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201. Say one's prayers, not make or do one's prayer.
❌Don't say: I make my prayer before I go to bed.
✅Say: I say my prayers before I go to bed.
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202. Pretend, not make oneself that.
❌Don't say: She makes herself that she knows.
✅Say: She pretends to know.
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203. Have a dream, not see a dream.
❌Don't say: I saw a strange dream last night.
✅Say: I had a strange dream last night.
Or: I dreamt a strange dream last night.
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204. Smoke a cigarette, etc., not drink a cigarette, etc.
❌Don't say: He drinks too many cigarettes.
✅Say: He smokes too many cigarettes.
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205. Make a mistake, not do a mistake.
❌Don't say: I did one mistake in dictation.
✅Say: I made one mistake in dictation.
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206. Tell or speak the truth, not say the truth.
❌Don't say: Fiona always says the truth.
✅Say: Fiona always tells the truth.
Or: Fiona always speaks the truth.
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207. See or watch a game, not to follow a game.
❌Don't say: Did you follow the game?
✅Say: Did you see (or watch) the game?
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208. Turn (switch) the light on or off, not open or shut
the light.
❌Don't say: Please open (or shut) the light.
✅Say: Please turn on (or off) the light.
Or: Please switch on (or off) the light.
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209. Give an example, not bring an example.
❌Don't say: Can you bring a better example?
✅Say: Can you give a better example?
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210. Give a mark, not put a mark.
❌Don't say: The teacher put me a good mark.
✅Say: The teacher gave me a good mark.
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211. Set a watch by, not put a watch with.
❌Don't say: I put my watch with the radio news.
✅Say: I set my watch by the radio news.
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212. A watch is slow or fast, not goes behind or in front.
❌Don't say: My watch goes two minutes behind.
✅Say: My watch is two minutes slow.
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213. Show a film, not play a film.
❌Don't say: This film will be played shortly.
✅Say: This film will be shown shortly.
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214. Have one's hair cut, not cut one's hair.
❌Don't say: I'm going to cut my hair.
✅Say: I'm going to have my hair cut.
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215. Learn by heart, not learn from out.
❌Don't say: We have a poem to learn from out.
✅Say: We have a poem to learn by heart.
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216. Put on weight, not put weight.
❌Don't say: I've put at least three kilos.
✅Say: I've put on at least three kilos.
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217. It works miracles, not it makes miracles.
❌Don't Say: That medicine makes miracles.
✅Say: That medicine works miracles.
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218. Getting on with, not going with.
❌Don't say: How is Susan going with her work?
✅Say: How is Susan getting on with her work?
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219. This morning, etc., not today morning, etc.
❌Don't say: I haven't seen him today morning.
✅Say: I haven't seen him this morning.
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220. Quietly, not slowly, slowly.
❌Don't say: The boy came in slowly, slowly.
✅Say: The boy came in quietly.
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221. What's the matter not What have you?
❌Don't say: What have you today?
✅Say: What's the matter with you today?
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222. What do you call...? not How do you call...?
❌Don't say: How do you call this in English?
✅Say: What do you call this in English?
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223. Ask for a thing, not ask a thing.
❌Don't say: She came and asked my book.
✅Say: She came and asked for my book.
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224. Dispose/get rid of a thing, not dispose/get rid a thing.
❌Don't say: He'll dispose/get rid all his property.
✅Say: He'll dispose/get rid of all his property.
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225. Dream of a thing, not dream a thing.
❌Don't say: Young men dream glory and riches.
✅Say: Young men dream of glory and riches.
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226. Explain to a person, not explain a person.
❌Don't say: She explained me the matter.
✅Say: She explained the matter to me.
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227. Knock at the door, not knock the door.
❌Don't say: Who is knocking the door?
✅Say: Who is knocking at the door?
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228. Listen to a person or thing, not listen a person or thing.
❌Don't say: They were listening the music.
✅Say: They were listening to the music.
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229. Pay for a thing, not pay a thing.
❌Don't say: How much did you pay the book?
✅Say: How much did you pay for the book?
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230. Point to or at a person or thing, not point a person or thing.
❌Don't say: He pointed the map on the wall.
✅Say: He pointed to the map on the wall.
Or: He pointed at the map on the wall.
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231. Remind a person of something, not remind a person something.
❌Don't say: Please remind me that later.
✅Say: Please remind me of that later.
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232. Reply to a person, not reply a person.
❌Don't say: She's not replied me yet.
✅Say: She's not replied to me yet.
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233. Say to a person, not say a person.
❌Don't say: Kevin said me, 'Come tomorrow.'
✅Say: Kevin said to me, 'Come tomorrow.'
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234. Search for a lost thing, not search a lost thing.
❌Don't say: They're searching the ball.
✅Say: They're searching for the ball.
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235. Share with a person, not share a person.
❌Don't say: My friend shared me his book.
✅Say: My friend shared his book with me.
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236. Speak to a person, not speak a person.
❌Don't say: I'll speak him about that.
✅Say: I'll speak to him about that.
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237. Supply a person with something, not supply a person something.
❌Don't say: Can you supply me all I need?
✅Say: Can you supply me with all I need?
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238. Think of a person or thing, not think a person or thing.
❌Don't say: Think a number and then double it.
✅Say: Think of a number and then double it.
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239. Wait for a person or thing, not wait a person or thing.
❌Don't say: I'll wait you at the cinema.
✅Say: I'll wait for you at the cinema.
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240. Wish for a thing, not wish a thing.
❌Don't say: He doesn't wish any reward.
✅Say: He doesn't wish for any reward.
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241. Write to a person, not write a person.
❌Don't say: I'll write her tomorrow.
✅Say: I'll write to her tomorrow.
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242. The -s or -es of the third person singular omitted.
❌Don't say: He speak English very well.
✅Say: He speaks English very well.
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243. Using don't instead of doesn't.
❌Don't say: He don't care what he says.
✅Say: He doesn't care what he says.
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244. The -d or -ed of the past tense omitted.
❌Don't say: I receive a letter yesterday.
✅Say: I received a letter yesterday.
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245. The -s, -es or -ies of the plural form omitted.
❌Don't say: I paid six pound for the book.
✅Say: I paid six pounds for the book.
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246. The possessive ending omitted.
❌Don't say: A hen’s egg is different from a pigeon.
✅Say: A hen’s egg is different from a pigeon’s.
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247. Omission of the article before a countable noun in the singular.
❌Don't say: I’ve no money to buy car.
✅Say: I’ve no money to buy a car.
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248. Omission of a or an after the verb to be.
❌Don't say: I’m not teacher, I’m student.
✅Say: I’m not a teacher, I’m a student.
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249. Omission of a or an after the world half.
❌Don't say: He drank half glass of milk.
✅Say: He drank half a glass of milk.
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250. Omission of a or one before hundred, etc.
❌Don't say: Hundred years make a century.
✅Say: A hundred years make a century.
Or: One hundred years make a century.
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251. Omission of a or an from make a noise, etc.
❌Don't say: I told them not to make noise.
✅Say: I told them not to make a noise.
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252. Omission of the before names of nationalities.
❌Don't say: English are fond of sports.
✅Say: The English are fond of sports.
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253. Omission of the before names of musical instruments.
❌Don't say: I play violin, but not piano.
✅Say: I play the violin, but not the piano.
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254. Omission of the before the word cinema, etc.
❌ Don't say: On Saturday I go to cinema.
✅ Say: On Saturday I go to the cinema.
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255. Omission of the verb to be from the passive.
❌Don't say: Charles Dickens born in 1812.
✅Say: Charles Dickens was born in 1812.
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256. Omission of the auxiliary "do" from questions.
❌Don't say: You understand the problem?
He understands the problem?
She understood the problem?
✅Say: Do you understand the problem?
Does he understand the problem?
Did she understand the problem?
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257. Omission of auxiliary "do" when do is a principal verb.
❌Don't say: Do pupils their work carefully?
✅Say: Do pupils do their
work carefully?
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258. Omission of the preposition indicating time.
❌Don't say: I was born the third of December.
✅Say: I was born on the third of December.
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259. Omission of the preposition after the infinitive.
❌Don't say: They've no houses to live.
✅Say: They've no houses to live in.
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260. Omission of there as an introductory word.
❌Don't say: Once lived a great king.
✅Say: Once there/There once lived a great king.
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261. Omission of how after the verb to know.
❌Don't say: She knows to play the piano.
✅Say: She knows how to play the piano.
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262. Omission of other after a comparative.
❌Don't say: Homer was greater than all the Greek
poets.
✅Say: Homer was greater than all the other Greek poets.
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263. Omission of before in comparisons.
❌Don't say: I'd never seen such a thing.
✅Say: I'd never seen such a thing before.
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264. Omission of else after everybody, etc.
❌Don't say: She is stronger than everybody.
✅Say: She is stronger than everybody else.
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265. Omission of the demonstrative pronoun one.
❌Don't say: This is the only that I like.
✅Say: This is the only one that I like.
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266. Omission of the personal pronoun before the infinitive.
❌Don't say: I want to tell me the truth.
✅Say: I want you to tell me the truth.
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267. Omission of it as subject of an impersonal verb.
❌Don't say: Is very hot in the Sudan.
✅Say: It's very hot in the Sudan.
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268. Omission of the pronoun subject from the principal clause.
❌Don't say: When he saw the teacher, stood up.
✅Say: When he saw the teacher, he stood up.
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269. Omission of the personal pronoun after a quotation.
❌Don't say: 'I'm learning English,' said.
✅Say: 'I'm learning English,' he said.
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270. The object of the transitive verb omitted.
❌Don't say: I asked her for some paper, but she had not.
✅Say: I asked her for some paper, but she had none/didn't have any.
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271. Omission of the direct object when there are two objects.
❌Don't say: I asked him for some ink, and he gave me.
✅Say: I asked him for some ink, and he gave me some.
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272. The object of the verb enjoy omitted.
❌Don't say: I enjoyed during the holidays.
✅Say: I enjoyed myself during the holidays.
Or: I enjoyed my holidays.
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273. Omission of the noun after an adjective.
❌Don't say: The unfortunate was shot dead.
✅Say: The unfortunate man was shot dead.
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274. Omission of the word "and" between numbers.
❌Don't say: Eight thousand thirty-seven.
✅Say: Eight thousand and thirty-seven.
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275. Omission of the word "or" between numbers.
❌Don't say: I've only two, three friends.
✅Say: I've only two or three friends.
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276. Omission of the word "old" from age.
❌Don't say: My sister is fifteen years.
✅Say: My sister is fifteen years old.
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277. "For this" used instead of "for this reason".
❌Don't say: For this he wants to leave.
✅Say: For this reason he wants to leave.
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278. Better used instead of had better.
❌Don't say: Better go home at once.
✅Say: You'd better go home at once.
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279. Up and down used instead of upstairs and downstairs.
❌Don't say: He's up, he's down.
✅Say: He's upstairs, he's downstairs.
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280. Throw it used instead of throw it away.
❌Don't say: It's dirty, throw it.
✅Say: It's dirty, throw it away.
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281. I don't think used instead of I don't think so.
❌Don't say: I don't think.
✅Say: I don't think so.
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282. Before yesterday, etc., used instead of the day before yesterday, etc.
❌Don't say: Lynne arrived before yesterday.
✅Say: Lynne arrived the day before yesterday.
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283. Thank you used instead of No, thank you.
❌Don't say: Thank you (if you want to refuse an offer).
✅Say: No, thank you.
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284. Answer (= reply to).
❌Don't say: Please answer to my question.
✅Say: Please answer my question.
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285. Approach (= come near to).
❌Don't say: Don't approach to that house.
✅Say: Don't approach that house.
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286. Ask (= put a question to).
❌Don't say: I asked to the teacher about it.
✅Say: I asked the teacher about it.
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287. Attack (= go and fight against).
❌Don't say: They attacked against the enemy.
✅Say: They attacked the enemy.
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288. Comprise (= consist of).
❌Don't say: The book comprises of five chapters.
✅Say: The book comprises five chapters.
Or: The book is comprised of five chapters.
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289. Enter (= go into).
❌Don't say: We entered into the classroom.
✅Say: We entered the classroom.
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290. Finish (= come to the end of).
❌Don't say: I've finished from my work.
✅Say: I've finished my work.
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291. Leave (= depart from).
❌Don't say: Brian left from England last week.
✅Say: Brian left England last week.
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292. Obey (= act according to).
❌Don't say: We should obey to our teachers.
✅Say: We should obey our teachers.
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293. Allow (to) or let (= give permission to).
❌Don't say: The driver allowed/let to John (to) sit in the front seat.
✅Say: The driver allowed/let John (to) sit in the front seat.
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294. Reach (= arrive at).
❌Don't say: We reached at the school early.
✅Say: We reached the school early.
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295. Resemble (= be similar to).
❌Don't say: Does she resemble to her father?
✅Say: Does she resemble her father?
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296. Tell (= say to).
❌Don't say: I told to him to come at once.
✅Say: I told him to come at once.
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297. Behind (= at the back of).
❌Don't say: Edward hid behind of a large tree.
✅Say: Edward hid behind a large tree.
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298. Inside (= in the interior of).
❌Don't say: The boys went inside of the room.
✅Say: The boys went inside the room.
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299. Outside (= on the exterior of).
❌Don't say: They stood outside of the door.
✅Say: They stood outside the door.
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300. Round (= on all sides of).
❌Don't say: The earth goes round of the sun.
✅Say: The earth goes round the sun.
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