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Avoid These Common Grammatical Mistakes

Improve your English by correcting these frequent errors:

1. Incorrect Word Choice

❌ I will go there in case of incasity.
✔️ I will go there in case of necessity.

2. Wrong Preposition Usage

❌ Reduce the volume of the radio.
✔️ Turn down the volume on the radio.

3. Incorrect Preposition in Expressions

❌ She slapped me on my face.
✔️ She slapped me in the face.

4. Inappropriate Expression

❌ They were doing romance in public.
✔️ They were showing PDA (public displays of affection).

👉 PDA refers to affectionate behaviour like hugging or kissing in public.

5. Incorrect Use of “Wish”

❌ I wish you stop interrupting me.
✔️ I wish you would stop interrupting me.

👉 Use “would” to express annoyance about repeated actions.

6. Talking About Past Regrets

❌ I wish I could attend the meeting yesterday.
✔️ I wish I could have attended the meeting yesterday.

👉 Use “could have + past participle” for missed opportunities in the past.

7. Misuse of Adjectives

❌ You’re a talkative.
✔️ You’re talkative.
✔️ You’re a talkative person.

👉 An adjective cannot stand alone after “a/an.”

8. Redundant Time Expression

❌ I came back around twelve o’clock in the midnight.
✔️ I came back around midnight (twelve o’clock at night).

9. Unnecessary Word Addition

❌ This perfume has many varieties.
✔️ This perfume has varieties.

10. Wordiness

❌ Put a word in each blank space.
✔️ Put a word in each blank.

👉 A “blank” already implies a space to be filled.

Final Note: Don’t let poor expression hide your brilliance. Speak clearly, confidently, and correctly.

I’m Ridwan Ayanfe Olanrewaju (Scripturist), your go-to Grammar & Diction Coach.