COMMON GRAMMAR MISTAKES

COMMON GRAMMAR MISTAKES

There are some very common mistakes that students continue to make. Of course, no one tells you, so how are you supposed to correct them? Well, Hi guys I'm Nouhaila from Speaking English With Noha and in this lesson, I will share with you three very common grammatical mistakes that you must stop doing, so don't leave.

COMMON GRAMMAR MISTAKES

Today, we are going to fix all that. Now, one of the best ways to realize that you have made mistakes is to spend some time with an English teacher, not an English speaker. They're not going to correct these kinds of mistakes for you. But a teacher can do it and it's very easy to do if you take English classes in a language school, isn't it? But then you have to go to those classes, do the classes, come home. It takes a lot of time and it is difficult to do it intensively.

Okay, it's time to fix these English grammar mistakes.

Mistake #1: Fun or funny?

These words are not interchangeable, are they? "Fun" and "funny" are two common English adjectives, but they mean two very different things. Seriously, they're really different.

When you use "fun" as an adjective, it means fun and entertainment. We use'fun' to talk about situations and events, as well as people and activities, when they help us have fun. So the opposite of "fun" would be boring, boring, wouldn't it?

But the meaning of "funny" is very different, isn't it? We use the word "funny" as an adjective in two ways, most often to describe situations or even humorous people, okay? People or situations that make us laugh. And the second funny sense is to describe something as a little strange or a little strange, strange, strange. So that you can say:

Paul is funny!

But you could also say: 

Paul is funny! Like a little weird.

Now the problem that most of my students have is that they use ‘funny’ instead of ‘fun’. Remember, the meaning of these two adjectives is completely different.

It sounds funny if my students are using funny instead of fun!

Describing a party as fun means that I had a really good time. Maybe I was dancing, maybe I was playing board games. I wasn't bored.

Now, if I describe a party as funny, it means I laughed a lot. Maybe something really funny happened or it means that the party was strange, strange. Maybe everyone was wearing an eye mask all the time and you couldn't see anyone or anything happening. That's weird!

All right, I'll do a quick test before I go on to the next one, "fun" or "fun"? All right?

Last night, I watched a movie that made me laugh a lot. It was a comedy. Well, comedy, funny, right? It made me laugh.

All right, why don't you describe your friend with whom you always have a good time, who always invents entertaining games. "Fun" or "funny"? Your friend helps you have a good time. It's fun, it's fun.

Now describe your friend who always tells good jokes and makes people laugh. This person is funny. All right? You got him. One more.

Last weekend, I went out on my friend's boat. We went swimming. We went fishing. The weather was really very nice. Funny or funny? Sounds like a nice day, doesn't it? It was fun. It was fun.

So, do you think you can remember the meaning of these words to make sure you don't look funny or funny when you use them? Try to write a sentence in the comments to practice using them correctly and make sure you are not using them inappropriately.

Mistake #2: too

This apple is too juicy.

Okay, "too" can mean also. "I love her too" means I love her too. But the mistake I'm talking about when you use "also" is to insist.

Now, it is a mistake to think that "also" is synonymous with very, really or very well? "Too much" adds emphasis, but it means too much, a degree or amount more than you want or need, so it's a negative thing. That's more than you want.

So when I said my apple was too juicy, it seemed negative as if there was more juice than I want or really like. So I could use very, really or maybe if I wanted to make that adjective stronger.

Be careful, that pan is really hot!

I’m so excited to finally see the show!

The test was very difficult for the students to complete.

Mistake #3: -ed or -ing

I’m boring.

Don't call yourself boring. When you say that it means that you are not interesting, that you make others bored, that you are really very boring What you should say is: "I was bored". Good? When nothing happens, when nothing interesting happens around you. This is just a temporary feeling.

When you say you're boring, you mean your personality in general, right? We don't want to do that. Do not confuse this. This is a very common mistake made by English learners and it is not only the adjectives "annoyed" and "boring", but an adjective that has a "-ed" and "-ing" form. There is a very important difference between them.

So, in general, the adjectives marked describe how people feel about something. We also describe how animals might feel about something. But adjectives describe the thing or person that causes this emotion.

All right, this all!

thank you for reading this, if you enjoyed the lesson say hi in the comments and if you have any question or suggestion to the next lesson put them in the comments and I’m gonna answer all of your questions.

See you soon in another English lesson.