COMMON MISTAKES 3RD 2023

Complete: She got married _____ her childhood sweetheart.

• to

• with

• to/with

To show what the origin of somebody or something is we use...(for example: -*quotations _____ Shakespeare

*orange pips _____ the Ku Klux Klan

*He took a piece of paper _____ his pocket

Complete with 4 words: He wanted to search for the photograph and ____ __ __ ___. (donar-se-la) (a ell)

Answer explanation

Give + person + object

Give + object + to and person

Give + PRONOUN (object) + PRONOUN(person)

I gave John the keys

I gave the keys to John

I gave them to him.

Which is the correct one?

• set fire

• turn on fire

The snake ______ Dr Roylott

• bited

• bat

• bitten

• bit

Answer explanation

bite - bit - bitten (mossegar)

He _____ _____ ___ __ ___ what she saw.

(va demanar a Sarah que no contara...)

• asked Sarah not to tell

• asked to Sarah that not tell

• asked Sarah to not tell

Answer explanation

Ask + OBJECT+ (not) infitive

(demanar algú (no) fer...)

The policeman asked ME not to park there.

Which is the correct one?

• He said to me that there was a photograph

• He said me that there was a photograph

Answer explanation

said + to + personal object

She said to me ...

She said me

Did you hear someone ______ last night? (make a sound when your lips are closed)

He did it ____________he could escape.

• for that

• so that

Answer explanation

SO THAT + subject + (can/will) + verb (per a que...)

They locked their rooms SO THAT the animals couldn't enter.

Which is the correct one?

• He had scratches in his shoe.

• He had scratches on his shoe.