Common English Mistakes in Educational Handouts by Slovak Speakers

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

Mistake Example #1

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

Welcome to the English Language Workshop! We aremeeting every Thursday at 5 PM in the community center. I hamve been attending this workshop sincefor two years and it has been very helpful for improving my English skills. If you have any questions, please contact me or the organizer.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some verb tense corrections."

Welcome to the English Language Workshop! We meet every Thursday at 5 PM in the community center. I have been attending this workshop for two years and it has been very helpful for improving my English skills. If you have any questions, please contact me or the organizer.

Welcome to the English Language Workshop! We are meeting every Thursday at 5 PM in the community center. I am attending this workshop since two years and it has been very helpful for improving my English skills. If you have any questions, please contact me or the organizer.

Mistake Example #2

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

Welcome tothe English Grammar Workshop! It is important to understand basic sentence structures. In English,it is common to use 'it' as a subject in sentences where no specific subject is present. For example, isonecehassary to say "It is raining" instead of just "Is raining." Practice these structures to improve your writing skills.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"I made some changes in order to include missing sentence subjects, among other fixes."

Welcome to the English Grammar Workshop! It is important to understand basic sentence structures. In English, it is common to use 'it' as a subject in sentences where no specific subject is present. For example, one has to say "It is raining" instead of just "Is raining." Practice these structures to improve your writing skills.

Welcome to English Grammar Workshop! Is important to understand basic sentence structures. In English, is common to use 'it' as a subject in sentences where no specific subject is present. For example, is necessary to say "It is raining" instead of just "Is raining." Practice these structures to improve your writing skills.

Mistake Example #3

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

Welcome to the workshop on the skills writingimprovementof writing skills. Today, we will focus on correcthe sentence structurecorrect. It is important to place adjectives in the rightorderright to make sentences clear and understandable. For example, instead of saywriting "the car red," we should saywrite "the red car." Practiceing this technique will help you in writing better English.

Text corrected by:
Vince, United States

"Just a few minor tweaks to make the sentences understandable :) Good work! "

Welcome to the workshop on the improvement of writing skills. Today, we will focus on correct sentence structure. It is important to place adjectives in the right order to make sentences clear and understandable. For example, instead of writing "the car red," we should write "the red car." Practicing this technique will help you in writing better English.

Welcome to the workshop on the skills writing improvement. Today, we will focus on the sentence structure correct. It is important to place adjectives in the order right to make sentences clear and understandable. For example, instead of saying "the car red," we should say "the red car." Practice this technique will help you in writing better English.