COMMON MISTAKES

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COMMON MISTAKES

MISTAKE	Explanation	CORRECT FORM
* People is interested.	“people” is PLURAL	People are interested.
* People doesn't	“people” is PLURAL	People don't
*People says	“people” is PLURAL	People say
*Think in	When you mean “consider” or “reflect”, use ABOUT or OF.	Think ABOUT Think OF
*People don't be	THEVERB “TO BE”IS AN AUXILIARY VERB.	People AREN'T
*Why does the Africans...?	“The Africans” (people who come from Africa) is PLURAL	*Why do the Africans...?
*To can	CAN is a MODAL VERB: use BE ABLE TO to form the infinitive.	To be able to
*They wants	Revise present simple tense forms.	They want.
*To found money in a box.	“Found” is the past simple tense of “to find”.	To find money in a box