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This document discusses common errors made in English and their causes. It identifies several types of errors including errors due to first language interference, lack of trained teachers, wrong grammar absorption, and language barriers. Specific examples of errors are provided around question types, articles, reduplication, grammatical errors, lexical errors, and pluralization. Causes of errors include applying rules of the first language that don't match English rules. The document encourages learning from examples of errors and avoiding repeating them.

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Common Errors PDF

This document discusses common errors made in English and their causes. It identifies several types of errors including errors due to first language interference, lack of trained teachers, wrong grammar absorption, and language barriers. Specific examples of errors are provided around question types, articles, reduplication, grammatical errors, lexical errors, and pluralization. Causes of errors include applying rules of the first language that don't match English rules. The document encourages learning from examples of errors and avoiding repeating them.

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Common Errors

Dr. Susmitha Shyamsundar


Dept. of Languages
VIT-AP
What is an error?
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an error means unintentionally deviating
from what’s true (because no full knowledge)

For example
– George and his child was watching T.V.
– Linda goed to school yesterday.
– She has taken a translation exam last week
Major Reasons for Errors

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First language interference/ Mother Tongue
Interference
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This occurs when you apply rules from your first language
that don’t match rules of your second language.
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Lack of trained language teachers
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Wrong absorption of Grammar and pronunciation
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Huge expectation & Lack of passion
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Lack of resources
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Language barriers
Some Samples
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‘why he came?’ [enduku vochchadu]
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Why did he come?

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‘Wantaa?’ [kaavalaa]
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by adding the ‘aa’ sound makes it a question.
Question Types

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WH questions ●
Question tags
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Who – Isn’t it?
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What – Should I?
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When
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Why He does it, doesn’t he?
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Where [He does it aa?]
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How
Articles
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A Examples:
before consonant
Cow gives us milk.
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sound words
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An
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I want to talk to boy.
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before vowel sound ●
Sun rises in east.
words
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Fox is cunning
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The animal.
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anything true and
concrete. ●
Call next candidate.
Reduplication
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Small-small [chinna-chinna]
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The chain has small small gold beads.
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The chain has small gold beads.
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Big-big [pedda-pedda]
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She has big big hands.
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She has large hands.
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Very-very [chala-chala]
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He is very very strong.
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He is very strong.
Grammatical
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Angry on me [‘naa meeda kopanga]
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Angry with me/ Angry at my friend
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What you want is near me [‘naa deggara vundi’]
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What you want is with me
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Why because [‘endukante’]
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It is because… remove why
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Now only [‘ippude’]
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Come 8.30, 9.00 like that [enimidinnara,tommidiki atla raa ]
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This is IST, only in India we are not time specific.
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Come around 9 O’clock
Lexical errors
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Backside – for behind/ back (buttocks)
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e.g. write on the backside of the sheet
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Write behind the sheet/ Write on the back of this sheet
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Glamorous - for being stylish or dressing in a ‘modern’
‘sophisticated’ manner (attractive in an exciting and special way.)
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Posh - for ‘rich and/or luxurious’ (the quality of being elegant,
stylish, or upper class.)
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Serious- for ‘quiet and/or strict’
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The teacher is somewhat serious today
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Say/tell; Say has no listener/ tell has a listener
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fall/drop
Overgeneralising the Plurals
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Faculties - referring to faculty across department.
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an inherent mental or physical power.
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Feeses – Fees
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Cases rises- cases rise, cases rose
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I have 65 childrens in my class- I have 65
children in my class
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Fish- fish.. when you add ‘es’ it means variety of
fish
A few others
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I don’t have that much dare - for I don’t have that
much courage
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They will catch me[nannu pattukuntaaru] - they
will hold me responsible)
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‘Keep’ signature (to sign; from [pettu]- keep/put)
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‘Keep’ leave (to apply for leave;)
Do Not Make these
errors again….
ONE Useful Link

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https://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=KaA_mx
ga3PQ
Thank you!
Lets do the Quiz

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