Common English Mistakes in Instructional Guides by Slovak Speakers

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

Mistake Example #1

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

To bake cake chocolate cake, first gather the necessaryingredientsnecessary. You will need flour, sugar, eggs, and cocoapowdercocoa. Preheatthe oven to 180 degrees Celsius and grease pan bakingpan. Mixtogether in bowl large the flour and sugartogether in a large bowl, then add theeggs and cocoapowdercocoa. Stir until themixtureis smooth and pour into pan preparedpan. Bake for 30 minutes or until thecakeis firm. Let cool before serving.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"I made changes to correct adjective placement, as well as some other tweaks."

To bake a chocolate cake, first gather the necessary ingredients. You will need flour, sugar, eggs, and cocoa powder. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and grease a baking pan. Mix the flour and sugar together in a large bowl, then add the eggs and cocoa powder. Stir until the mixture is smooth and pour into a prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until the cake is firm. Let cool before serving.

To bake cake chocolate, first gather ingredients necessary. You will need flour, sugar, eggs, and powder cocoa. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius and grease pan baking. Mix together in bowl large the flour and sugar, then add eggs and powder cocoa. Stir until mixture smooth and pour into pan prepared. Bake for 30 minutes or until cake firm. Let cool before serving.

Mistake Example #2

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

To bake traditional Slovak bread, youfirst need to gather all theingredients. It is important to have flour, water, yeast, and salt ready before starting. Begin by mixing theflour and salt ina large bowl, then slowly addthe water and yeast mixture. Knead thedough untilit's smooth and let itrise ina warm place. Afterthe dough has doubled in size, shape it intoa loaf and place itona baking tray. Bake it ina preheated oven untilit's golden brown. Enjoy your homemade bread with family and friends!

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some tweaking to add missing sentence subjects."

To bake traditional Slovak bread, you first need to gather all the ingredients. It is important to have flour, water, yeast, and salt ready before starting. Begin by mixing the flour and salt in a large bowl, then slowly add the water and yeast mixture. Knead the dough until it's smooth and let it rise in a warm place. After the dough has doubled in size, shape it into a loaf and place it on a baking tray. Bake it in a preheated oven until it's golden brown. Enjoy your homemade bread with family and friends!

To bake traditional Slovak bread, first need to gather all ingredients. Is important to have flour, water, yeast, and salt ready before starting. Begin by mixing flour and salt in large bowl, then slowly add water and yeast mixture. Knead dough until smooth and let rise in warm place. After dough has doubled in size, shape into loaf and place on baking tray. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown. Enjoy your homemade bread with family and friends!

Mistake Example #3

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

To bake the perfect apple pie, you must follow these steps carefully. First, you arepeeling the apples and cutting them into slices. I hamve been using this recipe sincefor many years, and it always turns out delicious. After you mix the apples with sugar and cinnamon, you areplacinge them in the pie crust. Bake the pie until it is golden brown, and you will have a dessert that everyone loves.

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Vince, United States

"Overall your writing was very instructional; it just needed a few tweaks to make things consistent. Good job! "

To bake the perfect apple pie, you must follow these steps carefully. First, you peel the apples and cut them into slices. I have been using this recipe for many years, and it always turns out delicious. After you mix the apples with sugar and cinnamon, you place them in the pie crust. Bake the pie until it is golden brown, and you will have a dessert that everyone loves.

To bake the perfect apple pie, you must follow these steps carefully. First, you are peeling the apples and cutting them into slices. I am using this recipe since many years, and it always turns out delicious. After you mix the apples with sugar and cinnamon, you are placing them in the pie crust. Bake the pie until it is golden brown, and you will have a dessert that everyone loves.