Common English Mistakes in Book Reviews by Slovak Speakers

This page focuses on errors typically made by native Slovak speakers from Slovakia when writing a Book Review in English.

Mistake Example #1

Struggles with perfect tenses ('I am here since three years')

I have read the book "The Great Gatsby" and I am impressed by the way Fitzgerald captures the essence of the 1920s. I am fascinated by the character of Jay Gatsby, whom I hamve admiringed since I started reading the book. The themes of wealth and love are explored in a way that I have notever seen before, and I amrecommending this book to anyone who is interested in classic literature.

Text corrected by:
Michele A., Boston, Massachusetts; United States

"I just made a couple of small changes to correct the verb tenses."

I have read the book "The Great Gatsby" and I am impressed by the way Fitzgerald captures the essence of the 1920s. I am fascinated by the character of Jay Gatsby, whom I have admired since I started reading the book. The themes of wealth and love are explored in a way that I have never seen before, and I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in classic literature.

I have read the book "The Great Gatsby" and I am impressed by the way Fitzgerald captures the essence of the 1920s. I am fascinated by the character of Jay Gatsby, who I am admiring since I start reading the book. The themes of wealth and love are explored in a way that I have not seen before, and I am recommending this book to anyone who is interested in classic literature.

Mistake Example #2

Incorrect placement of adjectives ('The car red' instead of 'The red car')

Thebook latestbook I read was "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain. The story is about a boyyoungboy who lives in a townsmalltown by theriver Mississippiriver. I found the characters very interesting and the plot exciting, but the oldlanguageold was sometimes difficult to understand.

Text corrected by:
Michele A., Boston, Massachusetts; United States

"Most of the time, adjectives are placed before the noun. Otherwise, your ideas are clearly expressed in this text."

The latest book I read was "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain. The story is about a young boy who lives in a small town by the Mississippi river. I found the characters very interesting and the plot exciting, but the old language was sometimes difficult to understand.

The book latest I read was "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain. The story is about a boy young who lives in a town small by the river Mississippi. I found the characters very interesting and the plot exciting, but the language old was sometimes difficult to understand.

Mistake Example #3

Omitting 'it' as a subject in dummy subject sentences ('Is raining' instead of 'It is raining')

The book I recently read was very interesting and full of unexpected twists. It is amazing how the author managed to keepmaintain suspense throughout the entire story. CThe characters were well-developed, andthe plot was engaging, making it hard to put down.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some corrections to add missing articles, and other changes."

The book I recently read was very interesting and full of unexpected twists. It is amazing how the author managed to maintain suspense throughout the entire story. The characters were well-developed and the plot was engaging, making it hard to put down.

The book I recently read was very interesting and full of unexpected twists. Is amazing how the author managed to keep suspense throughout the entire story. Characters were well-developed, and plot was engaging, making it hard to put down.