Common English Mistakes in Sentence Structure Guides by Slovak Speakers

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

Mistake Example #1

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

When you write in English, it is important to understand how to use perfect tenses correctly. For example, you might say, "I am living in Bratislava since five years," but it should be, "I have been living in Bratislava for five years." Another common mistake is saying, "She is working here since last summer," instead of, "She has been working here since last summer." These small changes can make your sentences clearer and more accurate.

Text corrected by:
Vince, United States

"Very good! Just a couple of small punctuation changes to the text. "

When you write in English, it is important to understand how to use perfect tenses correctly. For example, you might say, "I am living in Bratislava since five years," but it should be "I have been living in Bratislava for five years." Another common mistake is saying, "She is working here since last summer," instead of "She has been working here since last summer." These small changes can make your sentences clearer and more accurate.

When you write in English, it is important to understand how to use perfect tenses correctly. For example, you might say, "I am living in Bratislava since five years," but it should be, "I have been living in Bratislava for five years." Another common mistake is saying, "She is working here since last summer," instead of, "She has been working here since last summer." These small changes can make your sentences clearer and more accurate.

Mistake Example #2

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

When you writea sentence, it is important to remember ordther correctorder of words. For example, you might say "The car red is fast,." butHowever, in English, it should be, "The red car is fast." Another example is "The house big has many rooms," which should be "The big house has many rooms." Practice this structure to improve your EnglishwritingEnglish.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"I changed some of the word order, although not in the example sentences. Nice job overall!"

When you write a sentence, it is important to remember the correct order of words. For example, you might say "The car red is fast." However, in English it should be, "The red car is fast." Another example is "The house big has many rooms," which should be "The big house has many rooms." Practice this structure to improve your English writing.

When you write sentence, it is important to remember order correct of words. For example, you might say "The car red is fast," but in English, it should be "The red car is fast." Another example is "The house big has many rooms," which should be "The big house has many rooms." Practice this structure to improve your writing English.

Mistake Example #3

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

When you look outside, you see that it is snowing heavily. It is important to wear warm clothes before going out. In Slovakia, theweather can change quickly, so always check theforecast.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"I just added a few missing words. Nice job!"

When you look outside, you see that it is snowing heavily. It is important to wear warm clothes before going out. In Slovakia, the weather can change quickly, so always check the forecast.

When you look outside, you see that is snowing heavily. Is important to wear warm clothes before going out. In Slovakia, weather can change quickly, so always check forecast.