Common Errors

Common Errors with Explanation

Common Errors from Conditional Sentences

1. If I had a car, I would have driven to college.
2. If you will come to college tomorrow, I will also come
3. I would build a hospital if I earn a lot of money.
4. She feels bad if her father will smoke.
5. If Tuhin can study seriously, he will surely get A⁺.
6. You will not pass in the exam unless you do not study seriously.
7. If I had had enough money last year, I would visit Sundarban.
8. Provided it does not rain, I would go for shopping.
9. Had I got your advice before, I would be successful in my life.
10. If the driver had been a little careful, the accident would have avoided.

Solution

1. If I had a car I would drive to college. (2^nd Conditional)
2. If you come to college tomorrow, I will also come. (1^st Conditional)
3. I would build a hospital if I earned a lot of money. (2nd Conditional)
4. She feels bad if her father (Zero Conditional)
5. If Tuhin studies seriously, he will surely get A⁺. (1^st Conditional)
6. You will not pass in the exam unless you study seriously. (1^st Conditional)
7. If I had had enough money last year, I would have visited (3^rd Conditional)
8. Provided it does not rain, I will go for shopping. (1st Conditional with provided)
9. Had I got your advice before, I would have been successful in my life. (3rd Conditional with Had + S)
10. If the driver had been a little careful, the accident would have been avoided. (3^rd Conditional in passive form) or the accident would not have happened. (3^rd Conditional in negative form)

Common Errors from other Influential Category

1. He is working as though he had not got any training.
2. It is many years since I had not seen him.
3. It is high time for us stopped corruption.
4. Selim is taking a good preparation for the exam lest he should get a good result.
5. Salma took good preparation for the exam lest she should have failed.
6. I used to walk in the morning so that I can keep my body fit.
7. Jafor is so poor that he can lead a happy life.
8. No sooner had the bell rung then the students came out of the class.
9. Mubarak will go to play after he will finish his home task.
10. While sleeping he came to my room.

Solution

1. He is working as though he did not get any training.
2. It is many years since I have not seen
3. It is high time for us to stop corruption.
4. Selim is taking a good preparation for the exam lest he should fail in the exam.
5. Salma took good preparation for the exam lest she should fail.
6. I used to walk in the morning so that I could keep my body fit.
7. Jafor is so poor that he cannot lead a happy life.
8. No sooner had the bell rung than the students came out of the class.
9. Mubarak will go to play after he finishes his home task.
10. While I was sleeping, he came to my room.

Common Errors from Neutral Category

1. Although Bangladesh is a poor country, it has lack of resources.
2. Though it was raining, we will not go to college.
3. As Maliha was serious from the beginning of the year, she failed to get a very good result.
4. Since there was no more question to discuss, we had ended the meeting.
5. Please wait here until the rain continues.
6. We will wait for Asif as long as he came back.
7. He will start reading newspaper as soon as he will finish his work.
8. I have a friend whom father is an army officer.
9. I am going to buy a mobile phone whatwill be 
10. A book fair is a place where are a lot of books sold.

Solution

1. Although Bangladesh is a poor country, it has a strong manpower.
2. Though it was raining, we went to college.
3. As Maliha was serious from the beginning of the year, she got a very good result.
4. Since there was no more question to discuss, we ended the meeting.
5. Please wait here until the rain stops.
6. We will wait for Asif as long as he stays outside.
7. He will start reading newspaper as soon as he finishes his work.
8. I have a friend whom I have invited to my home.
9. I am going to buy a mobile phone which will be cheap.
10. A book fair is a place where a lot of books are

Common Errors from Simple Sentences and others

1. It is very difficult for me to walk now let alone sit here.
2. Afzal is too old to sleep for a long time.
3. In spite of flood in this year, we have failed to harvest our estimated crops.
4. Despite of his rude behaviour, we welcomed him cordially.
5. Toma thinks that Higher Math is difficult for her. So, she decided to take Geography in lieu of Biology.
6. Would you mind to wait for me?
7. Would you mind if I giving you a cup of tea.
8. You should wait in the lift in case of there is power failure.
9. The more we read weunderstand 
10. We must be careful about our time because all that glitters is not gold.

Solution

1. It is very difficult for me to walk now let alone take a heavy load.
2. Afzal is too old to work for a long time.
3. In spite of flood in this year, we have harvested our estimated crops.
4. Despite his rude behaviour, we welcomed him cordially.
5. Toma thinks that Higher Math is difficult for her. So, she decided to take Geography in lieu of Higher Math.
6. Would you mind waiting for me?
7. Would you mind if I gave you a cup of tea.
8. You should wait in the lift in case of power failure.
9. The more we read the more we
10. We must be careful about our time because time and tide wait for none.