KESALAHAN YANG SERING DILAKUKAN MAHASISWA DALAM GRAMMAR

MISTAKE

No	Jangan katakan/tulis	Katakan/tulis
1	No doubt the world is getting warmer	There is no doubt the world is getting warmer
2	I can’t think of anybody whom to invite	I can’t think of anybody to invite
3	My father, whom we hope will be out of hospital soon, …..	My father, who we hope will be out of hospital soon, ….
4	Would you follow me wherever I would go?	Would you follow me wherever I went?
5	We all have to live in the society	We all have to live in society
6	The number of the unemployed is going up	The number of unemployed is going up
7	She was showing tiredness signs	She was showing signs of tiredness
8	She works the hardest when she’s working for her family	She works hardest when she’s working for her family
9	I’m thankful for your help	I’m grateful for your help
10	We talked about if it was ready	We talked about whether it was ready
11	What live in those little holes?	What lives in those little holes?
12	Some people are interested, but the majority doesn’t care	Some people are interested, but the majority don’t care
13	It mustn’t be the postman at the door. It’s only 7 o’clock	It can’t be the postman at the door. It’s only 7 o’clock
14	A third of the students is from abroad	A third of the students are from abroad
15	Except Angie, everybody was there	Except for Angie, everybody was there
16	I wish you felt/would feel better tomorrow	I hope you feel better tomorrow
17	The train must be late, as it happened yesterday	The train must be late as happened yesterday
18	When I wrote my letters, I did some gardening	When I had written my letters, I did some gardening
19	When I had opened the door, the children ran in	When I opened the door, the children ran in
20	Stefan can never return back to his country	Stefan can never return to his country/go back to his country
21	Will you go and see me when I’m in hospital?	Will you come and see me when I’m in hospital?
22	May you go camping this summer?	Do you think you’ll go camping this summer?
23	My cousin works for the NATO	My cousin works for NATO
24	My wife will be angry unless I’m home by 7.00	My wife will be angry if I’m not home by 7.00
25	We were poured water on	We had water poured on us. (Water was poured on us)

No	Jangan berkata/menulis	Katakan/tulis
1	Look – It rains	Look – It is raining
2	It’s often raining here	It often rains here
3	When I was 20 I was smoking	When I was 20 I smoked
4	I have seen Louis yesterday	I saw Louis yesterday
5	We’re living here since April	We’ve been living here since April
6	I’ll phone you when I will arrive	I’ll phone you when I arrive
7	I’m not believing him	I don’t believe him
8	I am born in Chicago	I was born in Chicago
9	My sister has 15 years	My sister is 15 (years old)
10	I have cold in this house	I am cold in this house
11	I can to swim	I can swim
12	I must see the dentist yesterday	I had to see the dentist yesterday
13	I want go home	I want to go home
14	I come here for study English	I come here to study English
15	I drove there without to stop	I drove there without stopping
16	Where I can buy stamps?	Where can I buy stamps?
17	Is ready my new office?	Is my new office ready?
18	I’m no asleep	I’m not asleep
19	She looked, but she didn’t see nothing	...she didn’t see anything/….she saw nothing
20	Where is station?	Where is the station?
21	My sister is photographer	My sister is a photographer
22	You speak a very good English	You speak very good English
23	The life is difficult	Life is difficult
24	I haven’t got some free time today	I haven’t got any free time today
25	Everybody were late	Everybody was late
26	It is more cold today	It is colder today
27	It is too much hot in this house	It is too hot in this house
28	The man which lives here is from Greece	The man who lives here is from Greece
29	The people in this town is very friendly	The people in this town are very friendly
30	She never listens me	She never listen to me
31	We went at the seaside on Sunday	We went to the seaside on Sunday
32	I like very much skiing	I like skiing very much / I very much like skiing
33	This soup is not enough hot	This soup is not hot enough
34	I gave to her my address	I gave her my address
35	I have done a mistake	I have made a mistake