Common Language Errors & Their Corrections

Incorrect

Correct

payed

paid

can not

cannot

alot

a lot or many

english, spanish, etc.

English, Spanish, etc.

The man that lives next door…

The man who lives next door…

there hats

their hats

There not able to…

They are not able to…

She should of given notice…

She should have given notice…

They should have went…

They should have gone…

Her injuries effected her balance…

Her injuries affected her balance…

The sun's harmful affects on the body…

The sun's harmful effects on the body…

My family emigrated to New York…

My family immigrated to New York…

It is never alright to interrupt…

It is never all right to interrupt…

Anyways, statistics show…

Anyway, statistics show…

Its important to begin each day…

It's important to begin each day…

When the car crashed, it's speed was…

When the car crashed, its speed was…

The morale of the story…

The moral of the story…

The moral of the troops was high…

The morale of the troops was high…

They were suppose to accomplish…

They were supposed to accomplish…

Life use to be easier…

Life used to be easier…

The people asked theirselves…

The people asked themselves…

Common confusion between plurals and possessives

The German's invaded Poland…

The Germans invaded Poland

The mans aim was to…

The man's aim was to…

The childrens mother was absent…

The children's mother was absent…

Their friends car was being repaired.

 Their friends' car was being repaired.

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