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... three hundred. After eliminating the least frequent I listed the remainder, which you’ll find below. Even though I have strived to include the most common errors this list is – as many others ... She couldn’t explain the reason why she was here. She couldn’t explain the reason because she was here. 120. Think of I’m thinking of moving to Australia. I’m thinking to move to Australia. ... teachers. English – a language of few infallible rules – is fertile land for blunders and I have been listening to and committing them for years. One day I started to keep a list of the most common...
... hours since my sister last rung D. My sister hasn’t rung since hours.11. Mary prefers to dance rather than sing.A. Mary prefers to dance than to sing. B. Mary prefers dancing than sing.C. ... prefers dancing than to sing. D. Mary prefers dancing to singing.12. It took him two hours to do his homework.A. He spent two hours to do his homework. B. He spent two hours doing his homework.C. ... two years since Mary began studying Vietnamese. D. All are correct14. I started going to school in 1997.A. I haven’t been a pupil when it was in 1997. B. I have been a student since 1997.C....
... FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME Stephen Hawking writes about the beginning of time, but few other people do. People who write "from the beginning of time" or "since time began" ... denigrating others. The word was then broadened to cover an exaggerated belief in the superiority of one's own kind in other respects. Following this pattern, feminists in the 1970s invented ... trouble. CARING Most people are comfortable referring to "caring parents," but speaking of a "caring environment" is jargon, not acceptable in formal English. The environment...
... you mind, look forward to. Examples: 1 think it's no use trying again. J can't help feeling angry about it. Use the gerund or the infinitive after certain verbs, such as begin, ... succeeded to win the prize. / Say: Paula succeeded in winning the prize. 83 Think of + -ing. Don't say: 1 often think to go to England. / Say: 1 often think of going to England. ... back. If the verb in the main clause is in the future, the verb in the time clause must be in the present tense 127 Using the future in the if clause instead of the present...