English pitfalls

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English Grammar

Pitfalls

Pitfalls.....

(Common errors)

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- Common writing mistakes (pitfalls)

Pitfalls

Pitfalls

Your - you're

your : bezittelijk (jouw)

you're: afkorting van ''you are'' 

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It is _______ dangerous to get any closer.

1. to
2. too

To - too

To: combinatie met ww 
I am going to visit my grandparents.

Too: ''te'' / ''ook''

It is too late. They want to join us too.

They say they are better _______ you.

1. than
2. then

Than - then

Than: vergelijking
You've done more than enough.

Then: tijd

And then the police arrived.

They worked hard on _______ exercises.

1. their
2. there
3. they're

Their - there - they're

Their: bezittelijk (Their books)

There: daar (locatie) (Over there)

They're: they are

The dog wagged _______ tail.

1. it's
2. its

It's - its

It's: it is

Its: bezittelijk (his / hers / its)

We _______ just looking for you.

1. where
2. we're
3. were

Where - were - we're

Where: waar (Where are you going?)

Were: waren (We were talking.)

We're: we are

I don't want to _______ my wallet.

1. lose
2. loose

_______ book is this?

1. who's
2. whose

Whose - Who's

whose: van wie
Whose name is Carl?

Who's: Who is 

Who's the boy over there?

I eat ______ food at work than I used to.

1. fewer
2. less

Fewer - Less

Fewer: minder (telbare zelfstandige naamwoorden)

There are fewer flowers on my rose bush than last year

Less: minder  (ontelbare zelfstandige naamwoorden)

I have less money nowadays than I used to.

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