{"id":2477,"date":"2020-03-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/local.events.com\/10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-in-english\/"},"modified":"2021-04-07T16:53:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T23:53:21","slug":"10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Most Common Grammar Mistakes in English (& How to Fix Them)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Even native speakers make common grammar<\/a> mistakes from time to time. Nobody has perfect grammar and with so many rules to remember, you shouldn\u2019t feel bad about making mistakes when speaking or writing English. That said, you should always aim to make as few errors as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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One of the best ways to improve your language abilities is by learning how to recognize the most common grammar mistakes in English. Whether you want to write the perfect college entrance essay or sound more professional in your next job interview, there are a few English grammar mistakes that you will want to avoid.<\/p>\n

So, let\u2019s take a closer look at the 10 most common grammar mistakes in English writing and speaking<\/em>.<\/p>\n

5 Most Common Grammar Mistakes in English Writing<\/h2>\n

Though there is some crossover between written and spoken grammar mistakes, some errors are very specific to writing<\/a> (misspelled words, apostrophe or comma placement, etc).<\/p>\n

Even though some of the mistakes below can be made in both formats (writing and speaking), some are more common in one than the other. Here are some of the most common grammar mistakes in English writing:<\/p>\n

Their, They\u2019re, or There?<\/strong><\/p>\n

When spoken, the words \u201cthere,\u201d \u201ctheir,\u201d and \u201cthey\u2019re\u201d all sound virtually the same. However, they each have very different meanings.<\/p>\n