در یادگیری زبان به دلایل فراوان زبان آموزان با اشتباهات زیادی روبرو میشن که اصلاح آنها در حقیقت کار آسونی نیست.
این اشتباهات خیلی اوقات به دلیل تفاوت در سیستم های زبانیه. خیلی از اشتباهات رایجی هم که بین ما فارسی زبان ها دیده می شه به دلیل همین تفاوت زبانیه.
در اینجا قصد داریم به چهارمورد از این اشتباهات رایج (common mistakes) درسطح intermediate زبان انگلیسی که بین زبان آموزان ایرانی رایج هستند بپردازیم.
Articles Before the Possessive S
You can use articles (the – a/an) before a noun with a possessive S, as in:
■ The world’s best athletes met in Rio 2016.
■ A man‘s brain is different from a woman‘s.
However, you can’t use articles when the possessive s modifies a proper noun (i.e. a person’s name). This is the mistake many make.
■ I drove the John’s car.
■ John‘s and Sarah‘s car. (incorrect)
■ John and Sarah‘s car. (correct)
■ Matt‘s and Nick‘s project. (incorrect)
■ Matt and Nick‘s project. (correct)
Misplacing “to”
Not to want to do something” is correct, but “to don’t want to do it” is not.
■ She didn’t come home at the time her parents told her to.
■ I didn’t go because I didn’t want to.
The mistake you might be making is either omitting “to” completely or repeating a verb within the same sentence.
■ She didn’t come home at the time her parents told her. (‘to’ is missing)
■ I didn’t go because I didn’t want to go. (‘go’ should have been omitted)
Indirect and Reported Questions
This is a direct question:
■ What’s the time?
This is an indirect question:
■ Could you tell me what the time is?
Indirect questions do you know where the gas station is
■ Do you know where the gas station is? (correct)
■ Do you know where is the gas station? (incorrect)
Numbers in Compound Adjectives
A country where English is spoken.
An English-speaking country.
An athlete that holds a world record.
A world record holding athlete.
The mistake foreign English speakers tend to make is to pluralize the compound adjective when there’s a number in it. Take a look at the examples in the image.
■ An 8-hours shift. (incorrect)
■ An 8-hour shift. (correct)
■ A 9-years-old boy. (incorrect)
■ A 9-year-old boy. (correct)