English Grammar Tips

English Grammar

In English, we make many common mistakes which must be avoided everytime. Many times, we write grammatically correct but depending upon whether its formal or informal place to write (what kind of literature it is), your correct grammar may also be wrong.

Wrong Vs. Right   (Wrong / Right)         

• Very Crowded / Bustling 
• Very Sad / Sorrowful
• Very Funny / Hilarious
• Very Serious / Grave
• Very Rich / Wealthy
• Very poor / Destitute
• Very Easy / Effortless
• Very Slow / Sluggish
• Very Quick / Rapid
• Very Stupid / Idiot
• Very Intelligent / Genius
• Very Simple / Basic
• Very Shy / Timid
• Very Open / Transparent
• Very Quite / Hushed
• Very Sharp / Keen
• Very Scary / Chilling
• Very Painful / Excruciating
• Very Pale / Ashen
• Very Old / Ancient or Antique
• Very Perfect / Flawless
• Very Scarred / Petrified
• Very Shiny / Gleaming
• Very Short / Brief
• Very Long / Extensive
• Very Noisy / Deafening
• Very Clear / Obvious
• Very Rainy / Pouring

Informal Vs. Formal  (Novel / Text Book) 

• Thanks a lot / I appreciate your assistance
• Reminder / I would like to remind you that
• Heard from him lately? / Have you heard from him lately?
• I think / In my opinion that
• Bacause / In the light of the fact that
• Worried about / Concerned about
• As soon as you can / At your earliest convenience
• Say hello to / Give my regards to
• Nice to meet you / It is a pleasure to meet you
• At any rate / In any case
• Catch up / See you later
• Hit me up / Write me
• It's on me / I pay for it
• Not in my books / Disagree
• Take it easy / By for now
• Okay by me / It's fine
• What;s up buddy? / How are you?
• Play it by ear / go with the flow
• Sleep on it / Think about it
• Beats me / I have no idea
• Give me a break / Leave me alone
• Not my cup of tea / Not interested
• Its a piece of cake / It is easy to do
• What's up or hows life? / How do you do.   
• Generally / Typically
• Ultimately / Eventually
• Maybe / Perhaps
• But / However   
• So / Therefore
• Looking for / Searching
• This is why / Therefore
• Given / Provided
• In exchange of / In lieu of
• Buy / Purchase
• Choose / Select
• Need / Requirement

Common Mistakes (Wrong / Right) 

• Who is in the phone? / Who is on the phone?
• I deeply regret for my mistakes. / I deeply regret my mistakes.
• Ram is so different than his brother. / Ram is so different from his brother.
• She is afraid from dark. / She is afraid of dark.
• Sun rises from the east. / Sun rises in the East.
• Keep the left please. / Keep to the left, please.
• Ram is absent from friday. / Ram is absent since friday.
• The high tea consist from coffee and tea. / The high tea consist of coffee and tea.
• He insisted to carry his own bag. / He insisted on carrying his own bag.
• Vegetables are eatable. or Vegetables are eatible. / Vegetables are edible.
• I prefer tea than coffee. / I prefer tea to coffee.