My common grammar mistakes y glossary

Name: Joaquin Nuñez                                  Date: Thursday 22nd, August,2013          Grade: 8th ISE-1


Mistake N1: `The only thing that I use is friends help`

Correction:´The onlynthing that I needs was friends help`

Rule: past tense.
Explanation of the of the grammar rule:http://en.allexperts.com/q/General-Writing-Grammar-680/need-vs-needs.htm

Need is plural; needs is singular.

Since the patient is singular, the verb must also be singular to agree

Examples: 

1-. When she needs help, we all help her`
2.-That was what i needs.

Links to practice:

1.-http://elt.oup.com/student/practicegrammar/basic/?cc=cl&selLanguage=en
2-.http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/preview/harcourt_language/goforgold.html





Mistake N2: ´They have being 12 years together`
Correction: ´They had been 12 years together`

Rule : Grammar

Explanation of the grammar rule:http://www.grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/being_been.htm
Use been after the verb to have.

Use being after the verb to be.

 Example:
1.-We have been playing for 2 hours.
2.-We have been at USA.


links to practice:
1.-http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/grammar-games
2.-http://www.ellwood.goleta.k12.ca.us/GrammarGames/grammargames.html



Mistake N3:´I have visited Lota last year´

Correction:´I visited Lota last year´

Rule:Grammar

Explanation of the gramar rule:
http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/154328-had-visited-visited.html

Actually, the present tense is used more for factual statements.

It has to be the past tense when the time in the past is specified.


Examples:
1.-´Yesterday I visited my grandfather´
2.-´He had just visited USA´


Links to correct:
1.- http://grammar.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=grammar&cdn=education&tm=6&gps=122_9_1920_985&f=00&su=p284.13.342.ip_&tt=3&bt=8&bts=72&zu=http%3A//www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/grammar/marking/alpha.htm
2.-http://grammar.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=grammar&cdn=education&tm=56&gps=121_1_1920_985&f=00&su=p284.13.342.ip_&tt=3&bt=8&bts=72&zu=http%3A//owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/index.HTML


Mistake N4 :´The woman which work in the garden is from Brazil´.

Correction: ´The woman who work in the garden is from Brazil´.


Rule: gramar

Explanation of the gramar rule: http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/whovwhvt.asp

Who refers to people. That and which refer to groups or things


Examples:
1.-´The men who Works there is very heplful´.
2.-´He is who help me yesterday´.

Link for excersise:
1.- http://grammar.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=grammar&cdn=education&tm=5&gps=87_5_1920_985&f=00&su=p284.13.342.ip_&tt=3&bt=8&bts=72&zu=http%3A//bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/everyday_writer3e/20errors/default.asp


2.- http://grammar.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=grammar&cdn=education&tm=28&gps=146_9_1920_985&f=00&su=p284.13.342.ip_&tt=3&bt=8&bts=72&zu=http%3A//www.aliscot.com/bigdog/


Mistakes N5 : ´I enjoyed it from the play´.

Correction: ´I enjoyed the play´.

Rule:  Pronoun

Explanation of the gramar rule : http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/pronoun.asp


A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Pronouns can be in one of three cases: Subject, Object, or Possessive.

Subject pronouns are used when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence. You can remember subject pronouns easily by filling in the blank subject space for a simple sentence


Examples:
1.- ´ We enjoy the movie´
2.- ´´They have enjoy the movie´.

Links to practice:
1.-https://sites.google.com/site/easygrammar4kids/
2.- http://kidsactivities.about.com/od/ReadingandWriting/a/Web-Writing-For-Kids-Style-And-Grammar.htm