75+ Common Grammar Mistakes in English Language and Their Corrections

This post is a helpful compilation of over seventy-five (75) common grammar mistakes in the English language you make on a daily basis, you need to know and learn their corrections.

Examples of over 75 common grammatical errors or grammar mistakes in English language speaking regularly and their corrections are outlined as follows:

[01]

Incorrect: All of us except Ade is right. 

Correct: All of us except Ade are right.

[02]

Incorrect: Among the boys, only Taiwo are tall. 

Correct: Among the boys, only Taiwo is tall.

[03]

Incorrect: Blessing is a ten years old boy. 

Correct: Blessing is a ten year old boy.

[04]

Incorrect: Do I hold you any money? 

Correct: Do I owe you any money?

[05]

Incorrect: Drug abuse is dangerous to health. 

Correct: Misuse of drugs is dangerous to health.

[06]

Incorrect: Either you or I are expected to come. 

Correct: Either you or I is expected to come.

[07]

Incorrect: Everyone are expected to be there. 

Correct: Everyone is expected to be there.

[08]

Incorrect: Everyone want to be in business. 

Correct: Everyone wants to be in business.

[09]

Incorrect: Feed me back on the matter. 

Correct: Give me feedback on the matter.

[10]

Incorrect: He has joined a bad gang. 

Correct: He has joined a gang.

[11]

Incorrect: He has quitted from his job. 

Correct: He has quit his job.

[12]

Incorrect: He is older than her. 

Correct: He is older than she.

[13]

Incorrect: He is taller than him. 

Correct: He is taller than he.

[14]

Incorrect: He took his dresses to the laundry. 

Correct: He took his clothes to the laundry.

[15]

Incorrect: He wants to sell his coloured television. 

Correct: He wants to sell his colour television.

[16]

Incorrect: His car is deep blue colour. 

Correct: His car is deep blue.

[17]

Incorrect: How are you? Hope you are fine? 

Correct: How are you? I hope you are fine?

[18]

Incorrect: I am a youth corper. 

Correct: I am a youth corps member.

[19]

Incorrect: I am feeling headache. 

Correct: I am having a headache.

[20]

Incorrect: I can site three examples. 

Correct: I can cite three examples.

[21]

Incorrect: I can’t fetch water from the well. 

Correct: I can’t draw water from the well.

[22]

Incorrect: I don’t know her whereabout. 

Correct: I don’t know her whereabouts.

[23]

Incorrect: I hope you are hearing me. 

Correct: I hope you can hear me.

[24]

Incorrect: I ordered for a bottle of Coke. 

Correct: I ordered a bottle of Coke.

[25]

Incorrect: I passed out from King’s College two years ago. 

Correct: I finished from King’s College two years ago.

[26]

Incorrect: I want to toast that girl. 

Correct: I want to woo that girl.

[27]

Incorrect: I will follow my brother to Lagos tomorrow. 

Correct: I will go with my brother to Lagos tomorrow.

[28]

Incorrect: I wish I can see you tomorrow. 

Correct: I wish I could see you tomorrow.

[29]

Incorrect: If God hears my prayer, I will start my business next week. 

Correct: If God grants my request, I will start my business next week.

[30]

Incorrect: If I am you, I will not do that.  

Correct: If I were you, I would not do that.

[31]

Incorrect: In order to guide against criminals, put burglary proof. 

Correct: In order to guard against criminals, put burglary proof.

[32]

Incorrect: It is her who took the book. 

Correct: It is she who took the book.

[33]

Incorrect: It is him who wrote the letter. 

Correct: It is he who wrote the letter.

[34]

Incorrect: It is more easier to fail than to pass. 

Correct: It is easier to fail than to pass.

[35]

Incorrect: It is us who went there.

Correct: It is we who went there.

[36]

Incorrect: Let’s stroke down the street. 

Correct: Let’s stroll down the street.

[37]

Incorrect: Modupe as well as Kemi was late. 

Correct: Modupe as well as Kemi were late.

[38]

Incorrect: Mr. Daniel sued his landlord to court. 

Correct: Mr. Daniel sued his landlord.

[39]

Incorrect: Mr. Johnson came here with his car. 

Correct: Mr. Johnson came here by his car.

[40]

Incorrect: Mrs. Ojukwu’s husband is late. 

Correct: Mrs. Ojukwu’s husband is dead.

[41]

Incorrect: My brother is a fine boy. 

Correct: My boy is a handsome boy.

[42]

Incorrect: My brother lapped me in the bus. 

Correct: I sat on my brother’s lap in the bus.

[43]

Incorrect: My leg is scratching me. 

Correct: My leg is itching me.

[44]

Incorrect: My names are Olajide David Olubamiro. 

Correct: My name is Olajide David Olubamiro.

[45]

Incorrect: My sister has a running stomach. 

Correct: My sister has stomach upset.

[46]

Incorrect: My sister is a fine girl. 

Correct: My sister is a beautiful girl.

[47]

Incorrect: Neither of the brothers are here. 

Correct: Neither of the brothers is here.

[48]

Incorrect: Neither them nor she know the place. 

Correct: Neither they nor she knows the place.

[49]

Incorrect: None of us have the book. 

Correct: None of us has the book.

[50]

Incorrect: Not one of the patients were inoculated. 

Correct: Not one of the patients was inoculated.

[51]

Incorrect: Please borrow me your bag. 

Correct: Please lend me your bag.

[52]

Incorrect: Please buy three sachets of pure water for us. 

Correct: Please buy three pints of pure water for us.

[53]

Incorrect: Please don’t distop me. 

Correct: Please don’t disturb me.

[54]

Incorrect: Please leave my hand. 

Correct: Please let go of my hand.

[55]

Incorrect: She can recite the poem off head. 

Correct: She can recite the poem off hand.

[56]

Incorrect: She is shorter than me. 

Correct: She is shorter than I.

[57]

Incorrect: She sing very well. 

Correct: She sings very well.

[58]

Incorrect: That girl is very bright. 

Correct: That girl is very brilliant.

[59]

Incorrect: That is him over there. 

Correct: That is he over there.

[60]

Incorrect: The boy is stronger than him. 

Correct: The boy is stronger than he.

[61]

Incorrect: The chairman has works to do in the office. 

Correct: The chairman has work to do in the office. 

Correct: The chairman has a lot of work to do in the office.

[62]

Incorrect: The doctor operated the pregnant woman yesterday. 

Correct: The doctor operated on the pregnant woman yesterday.

[63]

Incorrect: The examination times table is out. 

Correct: The examination timetable is out.

[64]

Incorrect: The matter is been looked into. 

Correct: The matter is being looked into.

[65]

Incorrect: The matter is between you and I. 

Correct: The matter is between you and me.

[66]

Incorrect: The meat is too strong for my teeth. 

Correct: The meat is too tough for my teeth.

[67]

Incorrect: The most richest man in the world is Bill Gates. 

Correct: The richest man in the world is Bill Gates.

[68]

Incorrect: The robbers shot at the car on motion. 

Correct: The robbers shot at the car in motion.

[69]

Incorrect: The students were punished for late coming. 

Correct: The students were punished for coming late.

[70]

Incorrect: The suspect was in hard cup. 

Correct: The suspect was in handcuff.

[71]

Incorrect: There are breads for sale here. 

Correct: There are bread for sale here.

[72]

Incorrect: They are not as powerful as us. 

Correct: They are not as powerful as we.

[73]

Incorrect: Time is against me. 

Correct: My time is running out.

[74]

Incorrect: Video game is popular among children. 

Correct: Video game is popular with children.

[75]

Incorrect: We are asked to pay twenty twenty naira. 

Correct: We are asked to pay twenty naira each.

[76]

Incorrect: We are richer than them. 

Correct: We are richer than they are.

[77]

Incorrect: Well, let us give him the benefit of doubt. 

Correct: Well, let us give him the benefit of the doubt.

[78]

Incorrect: You are talking as if you are my mate. 

Correct: You are talking as if you were my mate.

[79]

Incorrect: You suppose to be there early. 

Correct: You are supposed to be there early.

Please take note that there are many more usual errors in the English grammar exercises apart from all the ones outlined above, but as the time goes on in the study of English concord rules, there will be a limit to the level of making such grammar mistakes in speech and in writing.

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