Common Writing Mistakes

Which of the following phrases is correct?

• Last week, me and my family went to Langkawi.

• Last week, my family and I went to Langkawi.

• Last week, my family and me went to Langkawi.

• Last week, I and my family went to Langkawi.

"In Cameron Highlands, we ate a strawberry."

What is the error in this sentence?

• In (supposedly "At")

• we (supposedly "us")

• ate (supposedly "eaten")

• a strawberry (supposedly "strawberries")

"The next day, we went home."

"The next day" is inaccurate.

What should be the right one?

• In the next day

• Next day

• On the next day

• The next days

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• At the hotel has swimming pool.

• There has a swimming pool at the hotel.

• The hotel have a swimming pool.

• There is a swimming pool at the hotel.

We . . . . . our breakfast at the hotel before we went for a day trip to Mount Fuji.

• take

• took

• were taking

• had taken

The following are the synonyms for "very happy" except...

• elated

• exhilarated

• devastated

• thrilled

During our trip to Sabah last year, we . . . . . many foreign tourists scuba diving.

• can see

• can saw

• could see

• could saw

Yesterday, we . . . . . a hotel by the beach to enjoy the serenity.

• book

• booked

• are booking

• were booking

Before . . . . . , we changed our clothes at the changing room.

• swim

• swam

• were swimming

• swimming

All of the following words are suitable to describe a beautiful scenery except...

• anarchic

• picturesque

• majestic

• breathtaking