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Here are 30 common mistakes in English<\/strong> you can use for teaching, content creation, or revision. I based this list on common grammar and usage errors often highlighted in learner resources.[grammarly<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30 common mistakes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Your \/ You\u2019re.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Their \/ There \/ They\u2019re.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Its \/ It\u2019s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Then \/ Than.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Affect \/ Effect.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Advice \/ Advise.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Accept \/ Except.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Lose \/ Loose.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Fewer \/ Less.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Good \/ Well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Who \/ Whom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Who\u2019s \/ Whose.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Much \/ Many.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. A lot \/ Alot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Me \/ I.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. I have a headache \/ I am having a headache.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. She told me \/ She said me.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Take a photo \/ Make a photo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. Married to \/ Married with.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. Do you know this city? \/ Have you ever been to this city?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. Present simple \/ Present perfect confusion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. Past simple \/ Present perfect confusion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. Singular \/ plural subject-verb agreement errors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. Double negatives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. Wrong prepositions, for example, \u201cinterested on\u201d instead of \u201cinterested in.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. Wrong question structure, for example, \u201cYou are hungry?\u201d instead of \u201cAre you hungry?\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. Wrong word order in adjectives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  28. Misplaced apostrophes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  29. Uncountable nouns with plural \u201c-s,\u201d for example, \u201cinformations.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  30. Overusing \u201ctoo much\u201d instead of \u201ca lot\u201d or \u201cvery much.\u201d[oxfordinternationalenglish<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Easy teaching note<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    If you want to explain them to learners, group them into four categories: grammar<\/strong>, vocabulary<\/strong>, prepositions<\/strong>, and common expressions<\/strong>. That makes the lesson easier to remember than a long random list.[global-exam<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Example format for a lesson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n