This document discusses common mistakes related to grammar and language usage. It provides examples of correct and incorrect sentences and the reasoning for the right or wrong usage. Some of the topics covered include use of prepositions, verbs like "have" and "be", sentence structure, and word choice. For each example, the correct version is identified and an explanation is given for why the incorrect version is wrong based on grammatical rules and conventions. The document aims to help people identify and avoid frequent errors in the English language.

1. Common Mistakes
Javier Jorge Villegas Rodríguez

2. Correct or not?
› The answer of this question is quite complicated
› Incorrect
› The answer to this question is quite complicated
› Correct
› Reason:
› Prepositions are function words that indicate how a noun or
noun phrase relates to the rest of the sentence. Some
prepositions, such as in, on, after, or since, express temporal or
spatial relationships.

3. Correct or not?
› Are you investing in the stock market
› correct
› Are you investing on the stock market
› Incorrect
› Reason:
› Prepositions are function words that indicate how a noun or
noun phrase relates to the rest of the sentence. Some
prepositions, such as in, on, after, or since, express temporal or
spatial relationships.

4. Correct or not?
› I have 16 years old
› incorrect
› I am 16 years old
› Correct
› Reason:
› Have is a possessive verb, you only possess abstract or concrete
objects. Have an age is not a concrete or abstract object, an age
is a temporary status: Example
› I am at Michigan today. Tomorrow I am not, because is Sunday.
› I am a doctor. I work in a hospital.

5. Correct or not?
› I agree with you
› correct
› I am agree with you
› incorrect
› Reason:
› The simple present (I sing, I rest) and the simple past (I sang,
I rested) cannot be combined with the verb to be. Instead, you can
combine the auxiliary be with a present participle (-ing form)
of a verb to form various continuous tenses (am singing, was
singing, will be singing).
› Incorrect: Maria is runs very fast.
› Correct: Maria is running very fast.
› Correct: Maria runs very fast..

6. Correct or not?
› I have the possibility to study in Canada Next Year
› Incorrect
› I have the opportunity to study in Canada Next Year
› correct
› Reason:
› Have is a possessive verb, you only possess abstract or concrete
objects. Have an opportunity is impossible because you can’t
handle them. Actually the word possibility includes something
that exist or not.
› There is a possibility to take the bus and be on time for school

7. Correct or not?
› I don’t think she likes tomatoes
› correct
› I think she doesn’t like tomatoes
› incorrect
› Reason:
› English has a very clear construction : S + V + O
› I --> = S (SUBJECT)
› DON’T THINK = V (VERB IN NEGATIVE)
› SHE LIKES TOMATOES = (OBJECT) = O

8. Correct or not?
› I am thinking about buying a new car.
› correct
› I am thinking to buy a new car
› incorrect
› Reason:
› 1. “I Am thinking”: is an activity in progress.
› 2. The verb “think” is commonly used with the preposition
“about”
› 3. after the preposition about you should go with “ing” endings

9. Correct or not?
› Do you want That I make the breakfast?
› incorrect
› Do you want Me to make the breakfast?
› correct
› Reason:
› 1. After want is not common use “that”
› 2. verb “want” is a transitive verb, that means the action passes
from a person to another person or object.
› I want to make breakfast (by myself)
› I want to (other person makes the breakfast for me)
› I want (you/him/her/me; etc.) makes the breakfast for me
› Do you want you/him/her/me; etc open the windows.?

10. End of part #1
› Now
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