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    Common mistakes in writing include misusing homophones like to/too/two, there/their/they're, its/it's, your/you're, then/than. Other common errors are misplaced apostrophes, incorrect word order, improper use of verbs like lay/lie and sit/set, and subject-verb agreement issues. Following guidelines for punctuation, grammar, spelling and pluralization can help improve writing clarity and avoid many typical mistakes.

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    Common mistakes in writing include misusing homophones like to/too/two, there/their/they're, its/it's, your/you're, then/than. Other common errors are misplaced apostrophes, incorrect word order, improper use of verbs like lay/lie and sit/set, and subject-verb agreement issues. Following guidelines for punctuation, grammar, spelling and pluralization can help improve writing clarity and avoid many typical mistakes.

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    Common Mistakes in Writing

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    COMMON

    MISTAKES IN
    WRITING/WRITING
    TIPS
    OPENING & ENDING
    • Start your email with :

    Dear (Name), / Hi (Name), / Hello (Name),

    Thank you for your email. / It was nice to hear from you.

    • End your email with:


    Kind regards, / Regards,

    (Your first name)


    IF/WHEN TO/TOO A/AN

    • If - voorwaarde
    • When – says something about time

    • To before a verb – to play, to go


    Or as preposition I went TO the mall.
    • Too is té : she is too loud.

    • A for words that start with a consonant – a table.


    • an for words that start with a vowel – an apple
    LET OP! Uitspraak! ( uniform, hour etc.)
    THIS/THAT/THESE/THOSE

    • This aanwijzend voornaamwoord dichtbij


    this book enkelvoud
    These – mv: These books

    • That gebruik je als aanwijzend ver weg


    that book – enkelvoud
    those books
    SOMETHING / ANYTHYING

    • Anything gebruik je in een ontkenning en in vraagzinnen


    Isn’t there anything left?
    He didn’t have anything anymore

    • Something gebruik je bij bevestigende zinnen.


    I want something nice for my birthday.
    WORD ORDER

    • (TIJD) OND GEZEGDE MEEWVW LIJDVW HOE? PLAATS TIJD


    John saw Scream Three times In the theater In Utrecht Last year.

    • Yesterday we Went fishing In a boat On the lake


    ADVERBS & ADJECTIVES

    • A beautiful flower – zelfst. Nw. (noun)


    • She sings beautifully - ww (verb)
    TENSES
    • Feiten over jezelf of andere zaken – Present Simple
    I play football / she likes dogs

    • Iets nu aan het doen? I am doing the dishes right now.

    • tijdsbepaling in verleden tijd? He graduated two weeks ago.

    • Resultaat/ nog steeds zo? – We have lived here for 3 years. She
    has just passed her driving test, that is why she is so happy.

    • Toekomst – Will + full verb


    plannen: going to
    SPELLING / PLURALS

    • I / names/ days / Months always with a capital letter: That is why I really like Saturdays.

    • Plural is NEVER with ‘s.


    • ‘s is possesion: Christie’s dress
    - Let op! James’s car / The cats’ food / the colour of the wall.
    GERUND/ INFINITIVE

    • I would like TO KNOW

    • I love PLAYING tennis (not I love to play tennis)


    MISPLACED APOSTROPHES

    • The rules:
    • Apostrophes indicate possession – something belonging to something or someone
    else.
    • To indicate something belonging to one person, the apostrophe goes before the ‘s’.
    For instance, “The girl’s horse.”
    • To indicate something belonging to more than one person, put the apostrophe after
    the ‘s’. For example, “The girls’ horse.”
    • Apostrophes are also used to indicate a contracted word. For example, “don’t” uses
    an apostrophe to indicate that the word is missing the “o” from “do not”.
    • Apostrophes are never used to make a word plural, even when a word is in number
    form, as in a date.
    MISPLACED APOSTROPHES

    H O W N O T TO D O I T: H O W TO D O I T P R O P E R LY:

    • The horse’s are in the field • The horses are in the field
    • Pen’s for sale • Pens for sale
    • In the 1980’s • In the 1980s
    • Janes horse is over there • We didn’t want to do it
    • The girls dresses are ready for them to • Jane’s horse is over there
    collect • The girls’ dresses are ready for them to
    collect
    YOUR/YOU’RE

    • The rules:
    • “Your” indicates possession – something belonging to you.
    • “You’re” is short for “you are”.
    YOUR/YOU’RE

    H O W N O T TO D O I T: H O W TO D O I T P R O P E R LY:

    • Your beautiful • You’re beautiful


    • Do you know when your coming over? • Do you know when you’re coming over?
    • Can I have one of you’re biscuits? • Can I have one of your biscuits?
    ITS/IT’S

    • The rules:
    • “It’s” is only ever used when short for “it is”.
    • “Its” indicates something belonging to something that isn’t masculine or feminine (like “his”
    and “hers”, but used when you’re not talking about a person).
    • If it helps, remember that inanimate objects can’t really possess something in the way a human
    can.
    ITS/IT’S

    H O W N O T TO D O I T: H O W TO D O I T P R O P E R LY:

    • Its snowing outside • It’s snowing outside


    • The sofa looks great with it’s new cover • The sofa looks great with its new cover
    THERE/THEIR/THEY’RE

    • The rules:
    • Use “there” to refer to a place that isn’t here – “over there”.
    • We also use “there” to state something – “There are no cakes left.”
    • “Their” indicates possession – something belonging to them.
    • “They’re” is short for “they are”.
    THERE/THEIR/THEY’RE

    H O W N O T TO D O I T: H O W TO D O I T P R O P E R LY:

    • Their going to be here soon • They’re going to be here soon


    • We should contact they’re agent • We should contact their agent
    • Can we use there boat? • Can we use their boat?
    • Their is an argument that says • There is an argument that says
    THERE/THEIR/THEY’RE

    • There betekent DAAR

    • Their is het bezittelijk voornaamwoord bij they (their bike/their house)


    your bike

    • They’re is short for they are


    you’re – you are
    TO/TWO/TOO

    • The rules:
    • “To” is used in the infinitive form of a verb – “to talk”.
    • “To” is also used to mean “towards”.
    • “Too” means “also” or “as well”.
    • “Two” refers to the number 2.
    TO/TWO/TOO

    H O W N O T TO D O I T: H O W TO D O I T P R O P E R LY:

    • I’m to hot • I’m too hot


    • It’s time two go • It’s time to go
    • I’m going too town • I’m going to town
    • He bought to cakes • He bought two cakes
    THEN/THAN

    • The rules:
    • “Than” is used in comparisons.
    • “Then” is used to indicate something following something else in time, as in step-by-step
    instructions, or planning a schedule (“we’ll go there then there”).
    THEN/THAN

    H O W N O T TO D O I T: H O W TO D O I T P R O P E R LY:

    • She was better at it then him • She was better at it than him
    • It was more then enough • It was more than enough
    • We’ll go to the baker first, then the coffee
    shop

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