Common English Mistakes in Grammar Exercisess by Ukrainian Speakers

This page focuses on errors typically made by native Ukrainian speakers from Ukraine when writing a Grammar Exercises in English.

Mistake Example #1

Skipping articles ('I bought car' instead of 'I bought a car')

Please complete the following sentences with thecorrect articles.:I went tothe market yesterday and bought an apple andan orange. My friend has adog anda cat at home. We plan to visit amuseum onver the weekend.

Text corrected by:
Michele A., Boston, Massachusetts; United States

"I added the correct articles as needed. Otherwise, the ideas in this text are clearly expressed."

Please complete the following sentences with the correct articles: I went to the market yesterday and bought an apple and an orange. My friend has a dog and a cat at home. We plan to visit a museum over the weekend.

Please complete following sentences with correct articles. I went to market yesterday and bought apple and orange. My friend has dog and cat at home. We plan to visit museum on weekend.

Mistake Example #2

Using 'will' incorrectly in conditionals ('If it will rain, I will stay' instead of 'If it rains, I will stay')

If it willrains tomorrow, we willono't go to the park. Instead, wewi'll stayat home and watch movies. But if itwill be's sunny, wewi'll havea picnic outside.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some tweaking for correct wording in conditionals, among other fixes."

If it rains tomorrow, we won't go to the park. Instead, we'll stay home and watch movies. But if it's sunny, we'll have a picnic outside.

If it will rain tomorrow, we will not go to the park. Instead, we will stay at home and watch movies. But if it will be sunny, we will have picnic outside.

Mistake Example #3

Confusion with word order ('Always I go to the store' instead of 'I always go to the store')

Every day after school, IalwaysI do my homework before dinner. Sometimes, I goto the parkI go with my friends, and we play football until it gets dark. On weekends, IusuallyI visit my grandparents, and together we have lunch and talk about many things.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Very nice! I just made a few changes to the word order."

Every day after school, I always do my homework before dinner. Sometimes, I go to the park with my friends, and we play football until it gets dark. On weekends, I usually visit my grandparents, and together we have lunch and talk about many things.

Every day after school, always I do my homework before dinner. Sometimes, to the park I go with my friends, and we play football until it gets dark. On weekends, usually I visit my grandparents, and together we have lunch and talk about many things.