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Daily English Sentence Corrections – Episode 5

Shaktimatha 369 – Learn English • Improve Daily

Welcome to Episode 5. Today we correct common sentence mistakes, learn rules and examples, practice, and finish with an extended phonetics master tip to improve pronunciation.

                                                     

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1. Incorrect Placement of "Only"

❌ Wrong: She only ate fruits yesterday.
✔️ Correct: She ate only fruits yesterday.

Rule: Place only before the word it modifies. Position changes meaning.

2. Wrong Comparatives with Longer Adjectives

❌ Wrong: She is more smarter.
✔️ Correct: She is smarter.

Rule: Use -er for short adjectives (tall → taller). Use more for longer adjectives (intelligent → more intelligent).

3. Negative with hardly / rarely / seldom

❌ Wrong: I don't hardly go out.
✔️ Correct: I hardly go out.

Words like hardly, rarely, seldom already express a negative idea — do not add "don't".

4. Very + Past Participles

❌ Wrong: I am very tireded.
✔️ Correct: I am very tired.

5. Articles with Superlatives

❌ Wrong: Mount Everest is highest mountain.
✔️ Correct: Mount Everest is the highest mountain.

6. Speak / Say / Tell / Talk

Say = express words (no direct object necessary).
Tell = give information to someone (needs object).
Speak = language or formal talking.
Talk = informal discussion.

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Practice – Correct These

1. He is more faster than me.
2. I don't rarely go outside.
3. She said me that she is busy.
4. This is best book.
5. I drink coffee only in the morning. (Is this correct?)

Type: "Show Answers – Episode 5 English"

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✨ Extended Phonetics Masterclass – Episode 5 (English)

1. /ʃ/ vs /s/ (sh vs s)

/ʃ/ (sh): lips slightly rounded, tongue back — ship /ʃɪp/, she /ʃiː/.
/s/ (s): teeth close, airflow thin — sip /sɪp/, see /siː/.

Minimal pairs: sip — ship, see — she, sell — shell, sack — shack.

2. /w/ vs /v/

/w/: rounded lips — water /ˈwɔːtər/. /v/: upper teeth touch lower lip — very /ˈvɛri/.

3. /θ/ vs /t/ (th sound)

/θ/: tongue between teeth — thin /θɪn/. /t/: tongue on gum — tin /tɪn/.

4. Stress patterns

Three-syllable nouns often stress first syllable: PA-per. Verbs often stress second: re-LAX.

5. Practice Routine (7 days)

1. 30s minimal pairs (/s/ vs /ʃ/)
2. 30s tongue twister: "She sells sea shells by the sea shore."
3. 30s /w/ vs /v/ minimal pairs
4. 30s /θ/ practice (thin, think, thank)

Result: noticeable clarity in 7 days if practiced daily.

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