How to Fix Common Errors People make
1. Do + V1
Does
+ V1
Did +
V1
Examples :
Do you read books?
She doesn’t speak softly.
I did not go to school yesterday.
2. In Simple Present Tense singular verb is V1 + s /
es (reads, goes, writes, smiles, plays)
Plural verb is V1 (read, go, write, smile, play)
Examples :
She writes very neatly. (Singular – V1 + es )
Meera dances gracefully. (Singular – V1+es )
He always fights with people. (Singular – V1+s )
My friends do not trust me. (plural)
They play cricket. (plural)
These children make so much noise. (plural)
3. I (first person of pronoun) and you (second
person of pronoun) are special cases and they take plural verb even though they
are singular. (It is an exception to the rule no. 2)
Examples of the exceptiion :
I read before going to bed. (plural
verb – special case of first person of pronoun)
You swim very fast. (plural verb – special case of
second person of pronoun)
4. Has + V3 (present – singular)
Have + V3 (present – plural)
Had + V3 (past singular and plural)
Examples :
He has just
reached. (singular)
She has tried
her best. (singular)
I have already
read this book. (plural)
They haven’t tried
enough. (plural)
The children had left the
school by that time. (past)
You had gone before
I called. (past)
5. To + V1 (to go, to study, to know, to learn, to
play, to do)
Examples :
We go to school to study.
I wanted to read this book.
I don’t like to be with him.
Why didn’t you try to win the
competition?
II.
Related to homophones
1. There
(place) Their
(related to people)
Here (place) They (people)
Adverb of place personal pronoun
Examples:
I was reading the
newspaper there.
I was reading their
newspaper.
2. Then
(adverb) Than
(conjunction)
Refers to time comparison between two
Examples:
He
wanted to say something to you, then.
She
is smarter than I. (am – not written)
3. Its
(form of it) It’s
(it is)
Possessive
pronoun short form of it
is
The
ant found its food. It’s too
late to go there.
III.
Use of apostrophe ( ’ )
1. To show possession/ownership of singular
noun/subject
with singular
subject ( Noun + ’ + S )
e.g. This is my
brother’s bat.
The boy's parents are really worried.
The book's title is very interesting.
2. To show possession/ownership of plural noun/subject or words/names ending with ‘s’ with plural subjects (Noun + ’ )
e.g. These girls’ nails
are always long.
More
examples :
This is shiva’s bag. –
singular
The students’ bags are
lying on the floor. – plural
The children’s recess
is not over. – plural
We should honour all
our men’s freedom.
I don’t see where
Charles’ coat is kept. – singular
Teacher’s day (general
reference)
Happy teachers’ day
(wish to a group of teachers)
3. To show contraction ( I’m, I’ve, don’t, can’t,
didn’t, you’re, I’ll, it’s )
For example :
You’re (you are) an
exceptionally talented player.
It’s (it is) not a good
day.
You ain’t (are not) a
good singer.
I’ll (I will) myself go
and see.
She didn’t (did not)
know anything about this.
IV
Related to Pronoun (subjective, objective and possessive case) –
1. I and my friends vs. Me and my friends
(misunderstood both the phrases as same)
I is used as (subjective
case of pronoun)
Me is used as
(objective case of pronoun)
Examples –
I and my
friends are
going to picnic.
They did not invite me and my friends to their birthday party.
2. Yours, ours, theirs,
its are possessive pronouns and apostrophe (‘)
should not be used before last
‘s’
Example - Yours sincerely (and not your’s sincerely)
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