Common writing mistakes

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Common writing mistakes

I am very important, aren't I?

In English, the I (when referring to yourself) is always capitalized, even mid-sentence.

You have a product you really love, but customers prefer something else.

Do you adapt to the market, or do you stick to your vision?

You can sell a product that makes quick profit, but it’s harmful to the environment.

Or you choose a sustainable product that earns less money but builds a better future and image.

 What would you choose?

Which of these is correct?

1. I think that i am very funny.
2. I think that I am very funny.

Ask if you really need to know this.
(Write it out.)

Of course we can teach each other how a lot of words are not joined together.

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alot / allot / eachother / ofcourse / aswell

a lot / each other / of course / as well

We have known ... for several years.

1. each other
2. eachother

I am already learning ... during this class.

1. alot
2. a lot

... my English teacher is the best ever!

1. Ofcourse
2. Of course

I love ... as hate my job.

1. as well
2. aswell

I am going to explain why I never want to see you use "gonna" or "wanna" ever again. Ever.

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...They are not actually words.

Are we ... finally stop making this mistake, or what?

1. gonna
2. going to

I no longer [want] be a lazy bastard when [I] writing.
(Use the correct forms.)

Where were you last night? We're very concerned! It is your responsibility to let us know that you're at Dave's!

Where = waar | Were = was | We're = wij zijn

Your = jouw | You're = jij bent

And don't you dare write "ur"...

Don't you dare.

(Or "u" instead of "you", for that matter.)

Do you know ... I left my phone?

1. were
2. we're
3. where

is it true that ... a professional gamer?

1. you're
2. ur
3. your

They ... sure that your name was Dave.

1. we're
2. were
3. where

No, that's ... dog!

1. you're
2. your
3. ur

... the best software developers since the great Arthur Steijlen.

1. Where
2. Were
3. We're

I'm a big fan of contractions.

You won't believe how important the apostrophes are!

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I am = I'm

Will not = won't

They're also an excellent way to save time when you're writing, but make sure that it's done correctly!

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They are = they're

It is = it's

Which other contractions can you think of?

Being respectful to others can be very helpful in life.

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I know you're all full of respect and help, but they're still spelled with a single "L".

We had a very ... holiday!

1. Eventfull
2. Eventful

You have to be very ... around my mother. She's dangerous.

1. Careful
2. Carefull

She's the most breathtakingly ... woman I've ever seen.

1. Beautiful
2. Beautifull

It's not too difficult to know the difference between 

"too" and "to".

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Too = "te" / "ook"

To = "om" / "naar"

It's good to know when you're being too annoying.

(om te weten / te irritant)

I'm going to the hospital, because I ate too many döner boxes.

(naar het ziekenhuis / te veel dönerboxen)

We're going to shoot some hoops, because he loves basketball too.

(gaan / ook)

Have you ever been ... Paris?

1. to
2. too

The unit 2 test was way ... easy.

1. too
2. to

Many people believe that the PS5 is simply ... expensive.

1. to
2. too

The Shelby GT500 is an absolute beast of a car.

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If a word starts with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u), the preposition "a" needs an extra "n". Just look at this sentence.

Do you want ... apple?

1. a
2. an

She is studying to become ... software developer.

1. an
2. a

This weekend I'm throwing .. party for my birthday.

1. a
2. an

Please, for the love of everything holy, start your sentences with a capital letter, use comma's, and end with a full stop.

See what I did there?

Correct the following sentence:

at the end of the day i must admit that its very important to correctly write and spell words and sentences

Finally, as you will have noticed throughout this class, you don't insert a space before a comma or full stop. 

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... see?