Common English Grammar Mistakes
What You'll Learn
This guide covers the most common grammar mistakes in English, including subject-verb agreement errors, verb form mistakes, word confusion, preposition errors, and quantifier problems. Each topic includes clear explanations, examples, and practice exercises.
Even advanced English learners make grammar mistakes. Understanding these common errors will help you write and speak more accurately. Click on any topic below to learn the correct form and practice.
Subject-Verb Agreement
Learn when to use singular vs. plural verbs with different subjects.
- →People Is or People Are?
- →He Go or He Goes?
- →Everyone Is or Everyone Are?
- →Each Are or Each Is?
- →Someone Is or Are?
- →Someone Has or Have?
- →Everybody Has or Have?
- →None Is or Are?
- →A Number Of vs The Number Of
- →A Lot of People Is or Are?
- →One of the Students Is or Are?
- →Each of the Students Is or Are?
- →A Group of People Is or Are?
- →Everybody Is or Are?
- →Nobody Is or Are?
- →Everyone Has or Have?
- →Each of or Every of?
- →Either of / Neither of
Verb Form Errors
Avoid mistakes with auxiliary verbs and verb conjugation.
- →I Am Agree or I Agree?
- →He Didn't Went or He Didn't Go?
- →Did You Went or Did You Go?
- →I Did or I Done?
- →I Have Saw or Seen?
- →I Have Ate or Eaten?
- →I Have Wrote or Written?
- →I Have Drank or Drunk?
- →I Have Went or Have Gone?
- →He Has Came or Come?
- →I Seen or I Saw?
- →She Has Went or Gone?
- →Should Have vs. Should Of
- →Used to vs. Be Used to
Word Confusion
Learn the difference between commonly confused words.
- →Advice vs. Advise
- →Do vs. Make
- →Speak vs. Talk
- →Bring vs. Take
- →Listen vs. Hear
- →Say vs. Tell
- →Look vs. See vs. Watch
- →Learn vs. Study
- →Borrow vs. Lend
- →Remember vs. Remind
- →Win vs. Beat
- →A Lot or Alot?
- →Everyday vs. Every Day
- →Sometime vs. Sometimes
- →Into vs. In To
- →Sensible vs. Sensitive
- →Efficient vs. Effective
- →Very vs. Too vs. So
- →So vs. Such
- →Still vs. Yet vs. Already
Homophones & Commonly Confused Words
Master words that sound alike or are frequently mixed up in writing.
- →Its vs. It's
- →Your vs. You're
- →There vs. Their vs. They're
- →Affect vs. Effect
- →Then vs. Than
- →Lose vs. Loose
- →Accept vs. Except
- →Who vs. Whom
- →Whose vs. Who's
- →Lay vs. Lie
- →To vs. Too vs. Two
- →Passed vs. Past
- →Weather vs. Whether
- →Quiet vs. Quite
- →Lead vs. Led
- →e.g. vs. i.e.
- →Anymore vs. Any More
- →Everyone vs. Every One
- →Onto vs. On To
- →Other vs. Another
- →If I Was vs. If I Were
Preposition Errors
Master the correct prepositions to use in common phrases.
- →Discuss or Discuss About?
- →Married With or Married To?
- →Different From or Different Than?
- →Interested In or Interested On?
- →Good In or Good At?
- →In the Weekend or On the Weekend?
- →Arrive In or Arrive At?
- →Afraid Of or Afraid From?
- →Proud Of or Proud For?
- →Responsible For or Responsible Of?
- →Explain or Explain About?
- →Request or Request For?
- →Enter or Enter To?
- →Complain About or Complain Of?
- →By Accident vs. On Accident
- →Capable of or Capable to?
- →Fond of or Fond for?
- →Accused of or Accused for?
- →Since vs. For
- →During vs. For vs. While
- →In vs. On vs. At (Time and Place)
- →In vs. On vs. At (Place)
- →To vs. For
- →By vs. With
- →About vs. Of
Quantifier Errors
Learn when to use much, many, few, little, less, and fewer correctly.
Redundancy Errors
Avoid unnecessary repetition in your writing.
Why Fixing Grammar Mistakes Matters
- ✓Better Communication: Clear grammar helps others understand your message.
- ✓Higher Test Scores: Grammar accuracy directly affects IELTS, TOEFL, and exam scores.
- ✓Professional Impact: Correct grammar improves your professional writing and credibility.
- ✓Confidence: Knowing the rules makes you more confident when speaking and writing.
Quick Tips to Avoid Grammar Mistakes
- Read more: Exposure to correct English helps you internalize grammar patterns.
- Practice daily: Even 10 minutes of focused practice improves accuracy over time.
- Learn from errors: When you make a mistake, understand why it's wrong.
- Use grammar tools: Tools like grammar checkers can catch common errors.
- Focus on patterns: Most mistakes follow patterns-learn the rules behind them.