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 [wptabcontent]159.  Using the passive infinitive (to be + past participle)
instead of the active (to + infinitive).[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say:  English  isn't  easy to  be  learned.
Say:  English isn't easy to learn.

The adjectives easy, difficult , hard ,  heavy, good ,  etc.,
  are  generally followe d by the active  infinitive. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]160.  Using an intransitive verb in the passive form.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say:  She  was  disappeared from  the  house.
Say:  She  disappeared from the house.

As a rule, don' t use intransitive verbs, like appear, seem , become , consist,
in  the passive form .  Intransitive verbs don't have an object. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]161. Mixing up one form of the verb with another.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say:  It's  better  to  enjoy yourself when you're young rather
 than wasting time worrying about the  future.
Say: It's  better to  enjoy yourself when you're young than
 to waste time worrying about the future.
Don't mix one form of the verb with another. If the first verb
 in a comparison is in the infinitive, the second must also be in the infinitive. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]162. Wrong sequence of moods.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: If you would/'d do me this favour, I will/'ll be  very grateful to  you.
Say: If you would/'d do me this favour, I would/'d be very  grateful  to you.
Or: If you will/'ll do me this favour, I will/'d be very grateful  to  you.
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[wptabcontent]163. The  unrelated participle.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Being in a hurry, the door was left open.
Say: Being in a hurry, he left the door open.

Take care to provide the logical subject relating to the participle phrase.
 In the sentence given, the logical subject to being in haste is he and not the door. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]164. The question phrase isn't it? misused.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: He played well yesterday, isn't it?
Say: He played well yesterday, didn't he?
Use the question phrase isn't it only when the preceding statement
 contains the word is: It is a hot day, isn't it?
Note. In this form of question, use the same tense and person as in 
the preceding statement and use the correct auxiliary. If, however, 
the preceding statement is in the negative form, the question phrase omits not. We say:
1  They are on holiday, aren't they?
They aren't on holiday, are they?
2 You speak English, don't you?
You don't speak French; do you? [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]165 Misuse of the gerund to express purpose.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say:  I come  here  for learning English.
Say: I  come here to learn English.

Express purpose by using the infinitive, not the gerund. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]166.  Yes or No in answer to negative questions.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Question:  Didn't you  see  the  game?
Answer:  Yes,  -  that is, I saw it.
No, - that is, I didn't see it.

In answering negative questions, say Yes if the answer is an
 affirmation, and No if it's a negative. That is, answer
 without any regard to the negative form of the question. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]167. Using a double negative.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say:  She says she's not afraid of nobody.
Say: She says she's not afraid of anybody.
Or: She says she's afraid of nobody.

In English, two negatives are equal to an affirmative statement.
 You should avoid using two negative words in the same clause: when
 not is used, none changes to any, nothing to anything, nobody to
 anybody, no one to anyone, nowhere to anywhere, neither ... nor to either ... or. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]168. Using  one  time or  two times instead of once or twice.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: I was absent one time or two times.
Say: I was absent once or twice.

Use once and twice instead of one time and two times. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]169. Using a day, etc., instead of one day, etc.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say:  A  day they went sight-seeing in Florence.
Say:  One  day  they  went  sight-seeing  in  Florence.

Use one (not a or an) with day, night, morning, afternoon and evening,
when the one means on a certain .... [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]170. Using the other day instead of the next day, etc.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: David slept well  and  was better the other  day.
Say:  David slept well and  was better the next day
(or on the following day).
Note: The other day is an idiom meaning a few days ago: I met an old friend
the other day.
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[wptabcontent]171. Using one and a half, instead of half past one , etc .[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say:  Lessons begin  at eight and a half.
Say: Lessons begin at  half past eight.

In telling time, say half past one half, past two, half past three, etc. [/wptabcontent]
[wptabcontent]172. Using as usually instead of as usual[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: As usually, he left his pen at home.
Say: As usual, he left his pen at home. [/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent]173. Using according to my opinion instead of. in my opinion.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: According to my opinion, she's right.
Say: In my opinion, she's right.
Note: Avoid using the phrase as I think instead of I think. Say: He's lazy and
I think he'll fail, not  as I think. [/wptabcontent]
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