📌 English बोलताना किंवा लिहिताना अनेक सामान्य चुका होतात, ज्या टाळल्या तर तुमचे इंग्रजी अधिक प्रभावी आणि शुद्ध होईल. खालीलप्रमाणे काही सामान्य चुका आणि त्यांचे योग्य वापर दिले आहेत:
🛑 1. Incorrect Subject – Verb Agreement
(कर्त्याचा व क्रियापदाचा योग्य संबंध नसणे)
✅ Rule: Singular subject → Singular verb | Plural subject → Plural verb
❌ Mistake:
👉 She like mangoes.
✔️ Correct:
👉 She likes mangoes. (Singular subject = Singular verb)
❌ Mistake:
👉 They was playing cricket.
✔️ Correct:
👉 They were playing cricket. (Plural subject = Plural verb)
🛑 2. Incorrect Use of Prepositions
(प्रेपोझिशन्सचा चुकीचा वापर)
✅ Rule: Prepositions like in, on, at, for should be used according to time and place.
❌ Mistake:
👉 I will meet you on Sunday evening.
✔️ Correct:
👉 I will meet you in the evening.
❌ Mistake:
👉 He lives at Mumbai.
✔️ Correct:
👉 He lives in Mumbai.
🛑 3. Incorrect Use of Articles
(विनाकारण किंवा चुकीचा articles चा वापर)
✅ Rule: Use ‘a’ or ‘an’ for singular indefinite nouns and ‘the’ for specific nouns.
❌ Mistake:
👉 I saw a elephant.
✔️ Correct:
👉 I saw an elephant. (Use an before vowels – a, e, i, o, u)
❌ Mistake:
👉 She is a best player.
✔️ Correct:
👉 She is the best player. (The is used for something unique)
🛑 4. Misuse of “Much” and “Many”
(Much आणि Many चा चुकीचा वापर)
✅ Rule:
- Use ‘much’ for uncountable nouns.
- Use ‘many’ for countable nouns.
❌ Mistake:
👉 I have much friends.
✔️ Correct:
👉 I have many friends.
❌ Mistake:
👉 How many water do you want?
✔️ Correct:
👉 How much water do you want?
🛑 5. Wrong Use of “It’s” and “Its”
(It’s आणि Its चा चुकीचा वापर)
✅ Rule:
- It’s = It is
- Its = Belonging to it
❌ Mistake:
👉 Its raining outside.
✔️ Correct:
👉 It’s raining outside.
❌ Mistake:
👉 The dog wagged it’s tail.
✔️ Correct:
👉 The dog wagged its tail.
🛑 6. Double Negatives
(दोन नकारात्मक शब्दांचा चुकीचा वापर)
✅ Rule: Avoid using two negative words together in a sentence.
❌ Mistake:
👉 I don’t know nothing about it.
✔️ Correct:
👉 I don’t know anything about it.
🚀 🔑 Quick Tips to Avoid Grammar Mistakes:
✅ Use singular verbs with singular subjects and plural verbs with plural subjects.
✅ Use prepositions carefully — “in” for larger places, “at” for specific points.
✅ Avoid double negatives — it creates confusion.
✅ Articles are important — use ‘a/an’ for general and ‘the’ for specific cases.
✅ Learn the difference between common confusing words like “its/it’s” and “much/many.”
💡 👉 Pro Tip:
तुमच्या दैनंदिन संभाषणात आणि लेखनात या चुका टाळा. नियमित सराव केल्यास तुमचे इंग्रजी लवकर सुधारेल. 😎
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