Common English Mistakes Italians Make 4

Mistakes

you can't do a lot of mistakes
-you can read the describe of information
don't is true
when I application for this test
don't is necessary

a lot people
responsability
it's possible to collaboration
the area governed from the dolphin

 

Solutions

you can't make a lot of mistakes
*‘Can’ is a modal verb, put the infinitive after, but don’t put ‘to’*
you can read the description of the information
it isn’t true
when I applied for this test
It isn’t necessary
a lot of people
responsibility
it's possible to collaborate
this area was governed by the dolphin

 

Mistakes

in mountain
Before entry into the waste dump
How often do you go to the Pizzeria? No often...
they listen the problem about
her English very good
she have spent 1 year in London
her relative have a house in...
I bought the wood from a specialise shop
you can find all type of thing about your home, your garden etc.
I used an type of tool
I used a stapler to stop the padding on the wood
I am working in Italy from 1999
it's possible know the needs of a type of people

 

Solutions

in the mountains
Before entering the waste dump
How often do you go to the Pizzeria? Not often...
they listen to the problem about
her English is very good
she has spent 1 year in London
her relative has a house in...
I bought the wood from a specialist shop
you can find all types of things for your home, your garden etc.
I used a type of tool
I used a stapler to stick the padding to the wood
I have been working in Italy since 1999
it's possible to know the needs of a type of people

 

Mistakes

Milan is really traffic
I want to speak my favourite song
an hip hop song
it makes me to remember
it can happens
stop to do it

 

Solutions

Milan has a lot of traffic
I want to speak about my favourite song
It is a hip hop song
it makes me remember or it reminds me
it can happen
stop doing it
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