Common English Mistakes and Corrections
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1. This suitcase is too small for all my things. This suitcase is not big/large enough for all my things.
2. Their house is so far away that we can't walk there. It is such a long way to their house that we can't walk there.
3. "Can you guess who has just left?" he asked us. He asked us if we could guess who had just left.
4. The architect worked on the plans for six months. The architect spent six months working on the plans.
5. On the day she agreed to marry him, he was happier than he had ever been in his life. The day she agreed to marry him was the happiest he had ever had in his life.
6. I haven't seen so much rain for a long time. It's been a long time since I have seen so much rain.
7. Malcolm was originally going to buy a car, but he bought a motorcycle instead. Instead of buying a car (as Malcolm was originally going to do), he bought a motorcycle.
8. Please explain this letter to me. Please tell me what this letter means.
9. You cannot go into that restaurant without a jacket and tie. Unless you wear a jacket and tie you cannot go into that restaurant.
10. It is high time for us to go home. It's time we went home.
11. I can study properly only if I sit at a desk. Sitting at a desk is the only way I can study properly.
12. Jennifer regretted her foolish behavior. Jennifer wished she hadn't behaved so foolishly.
13. We took more clothes than we needed on holiday last summer. We needn't have taken so many clothes on holiday last summer.
14. It is really necessary for me to arrive so early? Do I need to arrive so early?
15. Someone has stolen the boss's car. The boss has had his car stolen.
16. Take an umbrella with you. It may rain this afternoon. Take an umbrella in case it rains this afternoon.
17. We worked on the garden the whole weekend. We spent the whole weekend working on the garden.
18. Two new suits are being made for him. He is having two new suits been made for him.
19. Leonard felt sick because he was eating polluted shellfish. If Leonard felt sick it's because he was eating polluted shellfish.