Common Mistakes at IELTS Intermediate - Cullen Pauline

CONTENTS 1 Are there any special times I should use the? 5 2 Singular or plural? 6 3 Which nouns don't have a plural form? 7 Test 1 8 4 When do I use the present simple tense? 10 5 How do I write large numbers? 11 6 There is I there are 12 Test 2 7 Which relative pronoun should I use? 15 8 How do I choose between and, but and or? 16 9 Auxiliary verbs 17 Test 3 10 How do I use modal verbs? 20 11 -ing or to + infinitive? 21 12 Verbs after adjectives and prepositions 22 Test 4 23 13 The gerund or infinitive after allow, advise, make, suggest? 25 14 Stop, try, forget and remember 26 15 Prepositions after adjectives and nouns 27 Test 5 28 16 Prepositions after verbs 30 17 Prepositions of time and place 31 18 The preposition of 32 Test 6 19 How do I make a verb passive? 35 20 When do I use the passive? 36 21 What is register? 37 Test 7 22 Adjectives and adverbs 40 23 Noun or adjective? 41 24 Verb confusion 1 - courses and study 42 Test 8 43 25 Verb confusion 2 - describing charts and