8 Common Grammar Mistakes in English!

There are 8 questions in this quiz.



TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Introduction
00:10 - Because/Because of
01:04 - Enjoy
02:52 - During/For
03:55 - Information
05:12 - The position of “usually” in a sentence
06:42 - Conscious/Consciousness/Conscience
08:16 - Neither...nor…
09:13 - Numbers as adjectives


EXPLANATION
1.
“Because” is a conjunction. We use because at the beginning of a clause when stating the reason for something. We DON’T use “because” before a noun.
Because of is a two-word preposition. We use “because of” before a noun to say that someone or something is the reason for something.
2.
If you enjoy something, you get pleasure from it.
Enjoy is usually used with an object.
We don’t use a to-infinitive after the verb enjoy.
In informal situations, we sometimes use Enjoy! on its own without an object.
If you enjoy yourself, you are happy and get pleasure from a situation that you are in.


Note the following patterns.
Thanks for dinner. I really enjoyed it.
Thanks for dinner. I really enjoyed. (Wrong)


I enjoy playing basketball.
I enjoy to play basketball. (Wrong)


I really enjoyed myself at the party.
I really enjoyed at the party. (Wrong)


I enjoyed myself very much.
I enjoyed very much myself. (Wrong)
3.
We use “during” before a noun or noun phrase to say when something happens.
It does not tell us how long something happened.
We use “for” when we are talking about the length of time something lasts. “For” answers the question ‘how long?’
We can also use “for” with public holidays and seasons.
4.
Information is an uncountable noun and means facts or details about someone/something. We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular. We use a singular verb.
We do not use information in the plural form and we do not use it with the indefinite article a/an.
We can use some and any with uncountable nouns.
If we want to use information in a countable way, then we use the phrase a piece of information.
Information is followed by the prepositions about and on.
5.
We use the adverb usually to talk about what happens in most situations.
Usually goes before a main verb.
Subject + usually + main verb
Usually goes after a form of to be.
Subject + to be + usually
When we use an auxiliary verb, “usually” is used in mid position, between the auxiliary and the main verb.
Subject + auxiliary + usually + main verb
The adverb usually can go at the beginning of a sentence.
6.
Conscience is a noun and means the part of the mind that tells you whether your actions are morally right or wrong.
to have a clear conscience = to feel that you have done nothing wrong
to have a guilty conscience = to feel that you have done wrong
Conscious is an adjective that means awake and able to understand what is happening around you.
To be partially/fully conscious
To be conscious throughout the operation
Consciousness is the condition of being conscious.
to lost/regain consciousness
7.
Neither/nor is used when mentioning two things that are not true or do not happen. It connects two or more negative alternatives.
I eat neither meat nor cheese. = I don’t eat meat or cheese.
Remember that neither is always paired with nor.
8.
When a number is used as part of an adjective, it is always singular. It doesn’t have an -s at the end.
a three-day holiday
a six-person team
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