house.” In English, we normally …

Don’t say: “I have so wonderful friends.” Say: “I have such wonderful friends.” Or: “My friends are so wonderful.” The rule here is simple: SO + adjective SUCH + …

Don’t say: “I sent the letter two months before.” Say: “I sent the letter two months ago.” Or: “I sent the letter two months back.” (informal) Ago and back …

Don’t say: “I invited all the class.” Say: “I invited the entire class.” (more formal) Or: “I invited the whole class.” (more informal) EVERY Use every with singular, countable …

Don’t say: “I’m interesting in adopt an animal.” Say: “I’m interested in adopting an animal.” There are two errors in this sentence. The first one is the difference between …

Don’t say: “I didn’t buy nothing at the store.” Say: “I didn’t buy anything at the store.” In English, we can’t have a “double negative” (not + no) in the …

English Error #1 Don’t say: “She wants that I call her back.” Say: “She wants me to call her back.” After want and would like, we normally don’t use …

Don’t say: “I have difficulty to wake up early.” Say: “It’s difficult for me to wake up early.” Or: “It’s hard for me to wake up early.” (more informal, …

Don’t say: “My new computer is more better than my old one.” Say: “My new computer is better than my old one.” Or: “My new computer is much better …

Common English Error #1 – Agree Don’t say: “I’m agree with you.” Say: “I agree with you.” We can say “I agree with you” or “I’m in agreement with …

Don’t say: “I pass a lot of time reading.” Say: “I spend a lot of time reading.” Use “spend time” to talk about the time you do an activity. …

Don’t say: “I asked to my boss…” Say: “I asked my boss…” Never use a preposition between “ask” and the person you are asking. When you want an object, …

Don’t say: “I need study more.” Say: “I need to study more.” Or: “I have to study more.” “Need” and “have to” have the same meaning – they both …

Years old or year old – which is correct? We use both “years old” and “year old” depending on the sentence! When to use “years old” When talking about …

Don’t say: “She said me that she was happy.” Say: “She told me that she was happy.” Or: “She said that she was happy.” Tell means “to give information …

Don’t say: “I have three childrens.” Say: “I have three children.” Or: “I have three kids.” The plural of “child” is “children” – because the word “children” is already …

What are comparative adjectives? They are words like bigger, faster, and more interesting. We use comparative adjectives to compare two things. In this lesson we’ll see lots of comparative …