Grammar

               Miscellaneous examples 134. Confusion of gender Don’t say: The door is open, please shut her. √ Say: The door is open, please shut it.…

121. Using the present continuous for a habitual action, instead of the simple present Don’t say: Every morning I’m going for a walk. ✓ Say: Every morning I go for a…

Common mistakes in IELTS – Use of the wrong tense (Part 2) 111. Using the past simple tense after to + the infinitive Don’t say: He tried to kicked the…

        Use of the wrong tense 104. Using the past tense after did instead of the infinitive without to (a) To ask questions Don’t say: Did you…

    Misuse of the infinitive Use the gerund and not the infinitive (a) After prepositions or preposition phrases 75. Without, etc. + -ing Don’t say: Do your work without…

Exercise 33: Rewrite the following sentences (a) as questions, (b) as negative sentences 1. He went home. 2. You told me to wait. 3. I made a mistake. 4. She…

Misused forms      Using the wrong preposition Mistakes are often made by using the wrong preposition after certain words. The following list includes the words which most often give…

Exercise 16: Fill in the blanks with a or an where necessary 1. Swimming is _______ great fun. 2. The plane made ________ terrible noise. 3. What sort of _______…

Exercise 1: Give the correct number, is or are in the following 1. The news I’ve received  ________ good. 2. Where _______ the money? 3. His trainers ________ worn out.…