English Usage ErrorsThe English usage errors relate more to individual word errors sometimes becasue of grammatical misapplication but at other times by wrong word choice. There are 10 types:
1. Incorrect use of an article ( eg. a, the, an) 2. Incorrect number of a noun (eg. many money) 3. Incorrect use of a pronoun 4. Incorrect use of a verb 5. Adverb/adjective confusion 6. Incorrect use of a preposition 7. Faulty diction (wrong word) 8. Non - standard word, expression, or idiom ( eg. could of) 9. Incorrect degree of comparison (eg. more better) 10. Confusion between words with similar sounds (Homophones or Near-homophones), eg. there books The key thing is to combine instinct with logic If it feels wrong when you apply it, it is probably the wrong answer. Then look carefully to see if it violates any grammatical rules. |
AuthorNevin Blumer (MA Applied Linguistics, B.Ed., B.Mgmt, TESL Dip) has been teaching LPI for 4 years and is the Director of TPS Archives
March 2018
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