Transcript Pitfalls

Pitfalls
Frequently made mistakes
A versus An
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Use AN before a vowel sound
◦ AN Orphanage
◦ AN Eagle
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Use A before a consonant sound
◦ A Book
◦ A Guitar
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Note:
◦ AN Hour
◦ A University
thEn or thAn?
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Is het een vergelijking?
◦ Ja! Dan is het een A
◦ Nee! Dan is het een E
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For comparisons use THAN
◦ Freddy is taller than Calvin
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For time occasions use THEN (toen, dan, daarna)
◦ She went to the dentist and then straight home
Where – were – we’re
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Where – place
◦ Where were you hiding?
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Were – past tense of the verb to be
◦ We were all very busy yesterday.
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We’re – contraction: we are
◦ We’re all going to be at the party tonight!
◦ We’re back where we were yesterday!!
Much versus Many
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There are count nouns and non-count
nouns. Pens you can count (15 pens) but
you can’t count the word money (*15
money) or the word time (*6 time).
◦ How many brothers do you have? I have 1
brother.
◦ Have you got much work to do? Yes, I have loads
of work to do.
IF versus WHEN
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Use IF: you’re not sure it will happen
◦ If I’d become president, I’d give all my money to
the poor
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Use WHEN: you’re sure it will happen
◦ When drug addicts stops using drugs, they’ll get
withdrawal symptoms
Too – Two – To
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TOO – ook / té
◦ Too much, too difficult, I’d like that too
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TWO – 2
◦ The score was TWO to three in their favour
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TO – overig
◦ I’d like TO go TO the cinema tonight