7 Grammar Errors in English!

Sometimes your English could be 90% correct but there are still some small errors we want to correct them for effective communication. Today you’ll have a chance to review seven common English grammar mistakes with examples from real clients of mine. So, let’s start!  

I wore a jeans.

I wore jeans.

Or

I wore a pair of jeans.

The nouns jeans pants, shorts, scissors, and glasses are special. Although each word refers to one singular item, however, we can’t use an article. 

For example: 

She’s wearing glasses.

I bought a pair of shorts at the mall.

There’s a pair of scissors on my desk.

If you want to refer to more than one item, use 2 3 4, etc. 

For example:

I have 2 pairs of white pants. 

He loves team sports as soccer.

He loves team sports such as soccer. 

Or 

He loves team sports like soccer.

When you want to give an example use SUCH AS or LIKE. Don’t use only AS to introduce an example. Such as is considered more formal than like.

I didn’t save money enough. 

I didn’t save enough money. 

The word ENOUGH comes before a noun and after the adjective. 

For example:

We have enough food.

Food is a noun so ENOUGH comes before it. It’s the same with the word MONEY. Money is also a noun so we use enough before the noun. It’s the opposite of adjectives.

For example:

You’re not tall enough to go on the ride.

Tall is an adjective so we use the word enough after the adjective tall.

I worked a lot in last month.

We’ll meet on next Monday.

I worked a lot last month.

We’ll meet next Monday.

We normally use IN with months and ON with days, however, when you use the words LAST and NEXT you don’t need IN or ON. You can simply say last month and next Monday without an extra preposition.

It was so long time ago.

It was so long ago. 

Or 

It was such a long time ago. 

Use SO plus an adjective or an adverb and use SUCH plus an adjective plus a noun. 

Here are some examples of how to use the word SO plus an adjective or an adverb. You can say:

She’s so friendly. 

Friendly is an adjective. 

This sandwich is so good. 

Good is another adjective. 

He works so hard. 

Hard is an adverb.

However, if the adjective is followed by a noun then we need to use SUCH instead of SO. Here are some examples of such a plus an adjective plus a noun. You can say:

She’s such a friendly person. 

In this case, we have the noun person at the end so we need to use SUCH A instead of SO. 

Such a good sandwich.

 And 

He has such a demanding job. 

One exception is when the noun is plural in this case use only SUCH not A. 
For example: 

They are such friendly people. 

The word people is plural so we use only SUCH, not SUCH A. 

I lent to him some money.

I lent him some money.

Or

I lent some money to him.

This rule applies to lend, give, and other verbs that have both a direct object and an indirect object. You can use one of two structures. You can have the verb plus the indirect object plus the direct object. That would be I lent him some money or if you want to put the direct object first then you would say verb direct object plus indirect object. For example, I lent some money to him or he gave the keys to Ran.   

You stopped me make a mistake. 

You stopped me from making a mistake.

The word STOP is followed by someone or something and then the word FROM and finally the verb in the ING form. Here are some more examples:

The vaccine stops people from catching the disease. 

The waterproof covering prevents the equipment from getting wet.

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