Pitfalls

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Common mistakes

Grammar

Pitfalls (valkuilen)

Which is the correct sentence?

1. He teaches German too.
2. He teaches German to.
3. He teaches German two.

Which sentences are correct?
There's two!

1. My brother is taller then me.
2. My brother is taller than me.
3. I will talk first, then listen.
4. I will talk first, than listen

What is the difference between
its and it's?

What is the difference between
your and you're?

Which sentence is correct?

1. He walked their dog.
2. He walked there dog.
3. He walked they're dog.

Which sentence is correct?

1. Their walking the dog.
2. They're walking the dog.
3. There walking the dog.

Which sentence is correct?

1. She walks the dog their.
2. She walks the dog they're.
3. She walks the dog there.

Which of these sentences is correct?

1. We're are we going?
2. Were are we going?
3. Where are we going?

Which of these sentences is correct?

1. We're your family.
2. Were your family.
3. Where your family.

Which of these sentences is correct?

1. We we're talking.
2. We were talking.
3. We where talking.

to

too

we have __ much homework!

Let's go __London.

Do you like football __?

You don't have __ worry.

He gave it __ me.

He works __ earn money.

All mistakes are in bold - correct them

Last week, my uncle did tell me about a trip he took to the mountains. He said he’s house was located in a beautiful valley. its amazing to think about how peaceful it must have been! The group of travelers included three man and four woman.

On the first day, their was a eagle soaring in the sky. The guide explained that seeing a bird like that was considered lucky, but none off the travelers felt lucky because they had left there backpacks behind. They had to borrow supplies from others, which caused allot of frustration.

One of the women asked the guide, "How can we get rid off this bad luck?" The guide replied, "You need to wait and see. bad luck often disappears when you least expect it."

On the second day, the group decided too climb a nearby peak. Everyone was tired, but the guide said they were going to finish the hike soon. "It's to important to give up now!" he encouraged them.

When they reached the top, everyones face lit up. They saw a beautiful sunrise that made them feel like the trip was worth it. It's a memory theyre likely to cherish forever.

Corrected

Last week, my uncle told me about a trip he took to the mountains. He said his house was located in a beautiful valley. It's amazing to think about how peaceful it must have been! The group of travelers included three men and four women.

On the first day, there was an eagle soaring in the sky. The guide explained that seeing a bird like that was considered lucky, but none of the travelers felt lucky because they had left their backpacks behind. They had to borrow supplies from others, which caused a lot of frustration.

One of the women asked the guide, "How can we get rid of this bad luck?" The guide replied, "You need to wait and see. bad luck often disappears when you least expect it."

On the second day, the group decided to climb a nearby peak. Everyone was tired, but the guide said they were going to finish the hike soon. "It's too important to give up now!" he encouraged them.

When they reached the top, everyone's face lit up. They saw a beautiful sunrise that made them feel like the trip was worth it. It's a memory they're likely to cherish forever.