Common Mistakes #3 ELL 2035
1. 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
2. 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)
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. I have much time. There is much pollution these days 5. 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!
Which sentence is wrong? A. I don’t have much time. B. I have so much time. C. I have too much time. D. I have much more time now than in high school. E. Do you have much time? F. I have much time.
7. Pronunciation: conservative conservative. (kən-ˈsər-və-tiv) 전통적인/보수적인 My parents are pretty conservative; they didn’t let me have earrings until I was 20. In the US, the Republicans are the conservative political party, while the Democrats are the liberal (progressive) political party.