Common Mistakes #3 ELL 2035

1. What grade are you in at university? I’m in the second grade at CNU. What grade are you in at university? I’m in the second grade at CNU. What year are you in at university? I’m in the second year at CNU.

2. I have 5 families. I have 5 people in my family I have 5 members in my family There are 5 people in my family There are 5 members in my family

3. My parents grew me in Seoul then I moved to Gwangju when I was 12. My parents raised me in Seoul then I moved to Gwangju when I was 12 grow – plants, crops (wheat, rice, barley), your hair, your nails raise – babies, cats, dogs, (animals)

4. I grew in Gwangju then moved to Daegu for university. I grew up in Gwangju then moved to Daegu for university. You grow up but people raise you. I grew up in the US, I was raised by my uncle and aunt.

5. I want to make a girlfriend this year! I want to make get/have/find a girlfriend this year! I made a new friend / I made a Japanese friend. You can make a new friend but you can’t make a boyfriend/girlfriend.

6. I will going to get married when I finish university. I will get married when I finish university. I am going to get married when I finish university. * get engaged, get married, get divorced – these verbs are usually used passively (수동태)

7. I hard study English so I early wake up and late go to bed. I study English hard. I wake up so early. I go to bed late. I study English hard so I wake up early and go to bed late.

8. I have much time. There is much pollution these days 8. I have much time. There is much pollution these days. She has much money. I have a lot of / lots of time. There is a lot of / lots of pollution these days. She has a lot of / lots of money. Much I don’t have much time (negative: not – don’t, isn’t, haven’t, cannot) Do you have much time? (question) I have so (+/-) much time. I have too (-) much time. I have much more time than before. (comparison) Thank you very much!

9. Pronunciation: clothes closes

10. Pronunciation: island Iceland