Here are a few that I hear a lot:
She don't, He don't (should be DOESN'T)
"She don't go to this school."
Don't do nothing (should be ANYTHING)
"Just don't do nothing about it."
Mines (should be MINE)
"I brought mines."
Where I can put my paper? (should be CAN I... invert the subject / verb for a question)
2007-03-17 17:19:58
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answered by jengirl9 4
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Note to 'teacher'. Your citation itself is full of mistakes.
But to the original poster, I'm surprised no one cited your question as an example. Notwithstanding the typo ('anyboby' vice 'anybody'), no one 'has' a mistake. We can cite examples of mistakes, we can make mistakes, and we can even create them. We cannot have them, though.
2007-03-20 12:43:39
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answered by Sgt Pepper 5
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From website listed below:
Most common punctuation and grammar
Mistakes in student assignments
1. Passive voice. Avoid passive voice verbs whenever possible. (ex: was seen, will be found, is completed, etc.) Passive voice disguises the main "actor" in the sentence, which should be the subject of the sentence. P.V. sentences are also clumsier and wordier.
2. Hyphenation. Compound adjectives and other modifiers (ex: four-year-old boy, well-constructed building) should be joined by a hyphen. Hyphens differ from dashes. Use two hyphens to form a dash. (Exception: "ly" adverbs such as "newly discovered…" don’t require hyphenation)
3. Comma’s with compound verbs. Do not put a comma between two verbs in a sentence that has only one subject. Do use comma’s with compound sentences, which contain two subjects and two verbs. See no. 7.
4. Compound sentences. Compound sentences (with two subjects and two verbs separated by a conjunction) do require a comma before their conjunction (and, but, etc.).
5. Overly long sentences. This means your sentence is too long, confusing or convoluted. Re-cast and re-write it into two sentences. Avoid sentences with more than 20-25 words unless you have a good reason to do so.
6. Run-on sentences (comma splice). Avoid separating two complete sentences with only a comma; separate them with a period or a semi-colon.
7. Unnecessary comma. Your sentence doesn’t require a comma in this particular place. Generally students are more likely to insert an unnecessary comma than they are to omit one where it’s needed.
8. Pronoun disagreement. Use "it" or "its" to refer to a singular collective noun instead of "they" or "their." For example refer to a magazine or company name by "it" and "its" instead of "they" or "their." When you use "they" or "their," the pronoun must refer to at least two people and not "he" or "she."
9. Dead construction. Avoid beginning a sentence with vague and dull dead constructions: "it is," "it was," "there is," "there was," "there will be," etc. Re-write the sentence to use a concrete noun as subject followed by an action verb.
10. Unnecessary adjective or adverb. The vague adjective or adverb you have used here doesn’t contribute concrete meaning or substance to the sentence. Adverbs such as "really" or "very" are often unnecessary.
11. Incomplete sentence. The sentence can’t stand by itself. That means you have most likely written a dependent clause beginning with "because" or "although."
12. Quotation mark punctuation. Periods and commas always go inside quotation marks. Question marks may go inside or outside, depending on the context
Good Luck....
2007-03-18 00:31:53
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answered by Teacher Man 6
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I am afraid yes. Even the best of writers, especially when they speak, commit grammar blunders. Ironically, many so-called native English speakers' sentences/expressions are grammatically flawed. (Spelling too is also worse.)
By the way, English is just my second language so you might want to accord me some kinda leeway as regards my imperfect grammar.
I hope my viewpoints can shed light on this issue.
Peace!
2007-03-18 00:33:28
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answered by Jobs4u 1
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My favorites:
Grammar error: Singular subject, along with singular object, plural verb.
Correct: the singular subject takes a singular verb.
Correct: Joe, along with his girlfriend, likes Green Eggs and Ham.
Error: The reason why ... [clause] is because ...[clause]
Point: The adverb 'why' cannot modify a noun; the adverbial dependent clause, which starts with 'because', cannot stand as a predicate nominative or predicate adjective.
Correct: The reason that [clause] is [clause].
OR The reason [clause] is that [clause].
Usage error: is comprised of (is embraced of??)
Correct: The whole comprises the parts.
Point: To comprise means to embrace. The parts constitute or compose the whole. 98% of the population gets this one wrong.
Usage error: illiterate 'that' instead of 'who' or 'whom'.
He's someone that I know. She's someone that's cool.
Correct: He's someone whom I know. She's someone who's cool.
Usage error: Whom, may I ask, is calling? Note the use of the objective case in the predicate nominative, instead of correct use of the nominative case. The writer incorrectly pays attention to the proximal parenthetical clause instead of the genuine predicate.
Correct: Who, may I ask, is calling?
Usage error: different than
Correct: different from
Point: The word 'different' is an absolute adjective. It cannot be compared by degree or discussed as superlative.
Grammar error: It's a private matter between my husband and myself.
Correct: All nouns and noun phrases in a compound prepositional object are in the objective case, unless the object reflects directly upon the subject. The reflexive 'myself' has nothing to reflect upon in the subject, 'matter'. It is used as specious, pseudo-authoritative bureacratese.
Correct: It's a private matter between my husband and me.
Correct: He split the slot machine jackpot between his wife and himself. The object 'himself' reflects upon 'He'.
Error: Using spellcheckers and assuming they spell with correct usage: They ate there breakfast.
She wants to loose weight; her dress is to tight.
2007-03-18 16:52:16
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answered by VT 5
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If you have soe problems with youre grammars in youre classes ? you should ask the teachers or even ask youre parents for help with youre writing and spellings in case you needed some body to help you out with youre school work. cause all my classmates have alot of grammars with their spellings and writings and yes the teacher does try help them . but i do have little problem with my grammar spelling in sentence but i know that that why , iam in english class to learn something new at school. yes sometimes i make mistakes ,but i do try my best learning over over til i do get it right.
2007-03-18 00:08:57
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answered by statecalifornia2009 7
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Just read a few questions and answers on this site. Its a target rich environment! Its amazing to see how many are made by people claiming to be teachers and college graduates.
2007-03-18 09:41:06
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answered by rico3151 6
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Just look at some of the other questions! They're full of errors!
2007-03-17 23:48:10
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answered by musicman11ca 2
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No, I ain't gots no grammar mistake.
2007-03-17 23:46:28
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answered by Anonymous
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There's always the ever popular "she don't."
2007-03-17 23:46:13
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answered by kk 4
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