Mistakes Flashcards
It is the final session that you’ll be joining us.
It is the final session that you’ll be joining us for.
It’s the final session for which you’ll be joining us.
I came across with the author.
I came across the author.
Have in mind
Keep in mind
Bear in mind
It is supposed that they are OK
Supposedly they are OK
They are supposed to be OK
It is assumed that they are OK.
False friend: Judicious
Having or showing reason and good judgment in making decisions:
We should make judicious use of the resources available to us.
Canceling me
Canceling ON me
It’s time to ……………………… a bet on yourself and open your own business.
If you ……………………… an investment in yourself now, it will pay off.
Make
Make sure you ……………………… some background research before coming up with a plan.
I only ever ……………………… business with people I trust.
Do
A large number of young people ……………………… a side hustle.
We’re going to ……………………… a training course about setting up a business.
Run
She decided it was time to ……………………… out on her own.
I need to ……………………… up to the challenge.
I won’t ……………………… down from this role until I’ve accomplished what I set out to do.
Step
Successful business people always ……………………… themselves accountable.
It’s important to ……………………… your ground and not back down.
Hold
Shall we ……………………… a meeting to discuss our plans?
Hold
You need to ……………………… through in the face of challenges.
Push
She ……………………… out her plans in a meeting with clients.
Have you ……………………… a date for the launch yet?
Set
She recommended me that I take a few days off from work.
She recommended taking a few days off from work
She recommended that I take a few days off from work
We are only five on our team
There are five of us on our team.
We say there are five of us, there are seven of them, there are three of you, etc. We don’t normally say We are five, they are seven, etc.
I would rather to work from home than come to the office.
I would rather work from home than come to the office.
After rather, we use the base form of the verb (I’d rather go/work/eat/see, etc.).
We’re used to have a lot of work to do, so meeting the deadline won’t be a problem.
We’re used to having a lot of work to do, so meeting the deadline won’t be a problem.
To talk about something that someone is accustomed to doing, we use the following formula:
Subject + verb to be + used to + gerund
Examples:
I’m used to getting up early, so I don’t mind coming in at 7 a.m.
She’s not used to speaking English on the phone, so it sometimes makes her nervous.
Note that we often use this grammatical structure to talk about why something is (or isn’t) a problem.
My client sent me an email but I haven’t replied her yet.
My client sent me an email but I haven’t replied yet.
We use reply without an object or followed by “to” + what/who we are replying to.
Examples:
I received an invitation from John, but I haven’t replied yet.
I haven’t replied to his email yet.
Note that the same rule applies to the verb respond.
Maybe I’m going to finish this today.
I might finish this today.
We don’t use Maybe + subject + I’m going to to communicate a future possibility. Instead, we use might and the base form of the verb.
Examples:
She might go to the meeting.
They might not finish the project on time.
Note that we can also use Maybe +subject + will + base form to communicate a future possibility that the speaker is thinking about at the moment of speaking. Maybe I’ll watch the game tonight, for example.
Please borrow me your badge so I can get into the storage closet.
Please lend me your badge so I can get into the storage closet.
The person who owns the item lends it, and the person who uses the item for a short period of time borrows it.
I can’t finish this by the end of the day. Even though I spend all day on it, I won’t finish on time.
I can’t finish this by the end of the day. Even if I spend all day on it, I won’t finish on time.
We use even though or although for something that is true. We use even if to talk about a hypothetical condition.
Examples:
We’re going to the beach tomorrow even if it rains. (hypothetical condition)
Even though it rained, we had a great time at the beach. (something that is true)
Probably, I’ll go to the beach on Saturday.
I’ll probably go to the beach on Saturday.
Probably typically goes before the main verb or after the verb to be.
Note that the negative would be I probably won’t go to the beach on Saturday.
Our office is near to the airport, so it will be easy for you to get here.
Our office is near the airport, so it will be easy for you to get here.
We say close to or near, but not near to.
Despite I was tired, I came to work today.
Even though/Although I was tired, I came to work today.
We use despite/in spite of before a noun or gerund. We use even though/although before a subject and a verb.
Examples:
Despite being sick, I came to work.
In spite of being sick, I came to work.
Although I was sick, I came to work.
Even though I was sick, I came to work.
We have people from all over the world here: India, United States, Venezuela, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, and France. (two mistakes)
We have people from all over the world here: India, the United States, Venezuela, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. (two mistakes)
We use the in the names of certain countries:
the United States
the United Kingdom
the Czech Republic
the Dominican Republic
the Netherlands
the Philippines
the Bahamas
the Maldives
the United Arab Emirates
the Sudan
General rules for when we use the in the name of a country:
a. if the country or area is a collection of islands (the Maldives, the Canary Islands).
b. If we are using the complete name of the country with the word “of.” The People’s Republic of China, for example.
Are we going to have to work overtime again this week? I hope no.
Are we going to have to work overtime again this week? I hope not.
I thought you were still with Microsoft. When did you stop to work there?
I thought you were still with Microsoft. When did you stop working there?
We use stop + gerund to communicate that an action has finished.
Examples:
I stopped working at 6 p.m. last night.
We use stop + infinitive to communicate that we stopped one action in order to start another action.
Examples:
I was working this morning, but I stopped to run some errands.
I’m not pretty sure about what we should do.
I’m not sure about what we should do.
We don’t use pretty sure in the negative. We can say I’m pretty sure, but I’m not pretty sure is incorrect.
How long time did you work in the public sector?
How long did you work in the public sector?
We say How long… for questions about duration of time
Do you know where is the restaurant?
Do you know where the restaurant is?
After expressions like
Do you know…,
Could you tell me,.. and
I was wondering if…
we use statement order, not question order. These are called indirect questions.
Examples:
Could you tell me what time it is?
Do you know who she is?
He is well-experienced, so we know that he can do the job.
He has a lot of experience, so we know that he can do the job.
We can’t use well before all adjectives. Sometimes it works (well-paid, well-educated), but sometimes it does not (well-knowledgeable, well-interpreted).
Who is in charge to decide which printer to buy?
Who is in charge of deciding which printer to buy?
We say in charge of + gerund.
