Errors with word endings and forms
"S" endings of words
Almost every non-native speaker makes this mistake. The speaker puts an "S" where
it's not needed or else forgets to put one where it is needed. Examples below:
Student are always studying hard. ["s" is needed for students]
Students goes home tired every day. [The verb should be go]
The Internet are developing rapidly. [The Internet is uncountable, so it should be: The
Internet is developing rapidly]
Other common errors are errors with word endings such as "ed" for past tense, and
errors with word forms such as when a verb is incorrectly used as a noun. A couple of
examples:
Last year my uncle work in America.
Last year my uncle worked in America
We need to management the environment better.
We need to manage the environment better
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Prepositions
Prepositions are used to locate something in time and space, modify a noun; or tell
when or where or under what conditions something happened. The following are
guidelines for using prepositions correctly. This covers many common situations.
However, you need to refer to my website or other sources for an exhaustive list:
http://www.ieltsanswers.com/IELTS-Grammar.html
Prepositions of Time: at, in, on
Preposition Usage
Example
at
at is for specific times
The exam is at 12:15 PM
in
in is for nonspecific times during
a day/month/year.
The exam is in the morning
on
on for days and dates
The exam is on Monday.
The exam is on Christmas Day.
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