Common Student Mistakes

Here is a list of the most common mistakes made by Turkish students.

These are most commonly made due to students translating from Turkish.

Credit goes to: http://turklishtefl.com/

Grammar
Bad English :)
Good English :)

PreposItIons:

Listen TO something/someone

I listen to music. :)
She listened to her friend talk about politics. :)
They’ve been listening to that CD for over an hour now. :)

I’m listening you
. :(

Go TO somewhere Come TO somewhere

Monica goes to work every Monday. :)
I went to Germany last year.  :)
I went in Germany last year.  :(
I’ve come to class 5 times this week already. :)

Exceptions: home, abroad, here/there, somewhere [No TO]

I went home last night.  :)
I went to home last night.  :(
We’re going abroad next summer.  :)
Kara came here to visit her aunt.  :)
Kara came to here to visit her aunt. :(
I’ve gone there before:)

Wait FOR someone/something

So… you’ll wait for me at the station, right? :)
I had to wait for my visa before I could leave for Russia. :)
Wait for me. :)
Wait me. :(
I’ll wait my friend. :(

Get married TO someone or Marry someone [NO PREPOSITION]
get married WITH someone :(
I got married to Mark when I was 20 years old. :)
I got married with Mark when I was 20 years old.  :(
John will marry Tracy next year in the old church. :)
John will marry with Tracy next year in the old church. :(

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