Common English Mistakes in Poems by Slovak Speakers

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

Mistake Example #1

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

In the quiet of night, stars begin to glow, and in the distance, you canhear the river flow. It is beautiful, the way moonlight dances on the stream, like a gentle whisper in a dream. In the heart of forest, silence sings, and in the air, thescent of pine brings peace.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Lovely! I added the subject to the middle sentence and made a few other small changes."

In the quiet of night, stars begin to glow, and in the distance, you can hear the river flow. It is beautiful, the way moonlight dances on the stream, like a gentle whisper in a dream. In the heart of forest, silence sings, and in the air, the scent of pine brings peace.

In the quiet of night, stars begin to glow, and in the distance, hear the river flow. Is beautiful, the way moonlight dances on the stream, like a gentle whisper in a dream. In the heart of forest, silence sings, and in the air, scent of pine brings peace.

Mistake Example #2

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

In the quietgarden, quithet,yellow flower blooms the flower yellow,under skythe blue skyandwhite cloudswhite. The gentle breeze gentle whispers through the tall treestall, as the sunwarmsun kisses the softearthsoft. In this momentpeacefulmoment, thefull heart full feels joypure,joy in theworld beautifulworld.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"This is a lovely vision! I just made some changes to the word order."

In the quiet garden, the yellow flower blooms under the blue sky and white clouds. The gentle breeze whispers through the tall trees, as the warm sun kisses the soft earth. In this peaceful moment, the full heart feels pure joy in the beautiful world.

In the garden quiet, blooms the flower yellow, under sky blue and clouds white. The breeze gentle whispers through the trees tall, as the sun warm kisses the earth soft. In this moment peaceful, the heart full feels joy pure, in the world beautiful.

Mistake Example #3

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

In the garden where roses bloom, I hamve been sitting since the sun hasd risen. The birds are singing, and I have beenwatcheding them fly sincefor many hours. The world is quiet, and I am feelingat peace since the morning light has touched the sky.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Very nice! I just made some adjustments to the verb tense."

In the garden where roses bloom, I have been sitting since the sun had risen. The birds are singing, and I have been watching them fly for many hours. The world is quiet, and I am feeling at peace since the morning light has touched the sky.

In the garden where roses bloom, I am sitting since the sun has rise. The birds are singing, and I have watched them fly since many hours. The world is quiet, and I am feeling peace since the morning light has touched the sky.