Fifteen everyday errors Indian students make, each with the wrong version, the right version, and why.
Fix these fast
- its / it's: "it's" = it is. "its" = belonging to it.
- your / you're: "you're" = you are.
- their / there / they're: ownership / place / they are.
- ✗ I am having a car → ✓ I have a car. (Don't use "having" for possession.)
- ✗ He is knowing the answer → ✓ He knows the answer.
- ✗ Discuss about it → ✓ Discuss it.
- ✗ Return back → ✓ Return.
- ✗ One of my friend → ✓ One of my friends.
- ✗ He did not went → ✓ He did not go.
- ✗ More better → ✓ Better.
- ✗ I am agree → ✓ I agree.
- ✗ Since two hours → ✓ For two hours.
- ✗ Cope up with → ✓ Cope with.
- ✗ Good in English → ✓ Good at English.
- ✗ Everyone are → ✓ Everyone is.
Habit to build: re-read every sentence you write once, just for these. Most marks are lost to repeated small slips, not big ones.