İngilizcede yapılan yaygın hatalar ve doğru kullanımları; özellikle İngilizce öğrencilerinin yaptığı yaygın hatalar ve kullanım şeklini anlamada güçlük çektileri kelimeler:
✗ I am agree with you.
✗ I am agreeing with you.
✓ I agree with you.
› Seninle aynı fikirdeyim.
✗ She is married with a rich man.
✓ She is married to a rich man.
› Zengin bir adamla evlidir.
✗ Are you waiting me?
✓ Are you waiting for me?
› Beni mi bekliyorsun?
✓ I have waited two hours.
✓ I have waited for two hours.
✗ I need to improve my ability of writing.
✓ I need to improve my writing ability.
› Yazma becerimi geliştirmem gerek.
✗ His ability of Music is not bad.
✓ His ability in Music is not bad.
› Müzik yeteneği fena değil.
✗ He was absent at the meeting.
✓ He was absent from the meeting.
› Toplantıda yoktu.
✗ He arrived to the city.
✓ He arrived in the city.
› Şehre vardı.
• She arrived in London.
› Londra'ya vardı.
• We arrived at the house late.
› Eve geç geldik.
✗ According to me, the price is expensive.
✓ According to him, the price is expensive.
› Ona göre fiyat pahalı.
Bazı yaygın kullanımlar:
• according to the report (rapora göre)
• according to the law (kanuna göre, kanunen)
• according to the plan (plana göre)
✗ I am afraid from dogs.
✓ I am afraid of dogs.
› Köpeklerden korkarım.
✗ I like to listen music.
✓ I like to listen to music.
› Müzik dinlemeyi severim.
✗ Can you give me an advice✓ Can you give me a piece of advice?› Bana bir tavsiye verebilirmisin?
✗ I need some advices.
✓ I need some advice.
› Biraz tavsiyeye ihtiyacım var.
✗ I'm bored from his questions.
✓ I'm bored with/of his questions.
› Onun sorularından sıkıldım.