[语法] Collins Common Errors in English and How to Avoid Them

Collins Common Errors in English and How to Avoid Them, by Collins.Dictionary. epub/mobi formats.

Introduction

Collins Common Errors in English is a practical guide to the mistakes that learners of English often make and how to avoid them. Whether you are preparing for an exam, writing an essay, or you simply want to make sure that your English is as accurate as possible, Collins Common Errors in English offers you the information you need in a clear and accessible form.

This book is in several parts:
• The first sections are organized by part of speech. In short, clear paragraphs, they explain the most common errors connected with each part of speech. For instance, the section on verbs covers areas such as using the correct preposition after a verb, and how to avoid mistakes with modal verbs and phrasal verbs. These sections also include information on tenses and making sentences.
• The next sections focus on choosing the right word. There are many reasons why it can be easy to confuse words. It may be because they sound the same or look similar (eg board/bored, desert/dessert), because they have similar but slightly different meanings (eg continual/continuous, blame/fault), or because it is easy to confuse the different parts of speech (eg breath and breathe). Many mistakes are made because of a confusion with another language (eg actual/current, library/bookshop), and these sections deal with those errors too.
• After this come the topic sections, which cover areas which are often prone to a lot of mistakes, such as time, travel, and numbers. For each of these, clear information is given to help you talk about the topics confidently and accurately.
• Finally, you will find information on common mistakes with punctuation and spelling, followed by several pages of exercises which you can use to test what you have learned or to see where you need more help.


Within each section, mistakes are introduced with clear headings. There is also a comprehensive index and a helpful glossary at the end of the book to help you find all the information you need.
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