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Common Mistakes

There are a number of common mistakes in English that learners face. Each common mistake page is followed by a quiz to help you check your understanding.

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More Business Dialogues

Tuesday July 8, 2008
The business dialogues of a few weeks ago were quite popular and I've received many requests for some more. Here are seven new business dialogues with key vocabulary and follow-up quizzes.

Placing an Order
Funds Transfer
Sales Terminology
Looking for a Bookkeeper
Tomorrow's Meeting
Discussing Ideas
Happy Shareholders

Are you excited (about / from) the election?

Saturday July 5, 2008
Yes, I am excited about the upcoming election!

This question and answer pair includes an example of an adjective + preposition combination. There are many of these fixed combinations in English. Use these sheets to study some of the most common:

Adjective + prepositions 1
Adjective + prepositions 2

Next, check your understanding of the use of these common combinations:

Quiz 1
Quiz 2

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