Good Vs Well

Good is an adjective. It is used to modify a noun. Well is an adverb. It is used to modify a verb.

Incorrect: She sings good.

Common mistakes are mistakes that people make all the time. There are several common mistakes in English. The most common among them are given below.

So do I, neither did I

English makes liberal use of punctuation marks. In fact, written English would hardly make sense if no punctuation marks were used. Here are some common mistakes in the use of punctuation marks.

In each of the following pairs of sentences, one sentence is correct, and the other is wrong. Choose the correct sentence.

Incorrect: They insisted on me resigning the post.
Correct: They insisted on my resigning the post.

Incorrect: They objected to John playing for the team.
Correct: They objected to John’s playing for the team.

Incorrect: She had a much shocked expression on her face.
Correct: She had a very shocked expression on her face.

Incorrect: She looked much frightened.
Correct: She looked very frightened.

Some words ending in –ly are adjectives, and not normally adverbs. Examples are: costly, cowardly, deadly, friendly, likely, lively, lonely, silly, miserly and unlikely.