Common Errors

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Common Errors

• Emilie Rachel

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1.What does she look like? V.S. How does she
look like?

• Which one should we fill in the blank?
• a. I heard that Jane was sick and I
• havent seen her for a long time.
• ___________
• b. Oh, Sam got a new girlfriend? Who is
• she? ___________

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• Answer
• a. I heard that Jane was sick and I
• havent seen her for a long time.
• How does she look like?
• (refers to person we know)
• b. Oh, Robert got a new girlfriend? Who is she?
  What does she look like?
• (used when we do not know the person and we
  havent seen her before)

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2. Meeting is never interesting so I always fall
asleep in such kind of occasion. (X)

• Answer
• Meeting is never interesting so I always fall
  asleep in this kind of occasion.
• Meeting is never interesting so I always fall
  asleep in such occasion.
• The kind of such

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• 3. In the conference, the professor
• mentioned about the possible
• solutions for the serious air pollution
• problems. (X)

• Answer
• In the conference, the professor mentioned about
  the possible solutions for the serious air
  pollution problems.
• mention something
• never mention about something!

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4. Like V.S. Such as

• A. John has recordings of many foreign pop
  singers ______ Elton John and Joss stone.
• B. John wants to be a great singer____ Elton John
  and Joss stone.

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• Answer
• A. John has recordings of many foreign pop
  singers such as Elton John and Joss stone.
• B. John wants to be a great singer like Elton
  John and Joss stone.
• Note!
• such as precedes an example that represents a
  larger subject
• like indicates that two subjects are comparable

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5. Rise, Raise, and Arise

• He ____ to greet me when I entered his office.
• I dont think the problem of compensation will
  ____, but if it does, just give a vague reply.
• The flag on the roof of the palace is _____
  whenever the queen is in residence.

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• Rise (rose, risen)
• a. If something rises, it moves upwards.
• b. Rather formal way to say that you get
• up or stand up.
• c. sb/sth rise
• Arise (arose, arisen)
• a. Mainly used in a more abstract way
• b. formal way to say get up or stand up.
• Raise (raise, raised)
• a. move sth to a higher position
• b. raise voice, raise the standard
• c. raise sth

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• He rose to greet me when I entered his office.
• I dont think the problem of compensation will
  arise, but if it does, just give a vague reply.
• The flag on the roof of the palace is raised
  whenever the queen is in residence.

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6. enough toVS. tooto

• Whats the differences between these two
  sentences?
• a. Ted is old enough to go to the kindergarten.
• b. Ted is too old to go to the kindergarten.

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enough toVS. tooto

• so thatpositive clause enough to
• so thatnegative clausetooto

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enough toVS. tooto

• a. Ted is old enough to go to the kindergarten.
• Ted is so old that he can go to the
  kindergarten.

• b. Ted is too old to go to the kindergarten.
• Ted is so old that he can not go to the
  kindergarten.

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• 7. Which sentence is correct?
• a. Did you hear a girl to cry last night?
• b. Did you hear a girl cry last night?
• c Do you hear a girl crying?

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Ans b and c are correct.

• hear V focus on the occurrence of the event.
  (The event has already happened)
• hear V-ing focus on the process of the event.
  (The event is still going.)

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8. by, until and notuntil

• I will stay here by Monday. (T/F?)

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Ans False

• until and by mean any time before and not
  later than
• We just can use until not by if the verb is
  used to represent the proceeding action within
  the period of time. (eg. stay, wait)

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• I will stay here until Monday.
• (I will leave after Monday)
• I wont stay here until Monday. (I will come here
  on Monday.)

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• We just can use notuntil (negative) if the
  verb is used to point out the exact time. (eg.
  leave, finish)
• I wont leave until Monday. (On Monday, not
  before)

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• We just can use by if the verb is used to point
  out the exact time. (positive and negative)
• Ill have left by Monday. (before Mon. not after
  it)
• I wont have left by Monday. (I am still here on
  Mon.)

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9. not only A but (also) B VS. A as well as
B

• Are these two sentence correct?
• Not only you but also I are hungry.
• The princess, as well as the princes, have
  learned to ride.

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• a. not only A but (also) B (??A,B?) the verb is
  depended on B
• Not only you but also I am hungry.
• b. A as well as B (??B,A?) the verb is depended
  on A
• The princess, as well as the princes, has learned
  to ride.