Common errors in English !?

Canada's birthday is in July 1st. Canada's birthday is on July 1st. in August / the summer / 1985 on January 1st / Wednesday / May 11th, 1985

Most of Korean students work really hard in high school. Most Korean students work really hard in high school. → Most NOUNs → Most of the NOUNs Most of NOUNs → Almost all NOUNs → Almost all of the NOUNs Almost all of NOUNs General: Most students dislike homework. Specific: Most of the students in this class are from Asian countries.

We like this restaurant because the food tastes like delicious. We like this restaurant because the food tastes delicious. taste feel smell + like (article) (adjective) NOUN sound + ADJECTIVE look seem

It tastes sweet. It tastes like chicken. It smells nice It tastes sweet. It tastes like chicken. It smells nice. It smells like cinnamon. It feels soft. It feels like a kitten’s fur. It sounds great. It sounds like a dog. She looks very friendly. She looks like my ex-girlfriend. You seem upset. You seem like a nice guy.

I’ve seen the new Star Wars movie when I was in Japan. I saw the new Star Wars movie when I was in Japan. If the time is known (when I was in Japan) → simple past If the time is unknown or unstated → present perfect A: Do you want to see the new Star Wars movie with me tonight? B: Oh, no thanks. I’ve already seen it. A: Really? When? B: I saw it when I was in Japan.

A brief explanation of Present Perfect starts in the past and continues to the present They have been married for 10 years. They were married for 10 years. repeated in the past He has visited Vancouver 5 times. He visited Vancouver 3 times. occurs at an unknown or unstated time in the past I have eaten breakfast. I ate over an hour ago. Have you seen Jenny? Yes, I saw her in the cafeteria. = I saw her when I was in the cafeteria.

Past perfect? Comparing two or more actions in the past. When I got home, I discovered my cat had died. When I got home, my cat died. A: When I got home, I was really shocked! B: Why? A: My cat had died.

I really wish I pass the math test next week! I really hope I pass the math test next week! hope → a possibility I hope you have a great trip. wish → an impossibility I wish I could fly like a bird. I wish I had passed the math test last week.

The future extinction of pandas, tigers and rhinos are a frightening possibility. The future extinction of pandas, tigers and rhinos is a frightening possibility.

They have a three years old daughter who is very cute. They have a three-year-old daughter who is very cute. → a three-year-old + NOUN = ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVES are never plural. → one big dog → two bigs dogs? bigs I did a 3000-metre parachute jump. We will have a two-hour-long final standardized reading & writing test.

This is one of the serious problem in my country. This is one of the serious problems in my country.

Can I lend your car for a couple of days? Can you lend me your car for a couple of days? LEND = give to someone temporarily Can I borrow your car for a couple of days? BORROW = take from someone temporarily

Our teacher, Gerry, is really not a very nice person. Duh! The answer was soooooo easy!