Like vs. As:
Incorrect: I prefer interesting topics, as the legalization of gay marriage.
Correct: I prefer interesting topics, like the legalization of gay marriage.
Also correct: I prefer interesting topics, such as the legalization of gay marriage.
Incorrect: For example is the case with all dogs, poodles require a lot of attention.
Correct: As is the case with all dogs, poodles require a lot of attention.
So "as" is quite similar to "tel."
Must/Should/Have:
Incorrect: "We must to define the words."
Correct: "We must define the words."
Incorrect: "Everyone should to do their homework."
Correct: "Everyone should do their homework."
Also correct: "We have to define the words and we have to do our homework."
Transitions:
Incorrect: "We did our presentations. After, we listened to the book reports."
Correct: "We did our presentations. After that, we listened to the book reports."
Dans le deuxième temps is NOT "In the second time." That phrase makes no sense in English.
Listen/show/present, when to use TO:
Incorrect: "We listened the music."
Correct: "We listened to the music."
Also correct: "He spoke and we listened."
To search FOR something.
Incorrect: I will have to search more facts online.
Correct: I will have to search for more facts online.
Infinitive vs. present participle as a subject of a sentence or with a preposition:
Correct: Before driving (or being able to drive), you have to have a license.
Incorrect: I knew to speak English would be easy.
Correct: I knew speaking English would be easy.
One of my favorite [_....._]_:
Correct: One of my favorite songs is "Love me do" by the Beatles.
I am very interestED or excitED: These are adjectives, don't use participles!
Incorrect: I am very interesting in feminist films.
Correct: I am very interested in feminist films.
Also correct: I find feminist films to be very interesting.
"Research" and "information" are always singular.
Correct: I did a lot of research on the topic.
Incorrect: I did a lot of researches on the topic.
Correct: "There is a lot of information in this article."
Incorrect: "There are a lot of informations in this article."
A student LEARNS, a teacher TEACHES.
Incorrect: The teacher learned us a new grammar rule.
Correct: We learned a new grammar rule because the teacher taught it to us.
Near, close TO, far FROM.
Incorrect: The store is near to my house.
Correct: The store is near my house
Also correct: The store is close to my house.
In word doc.
- When you are using this to translate the word "comme," think: if you are about to show an example, you need to say either "like" or "SUCH as".
Incorrect: I prefer interesting topics, as the legalization of gay marriage.
Correct: I prefer interesting topics, like the legalization of gay marriage.
Also correct: I prefer interesting topics, such as the legalization of gay marriage.
- Only use "as" when you can't replace it with "for example":
Incorrect: For example is the case with all dogs, poodles require a lot of attention.
Correct: As is the case with all dogs, poodles require a lot of attention.
So "as" is quite similar to "tel."
Must/Should/Have:
- Out of the verbs that show necessity or obligation, only "have" will be followed by the word "to."
Incorrect: "We must to define the words."
Correct: "We must define the words."
Incorrect: "Everyone should to do their homework."
Correct: "Everyone should do their homework."
Also correct: "We have to define the words and we have to do our homework."
Transitions:
- "After,"is not a good transition by itself. Similar one-word transitions would be "Then," or "Next." If you want to say, "after," include the word "that."
Incorrect: "We did our presentations. After, we listened to the book reports."
Correct: "We did our presentations. After that, we listened to the book reports."
Dans le deuxième temps is NOT "In the second time." That phrase makes no sense in English.
Listen/show/present, when to use TO:
- "Listen" is the easiest to fix: always put the word "to" after the word "listen" unless it's at the very end of a sentence.
Incorrect: "We listened the music."
Correct: "We listened to the music."
Also correct: "He spoke and we listened."
- For show and present:
- Show (object) to (person)
- Present (object) to (person)
- Explain (concept/idea) to (person)
- Incorrect: I presented Claire my report.
- Correct: I presented my report to Claire.
- Incorrect: I explained Sara that she should present me the project.
- Correct: I explained to Sara that she should present her project to me.
To search FOR something.
Incorrect: I will have to search more facts online.
Correct: I will have to search for more facts online.
Infinitive vs. present participle as a subject of a sentence or with a preposition:
- as a general rule, go with the present participle.
Correct: Before driving (or being able to drive), you have to have a license.
Incorrect: I knew to speak English would be easy.
Correct: I knew speaking English would be easy.
One of my favorite [_....._]_:
- The conjugation will be singular to match ONE, but the favorite thing will be plural since we assume you have more than one thing in that group that you like.
Correct: One of my favorite songs is "Love me do" by the Beatles.
I am very interestED or excitED: These are adjectives, don't use participles!
Incorrect: I am very interesting in feminist films.
Correct: I am very interested in feminist films.
Also correct: I find feminist films to be very interesting.
"Research" and "information" are always singular.
Correct: I did a lot of research on the topic.
Incorrect: I did a lot of researches on the topic.
Correct: "There is a lot of information in this article."
Incorrect: "There are a lot of informations in this article."
A student LEARNS, a teacher TEACHES.
Incorrect: The teacher learned us a new grammar rule.
Correct: We learned a new grammar rule because the teacher taught it to us.
Near, close TO, far FROM.
Incorrect: The store is near to my house.
Correct: The store is near my house
Also correct: The store is close to my house.
In word doc.
