Most Common Mistakes in English Grammar
Updated on Sep, 2026
Teaching and Academics , Language Learning, English Grammar
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Whether we are writing an email or creating a resume, we should ensure that our writing is correct by avoiding grammar mistakes. If we spend some time to edit our words before sending them out, we may find some grammatical errors.
Most Common mistakes in English Grammar in connection with the following :
1.Use of incorrect spellings of a word
2.Mistake in using Apostrophe
3.Sentence fragments
4.Lack of Subject-Verb agreement
5.Misplaced modifiers/words
7.Incomplete comparisons
8.Mixing up Possession vs. Plural
9.Confusion between Fewer and Less
13. Use correct verb for the entire correspondence
14. Unnecessary commas
15. No clear Antecedent
16. Ending a Sentence in a Preposition
17. Very long sentences
18. Mistakes with Well and Good
19. Peek vs. Peak vs. Pique
22. Who vs. Whom vs. Whose vs. Who’s
26. Introductory commas
28. Possessive nouns
29. Missing comma in a Compound Sentence
30. Mixing up spellings
i) To vs. too vs. two
ii) Whether vs. Weather
iii) There vs. Their
31. Mixing up similar words
i) Affect vs. effect
ii) Further vs. father
iii) Accept vs. except
32. Assure vs. Insure vs. Ensure
34. Commas for a series
35. Compliment s. Complement
36. Between vs. among
37. Semicolon vs. Colon
38. Capitalization errors
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