Common Grammatical Mistakes in English
Many people have an error of English communication more or less. Specially, words that are similar spelling and similar voice it can make you confused when you’re listening and you’ll misunderstand Let see the example
1.Your /You're
These two words are too similar voice that can change the meaning. “Your” is pronoun used for indicate possession like
Example - This is your teddy bear.
- Your school is very big.
- Your daughter is so gorgeous.
“You’re” is reduced from “You are.” Pronouncing of these two words is too alike. So we can notice difference from context when you’re discussing.
Example - You’re the best! = You are the best!
- You’re going to be late. = You are going to be late.
- You're a new student here.
2. Its/it’s
We said earlier that apostrophes should be used to indicate possession, but there is one exception to this rule, and that is the word “it”. Unsurprisingly, this exception gets lots of people confused.
The rules : - “It’s” is only ever used when short for “it is”.
- “Its” indicates something belonging to something that isn’t masculine or feminine (like “his” and “hers”, but used when you’re not talking about a person).
- If it helps, remember that inanimate objects can’t really possess something in the way a human can.
Example incorrect : Its snowing outside
properly : It’s snowing outside
incorrect : The sofa looks great with it’s new cover
properly : The sofa looks great with its new cover
3. Then/than
Confusion between “then” and “than” probably arises because the two look and sound similar.
The rules : - “Than” is used in comparisons.
- “Then” is used to indicate something following something else in time, as in step-by-step instructions, or planning a schedule (“we’ll go there then there”).
Example - I went to the park to see my friends, then we had some lunch.
- Yesterday I went to the bank. Then, I picked up my friend at the train station.
- See you then.
- My mother gets up earlier than I.
- Dogs are nicer than cats.