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The Twenty Most Common Errors



Check all of your verbs to make sure you have placed the proper endings on them. It's easy to forget the verb endings -s (or -es) and -ed (or -d) because they are not always pronounced clearly when spoken. In addition, some varieties of English use these endings in ways that are different from uses in standard academic English.