... exists in the antioxidant and other
bioactivities of flavonoids, which are powerful in assays conducted in vitro; the
14 Risks Involved in the Use of Herbal Products 353
commonly found in over -the- counter ... Kirakosyan
Abstract The use of different herbal products can involve several kinds of risks
that include improper labeling or failure to prov...
... all the reasons above, in this thesis, the writer would like to make an analysis of
errors made by high school students in the use of subject- verb agreement in English writing
2. Aims of the ... teaching and learning SVA in English writing.
3. Subjects of the study
The subjects of the study include 200 students at Nguyễn Du high...
... sector interest in
finding opportunities in postal financial services.
13 Postal Savings and the Provision of Financial Services
19 Claims relating to the use of home Internet and telephone banking ... had some influence on the de
-
velopment of postal savings and postal checking in
Asia. These include: the Dutch postal system in Indone
-
sia;...
... Common mistakes in the use of nouns
In this lesson, we will take a look at some common mistakes in the use of nouns.
Incorrect: There is no place on this bus.
Correct: There is no ... suit me.
Incorrect: Why are you standing in the center of the street?
Correct: Why are you standing in the
middle
of the street?
Incorrect: I visit them once in...
... Common mistakes in the use of nouns and adjectives
Each sentence given below contains one or more grammatical mistakes. Find out the mistake and rewrite the
sentence correctly.
1. I heard these ... of my
friends
wants to go to France.
3. Each of these children
knows
the answer by-heart. (The determiners
each, every, either
and
neither
take a
singular v...
... Common mistakes in the use of prepositions
Although prepositions are small words, they are very important ones. In this lesson, we will explain some common
mistakes in the use of prepositions.
Incorrect: ... prepositions.
Incorrect: Although he is clever, he lacks of experience.
Correct: Although he is clever, he
lacks experience.
Incorrect: The train is...
... Common mistakes in the use of some conjunctions
Scarcely and hardly
These words are followed by
when
or
before
, not
than.
Hardly had
I entered the room
when
a strange ... working on the next.
As you can see, the adverbs
hardly, scarcely
and
no sooner
are all negative expressions. When a negative
expression comes at the beginning of a sentence, we use in...
... Common mistakes in the use of uncountable nouns
Read the following sentences.
The
sceneries
here are not good.
The
scenery
here is not good.
Which of the two sentences is the correct ... possessive.
All of us have
our troubles
and we must find ways to deal with them.
Incorrect: He provided
the blinds
with food.
Correct: He provided
the blind
with food...
... Common mistakes in the use of verbs
In this article we will take a closer look at some common mistakes in the use of verbs.
Incorrect: I
have visited
him yesterday.
Correct: ... point of
time in the past.
Note that we use the
past simple tense
if we mention a specific point of time in the past.
Incorrect: He
hanged
the pictures on the wa...
... Mistakes in the use of adjectives
Here is a list of errors that ESL students often make in the use of adjectives.
Incorrect: She is more stronger than her ... double comparatives. Adjectives of one syllable usually form their comparatives by adding
–er
to the
positive. Longer adjectives take
more
.
Incorrect: Bombay is
further
from Delhi than ... form of...
... overview of common mistakes in the use of articles.
Two kinds of articles
As you know, there are two kinds of articles in English – definite article (the) and indefinite article (a/an).
While mistakes ... and indefinite
articles.
Indefinite articles
1. Use indefinite articles (a, an) when you introduce a person or thing for the first time.
2. Use indefini...
... Mistakes in the use of conjunctions
Students sometimes add too many
conjunctions
because they do not remember exactly how many clauses they
have written. Therefore before you ... have the correct
number of clauses.
Read the following sentence.
Incorrect: I think
that
the new shopping mall
which
will improve the economy and create more jobs.
Correct: I think
that...
... become
and
get
.
The problem with these verbs is that sometimes they are also used with other meanings as ordinary non -copular
verbs. When they are used as
copular verbs
, they refer to states ... Mistakes in the use of copular verbs
Copular verbs
are special kind of verbs used to join an adjective or noun complement to a subject. Examples
are:
... When the...
... Mistakes in the use of prepositions
In this lesson we will take a look at some of the most common mistakes in the use of prepositions.
Incorrect: The ball rolled slowly in the goal.
Correct: ... where things are going, we use
into
and
onto.
Incorrect: The train will arrive
within
five minutes.
Correct: The train will arrive
in
five minutes.
We...