January 15 , 2017 th

Most common English errors

• New Year’s Resolution
• Martin Luther King Jr Day (MLK)
Capitalization

Fun and Funny

Capitalization
Words that should be written with a capital letter:
Months of the year: January, February, March…
Days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday…

Fun and Funny

“Fun” can be a noun, adjective, and verb.

“Funny” can only be an adjective.

There, Their, and They’re Two, Too, and To
There Two

Their Too

They’re To
There, Their, and They’re Two, Too, and To
There Two
“The matchbox is over there.” “I would like two croissants.”

Their Too
“Those are their puppies.” “I want to go to the movies, too.”

They’re To
“They’re going to skip school today.” “I went to the beach and built a sandcastle.”
Except vs. Accept Effect vs. Affect
Except Effect

Accept Affect
Except vs. Accept Effect vs. Affect
Except Effect
Not including A change which is a result or consequence of an
“I want everything that comes on the sandwich action
except tomatoes” “The drug’s side effects include nausea and
vomiting.”

Accept Affect
Say yes, affirmative answer have an effect on; make a difference to
“I applied and was accepted to the University of Or
South Carolina” touch the feelings of; move emotionally
“The dampness began to affect my health."
“My friends & I” vs. “Me & my
friends”
Which of the following are correct?
a) Me and my friends are going to the movies.
b) I asked the teacher if Sam and I can go to the library.
c) I’m tired because my mom and I rode on a train for six hours.
d) Will you give the glue to the student and I?
“My friends & I” vs. “Me & my
friends”
Which of the following are correct?
a) Me and my friends are going to the movies.
b) I asked the teacher if Sam and I can go to the library.
c) I’m tired because my mom and I rode on a train for six hours.
d) Will you give the glue to the student and I?
“My friends & I” vs. “Me & my
friends”
Me and my friends are going to the movies.

 My friends and I are going to the movies.

Will you give the glue to the student and I?

 Will you give the glue to the student and me?

“My friends & I” vs. “Me & my
friends”
This common English error involves a person or a group of people and yourself. The best
way to determine which phrasing to use is to eliminate the person or group of people from
the sentence.

My friends and I are going to the movies.

I (am) … going to the movies
Me (am) … going to the movies?

My mom made cookies for me and my friends

My mom made cookies for me
My mom made cookies for I?
Nouns, proper nouns, and pronouns
Nouns, proper nouns, and pronouns
• A noun is a part of speech, meaning a person, place, or thing.
• A proper noun is the name of a noun.

• A pronoun is an article of a noun

• HE SHE IT
• The biggest problem I’ve seen with pronouns is not using the correct
one or forgetting to use it. So use your pronouns correctly!
Ownership
Ownership
• The house of my grandmother

•  My grandmother’s house
Prepositions
ON IN ABOUT AROUND NEXT TO INTO UNDER NEAR
Prepositions
ON IN ABOUT AROUND NEXT TO INTO UNDER NEAR
• Write IN your notebook (you open your notebook and you write in between the pages)
• Write ON the notebook page (your hand sits on the page while you write on the page)
• I’m going TO the beach (to a location)
• I’m playing IN the sand (your body is in the sand and gets covered in sand)
• We swam IN the ocean (water is surrounding you)
• I was sitting IN a restaurant ON a chair IN the city
The Sniper

The Most Dangerous Game