Common English Mistakes in Sentence Structure Guides by Ukrainian Speakers

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

Mistake Example #1

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

When you writea sentence, it is important to remember touse the correct structure. For example, if you say "I bought car," it is missing an article. CThe correct way is "I bought a car." Articles like "a" and "the" are small but animportant part of English sentences. They help to makea sentence clear and complete.

Text corrected by:
Miss E., Cyprus, Europe

"Be mindful of errors such as the following: "When you write sentence" should be "When you write a sentence", "remember use correct structure" should be "remember to use the correct structure" and "it is missing article" should be "it is missing an article"."

When you write a sentence, it is important to remember to use the correct structure. For example, if you say "I bought car," it is missing an article. The correct way is "I bought a car." Articles like "a" and "the" are small but an important part of English sentences. They help to make a sentence clear and complete.

When you write sentence, it is important to remember use correct structure. For example, if you say "I bought car," it is missing article. Correct way is "I bought a car." Articles like "a" and "the" are small but important part of English sentence. They help to make sentence clear and complete.

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, I will bring my umbrella to the park. My friend said that if it will bes sunny, we will have a picnic instead. I hope the weather will be nice, but if it willchanges, we will find something else to do.

Text corrected by:
Camille, Maryland, USA

"I have fixed the conditionals. Otherwise, it looks very good! "

If it rains tomorrow, I will bring my umbrella to the park. My friend said that if it is sunny, we will have a picnic instead. I hope the weather will be nice, but if it changes, we will find something else to do.

If it will rain tomorrow, I will bring my umbrella to the park. My friend said that if it will be sunny, we will have a picnic instead. I hope the weather will be nice, but if it will change, we will find something else to do.

Mistake Example #3

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

When Igo to the market, go,I alwaysI buy fresh vegetables. Sometimes, after work, I walkto the park I walk because it helps me relax. On weekends, wiI meeth my friendsI meet, and togetherwego to the cinema togoether.

Text corrected by:
Vince, United States

"Your ideas were clear :) I just made a few small changes to improve the flow and polish things up."

When I go to the market, I always buy fresh vegetables. Sometimes, after work, I walk to the park because it helps me relax. On weekends, I meet my friends, and we go to the cinema together.

When I to the market go, always I buy fresh vegetables. Sometimes, after work, to the park I walk because it helps me relax. On weekends, with my friends I meet, and together we to the cinema go.