Common Mistakes in English (Bangladeshi Page)

24/06/2013

MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES---(2)

1. Third person singular number-এর 's' বা 'es' উহ্য:
Don’t say: He speak English very well.
Say: He speaks English very well.

2. Doesn't এর পরিবর্তে don't ব্যবহার জনিত ভুল:
Don’t say: He don't care what he says.
Say: He doesn't care what he says.

3. Past tense-এর 'd' বা 'ed' উহ্য রাখা জনিত ভুল:
Don’t say: I receive a letter yesterday.
Say: I received a letter yesterday.

4. Plural form-এর 's' বা 'es' উহ্য রাখা জনিত ভুল:
Don’t say: I paid six shilling for the book.
Say: I paid six shillings for the book.

5. Possessive-এর শেষাংশের ঊহ্যতা:
Don’t say: A boy's hat is different from a girl.
Say: A boy's hat is different from a girl's.

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23/04/2012

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29/12/2011

ONISSIONS OF PREPOSITIONS---(1)
Some mistakes are made by omitting prepositions after some specific words.
1. ‘Ask for a thing’, not ‘ask a thing’:
Don’t say: He came and asked my book.
Say: He came and asked for my book.
2. ‘Dispose of a thing’, not ‘dispose a thing’:
Don’t say: He will dispose all his property.
Say: He will dispose of all his property.
3. ‘Dream of a thing’, not ‘dream a thing’:
Don’t say: Young men dream glory and riches.
Say: Young men dream of glory and riches.
4. ‘Explain to a person’, not ‘explain a person’:
Don’t say: She explained me the matter.
Say: She explained the matter to me.
5. ‘Knock at the door’, not ‘knock the door’:
Don’t say: Who is knocking the door?
Say: Who is knocking at the door?
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28/12/2011

UN-ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS---(1)
Some mistakes are made by trying to translate ‘foreign
Idiomatic expressions’ into English with close words.
1. ‘Take an examination’, not ‘give an examination’:
Don’t say: The pupil gave his examination.
Say: The pupil took his examination.
[Note: Teachers give/set examinations; Students take/sit for examinations.
2. ‘To be right or wrong’, not ‘to have right or wrong’:
Don’t say: You have right or you have wrong.
Say: You are right or you are wrong.
3. ‘To be busy’, not ‘to have work’:
Don’t say: I have much work this morning.
Say: I am very busy this morning.
[Note: But we say, ‘I have a lot of work to do this morning.]
4. ‘It is cold/etc.’, not ‘it has cold/etc’:
Don’t say: It has much hot in this summer.
Say: It is very hot in this summer.
5. ‘Take a walk’, not ‘make a walk’:
Don’t say: We made a walk along the river.
Say: We took a walk along the river.
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27/12/2011

MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES---(1)
1. Confusion of ‘gender’:
Don’t say: The door is open; please shut her.
Say: The door is open; please shut it.
[Exception: If a neuter (gender) is expressed as a person,
It takes masculine/feminine pronoun. E.g. Time has his work to do.
England is proud of her navy.]
2. Possessive forms should not be used for neuters:
Don’t say: His room’s window is open.
Say: The window of his room is open.
[Note: Although we say “a day’s work, a night’s rest, a week’s holiday,
The sun’s ray, the court’s decision etc. All these are wrong.]
3. The pronoun after ‘to be’ verb must be in
‘nominative case’, not in ‘objective case:
Don’t say: It was him.
Say: It was he.
[note: The expression ‘It’s me’ is actually wrong though we use
It as a normal speech. It’s ok for speaking but you have to use ‘it’s I’
In writing.
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26/12/2011

THE USE OF A WRONG TENSE---(1)
1. Some mistakes are made by using ‘past tense’
instead of ‘present infinitive’ after ‘did’:
a) To ask questions:
Don’t say: Did you went to school yesterday?
Say: Did you go to school yesterday?
b) To make negative:
Don’t say: I did not went to school yesterday.
Say: I did not go to school yesterday.
2. Some mistakes are made by using ‘third person singular’
instead of ‘present infinitive’ after ‘does’:
a) To ask questions:
Don’t say: Does the gardener waters the flowers?
Say: Does the gardener water the flowers?
b) To make negative:
Don’t say: The man does not waters the flowers.
Say: The man does not water the flowers.
3. Some mistakes are made by using ‘third person singular’
instead of ‘present infinitive’ after ‘modal auxiliaries’(can, must, may, shall, will etc.):
Don’t say: He can speaks English very well.
Say: He can speak English very well.
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25/12/2011

MISUSE OF THE INFINITIVE---(1)
The places where ‘gerund’ should be used instead of ‘infinitive’:
a) After ‘preposition’ or ‘preposition phrase’:
1. Without + ing
Don’t say: Do your work without to speak.
Say: Do your work without speaking.
2. Instead of + ing
Don’t say: He went away instead to wait.
Say: He went away instead of waiting.
b) After the words those normally takes preposition:
3. Capable of + ing
Don’t Say: He is quite capable to do that.
Say: He is quite capable of doing that.
[Note: ‘Incapable’ also takes ‘of’ but ‘able’ or ‘unable’ takes infinitive.
E.g. He is unable to do anything.
4. Fond of + ing
Don’t say: She is always fond to talk.
Say: She is always fond of talking.
5. Insist on + ing
Don’t say: He insisted to go to London.
Say: He insisted on going to London.
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24/12/2011

USING A WRONG PREPOSITION---(1)
Sometimes we use illogical prepositions after some specific words.
Here are some words that create problems:
1. Absorb
Don’t say: The man was absorbed at his work.
Say: The man was absorbed in his work.
2. Accuse
Don’t say: He accused the man for stealing.
Say: He accused the man of stealing.
[Note: But ‘charge’ takes ‘with’:
E.g. The man was charged with(not for/of) murder.]
3. Accustom
Don’t say: I am accustomed with cold weather.
Say: I am accustomed to/used to cold weather.
4. Afraid
Don’t say: The girl is afraid from the dog.
Say: The girl is afraid of the dog.
5. Aim
Don’t say: He aimed on (or against) the bird.
Say: He aimed at the bird.
[Note: The preposition ‘at’ always indicates path of something.
E.g. ‘throw at’, ‘shout at’, ‘fire at’, ‘shoot at’.]
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23/12/2011

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23/12/2011

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