Tài liệu Common erros in English part 5 pptx

... PUNISHMENTcontinual or continuous?CONTINUAL means frequently repeated, occurringwith short breaks only.CONTINUOUS means uninterrupted.contractionsTake care when placing the apostrophe in contractions. ... ADDING ENDINGS (iii).dairy or diary?We buy our cream at a local DAIRY.Kate writes in her DIARY every day.dangling participlesSee PARTICIPLES.dashesDashes are used widely in ... Leonards.commemorate(not -m-)commingWrong spelling. See COMING.commission(not -m-)commitcommitted, committing, commitmentSee ADDING ENDINGS (iv).committee common nounsSee NOUNS.comparativecomparatively...

Tài liệu Common erros in English part 1 doc

... adding an ending that iscausing you trouble, you will find some words listedwith a useful cross-reference.dining or dinning?dine + ing = dining (as in dining room)din + ing ... divided intoseparate spelling, usage, punctuation and grammarsections.You will therefore find hypocrisy followinghyphens; paragraphing following paraffin; who orwhom? following ... either for both meanings but beconsistent within a single piece of writing.addendum (singular) addenda (plural)See FOREIGN PLURALS.adding endingsUsually endings (suffixes) can...

Tài liệu Common erros in English part 2 doc

... ity = sincerityseparate + ion = separationachieve + ed = achievedDo, however, keep the -e in words like singeing(different from singing) and dyeing (different 5 ADDING ENDINGSfrom ... stress in these wordsaffects the spelling:confer conferred conferring conferencedefer deferred deferring deferenceinfer inferred inferring inferenceprefer preferred preferring preferencerefer ... twowords ski-ing and taxi-ing.try + ing = tryingempty + ing = emptyingDon't apply the rule in these fourteen cases:daily, gaily, gaiety, laid, paid, said, slain,babyhood,...

Tài liệu Common erros in English part 3 ppt

... becomeacceptable.approachapproached, approaching (not apr-)aquaintWrong spelling. See ACQUAINT.23AOUAINTAQUAINTANCEaquaintanceWrong spelling. See ACQUAINTANCE.aquarium (singular) aquaria or aquariums ... begun.beginner(not -n-)beige(not -ie-)See EI/IE SPELLING RULE.belief(not -ei)See EI/IE SPELLING RULE.believebelieved, believing, believerSee EI/IE SPELLING RULE.See ADDING ENDINGS ... furious.BIDDING farewell, the knight cantered away.bide + ing = bidingHer critics were just BIDING their time.See ADDING ENDINGS (i) and (ii).biegeWrong spelling. See BEIGE.biennialSee...

Tài liệu Common erros in English part 4 ppt

... are permitted).caning or canning?cane + ing = caningCANING is now banned in all schools.Can + ing = canningThe CANNING factory is closing down.See ADDING ENDINGS (i) and (ii).canister(not ... CERTAIN OR CURTAINcertain or curtainCERTAIN means sure.Are you CERTAIN that he apologised?CURTAINS are window drapes.Do draw the CURTAINS.Note that the c sounds like s in ... only verb in the English language of morethan one syllable that must end in -ize.captain(not -ian)capuccinoWrong spelling. See CAPPUCCINO.career(not -rr-)cargo (singular) cargoes...

Tài liệu Common erros in English part 6 docx

... drab.dingo (singular) dingoes or dingos (plural)dining or dinning?dine + ing = dining (as in dining room)din + ing = dinning (noise dinning in ears)See ADDING ENDINGS (i) and (ii).diphtheria(not ... schoolhas to offer.Originally, DISINTERESTED was used in this sense(= having no interest in, apathetic), and it isinteresting that this meaning is being revived in popular speech.71tDISIPLEAvoid ... machine).DEFICIENT means lacking something vital (a dietDEFICIENT in vitamin C).deferdeferred, deferring, deferenceSee ADDING ENDINGS (iv).deffiniteWrong spelling. See DEFINITE.deficientSee...

Tài liệu Common erros in English part 5 pptx