1. Common English Errors
in Hong Kong
Common English Errors
in Hong Kong

2. My mother is a good cooker.

3. She came in and opened the television.
She came in and turned on the television.

4. I am very like ice cream.
I like ice cream very much.

5. She got on a taxi and went to the airport.
She got in a taxi and
went to the airport.

6. In the country we can breathe flesh air.
breathe fresh air.
In the country we can breathe flesh air.

7. He put on his cloths and went out.
He put on his clothes and went out.

8. The bank was robbed by two men wearing blue shirts.
The bank was robbed by two men wearing a blue shirt.
The bank was robbed by two men wearing blue shirts.

9. I had to cross the harbour, so I sat on a ferry.
I had to cross the harbour, so I took a ferry.

10. The window was open so that the people got cold.
The window was open so the people got cold.

11. I am studying Form 6 this year.
I am studying in Form 6 this year.

12. The food was very well.
The food was very good.

13. Common English Errors
in Hong Kong
David Bunton
Longman