Episode 10 – Advanced English Sentence Corrections
Welcome to Episode 10 of our English learning series. Here we will correct 10 commonly mistaken sentences with Phonetics + Meaning + Why it is wrong + Correct form + Examples. Perfect for exams and spoken English improvement.
1) ❌ Incorrect: He don't know the answer.
Phonetics: /hiː doʊnt noʊ ði ˈænsər/
Why Wrong? “He” requires doesn't, not “don’t”.
✔ Correct: He doesn’t know the answer.
Example: He doesn’t know the answer because he didn’t study.
2) ❌ Incorrect: She is having two brothers.
Phonetics: /ʃiː ɪz hævɪŋ tuː ˈbrʌðərz/
Why Wrong? Native English doesn’t use “is having” for possession.
✔ Correct: She has two brothers.
Example: She has two brothers who live abroad.
3) ❌ Incorrect: I am having a car.
Phonetics: /aɪ æm hævɪŋ ə kɑːr/
Why Wrong? "Have" (possession) cannot be used in continuous form.
✔ Correct: I have a car.
Example: I have a car but I rarely use it.
4) ❌ Incorrect: She told that she will come.
Phonetics: /ʃiː toʊld ðæt ʃiː wɪl kʌm/
Why Wrong? After “told”, we need an object.
✔ Correct: She told me that she would come.
Example: She told me that she would come by evening.
5) ❌ Incorrect: I did not wrote the exam.
Phonetics: /aɪ dɪd nɑːt roʊt ði ɪɡˈzæm/
Why Wrong? After “did”, the verb must be base form.
✔ Correct: I did not write the exam.
Example: I did not write the exam last year.
6) ❌ Incorrect: He is senior than me.
Phonetics: /hiː ɪz ˈsiːniər ðæn miː/
Why Wrong? “Senior” is already a comparative word.
✔ Correct: He is senior to me.
Example: He is senior to me by three years.
7) ❌ Incorrect: I prefer coffee than tea.
Phonetics: /aɪ prɪˈfɜːr kɔːfi ðæn tiː/
Why Wrong? “Prefer” is followed by “to”, not “than”.
✔ Correct: I prefer coffee to tea.
Example: Most people prefer coffee to tea in winter.
8) ❌ Incorrect: She is my cousin sister.
Phonetics: /ʃiː ɪz maɪ ˈkʌzən ˈsɪstər/
Why Wrong? “Cousin” already includes gender.
✔ Correct: She is my cousin.
Example: She is my cousin and we study together.
9) ❌ Incorrect: He is married with a doctor.
Phonetics: /hiː ɪz ˈmærid wɪð ə ˈdɒktər/
Why Wrong? The correct preposition is “to”.
✔ Correct: He is married to a doctor.
Example: He is married to a doctor who works abroad.
10) ❌ Incorrect: She explained me the lesson.
Phonetics: /ʃiː ɪkˈspleɪnd miː ðə ˈlɛsən/
Why Wrong? “Explain” cannot take a direct object before the topic.
✔ Correct: She explained the lesson to me.
Example: She explained the lesson to me in a simple way.
🌟 End of Episode 10 – Keep Practicing!
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