Common English Mistakes in Proposals by Slovak Speakers

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

Mistake Example #1

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

Dear Board Members, I am writing to proposea new marketing strategy for our company. It is important to focus on digital channels to reach awider audience. Also,it is necessary to allocatea budget for social media campaigns to increase brand visibility. Your feedback on this proposal will be appreciated.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some tweaking to replace omitted sentence subjects."

Dear Board Members, I am writing to propose a new marketing strategy for our company. It is important to focus on digital channels to reach a wider audience. Also, it is necessary to allocate a budget for social media campaigns to increase brand visibility. Your feedback on this proposal will be appreciated.

Dear Board Members, I am writing to propose new marketing strategy for our company. Is important to focus on digital channels to reach wider audience. Also, is necessary to allocate budget for social media campaigns to increase brand visibility. Your feedback on this proposal will be appreciated.

Mistake Example #2

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

Dear Team, I am writing to propose the newprojectnew for our company. The planis detailedplan will help us achieve the goalsstrategicgoals we have set for the year. We believe that tsuche approachn innovativeapproach will lead to resultspositive resultsandgrowth significant growthin themarket competitivemarket. Please review the attachedproposalattached and provide yourfeedbackyour by the end of the week.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some tweaking to correct improper adjective placement."

Dear Team, I am writing to propose the new project for our company. This detailed plan will help us achieve the strategic goals we have set for the year. We believe that such an innovative approach will lead to positive results and significant growth in the competitive market. Please review the attached proposal and provide your feedback by the end of the week.

Dear Team, I am writing to propose the project new for our company. The plan detailed will help us achieve the goals strategic we have set for the year. We believe that the approach innovative will lead to results positive and growth significant in the market competitive. Please review the proposal attached and provide feedback your by the end of the week.

Mistake Example #3

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

Subject: Proposal fora New Marketing Strategy Dear Team, I hamve been working on thea new marketing strategy sincefor two months, and I believe it will greatly benefit our company. We have identified key areas where improvements are needed, and I amsuggesting that we implement these changes bythe next quarter. I am confident that with this proposal, we will seea significant growth in our market presence.

Text corrected by:
Vince, United States

"Overall your proposal was very professional; it just needed a few tweaks to make things consistent. Good work! "

Subject: Proposal for a New Marketing Strategy Dear Team, I have been working on a new marketing strategy for two months, and I believe it will greatly benefit our company. We have identified key areas where improvements are needed, and I suggest that we implement these changes by the next quarter. I am confident that with this proposal we will see a significant growth in our market presence.

Subject: Proposal for New Marketing Strategy Dear Team, I am working on the new marketing strategy since two months, and I believe it will greatly benefit our company. We have identified key areas where improvements are needed, and I am suggesting that we implement these changes by next quarter. I am confident that with this proposal, we will see significant growth in our market presence.