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Common Mistakes
Common Mistakes
1. . I’m so glad that he spoke in my behalf because I felt awful that I couldn’t make it to
the event.
2. It’s late. Do you think we should ask for food in the bar?
6. Maintaining a family can be very difficult, especially if only one of the parents works.
8. I don’t use a watch because I don’t like the way it feels on my wrist.
10. Students can fail the course if they do not attend to class regularly.
11. Not only she works all day, but also she looks after three children.
14. Some people buy expensive things despite of not having much money.
18. Do you think that he’s the right person for the job? I think yes.
19. I have a headache. - Oh, I’m going to get you an Aspirin, then.
20. Maybe they’re going to Russia to visit his family at the end of the year.
26. With reason he was selected for the position –- his father-in-law is the CEO.
28. They are a happy marriage. They have been together for 15 years.
32. What they showed us was the exact opposite to what we were expecting.
33. Some people think that you shouldn’t marry with someone until you have lived with
that person.
34. If you ask me, I prefer working at the office than working at home
36. We were going to eat out but we ended having dinner in my house.
37. She didn’t come to the meeting despite she was sent an email earlier
38. We were so excited when we met Times Square.
42. I tried to explain him the problem, but he had difficulty understanding me.
43. I don’t know why you didn’t go. If I were you, I would have gone.
45. We thought we were going to expand this year, but we actually have less people
now than we did two years ago.