Jacqueline Melvin

English Errors Jacqueline Melvin

This book has been devised in order to recognize over 200 of the most common errors among Italian learners of the English language and identify their origin. In the final part of the book, a bonus "Test your Tense" section is included along with a grammar guide of the English tense system for your quick reference. Why do errors occur? Interference from the learner's native language Not having enough knowledge of the target language - in this case English. Which errors have the highest frequency? The incorrect use and omission of the definite article "the" and the indefinite articles "a" and "an". When learning English these are the grammatical parts which prove to be the most difficult. Incorrect use impedes proficiency development. Pattern assimilation from Italian to English is also a major obstruction to accuracy in English. Incorrect use and omission of prepositions and auxiliary verbs. Errors with wrong verb collocation such as "fare una fotografia" being translated as "make a photo" as opposed to "take a photograph". These errors lead to misunderstandings as "make a photograph" would imply "create" with one's own hands. Do you overuse and abuse WILL + INFINITIVE? If so, then find out why. Are you one of the many who are incorrectly using the present perfect as opposed to the past simple? This is also dealt with in "English Errors ... made in Italy".