Common Mistakes

1) Noun: experience

Example:

✗ I know several people who have made the same experience.

✓ I know several people who have had the same experience.

2) Noun: friend

Example:

✗ I found it difficult to find friends and felt very lonely.

✓ I found it difficult to make friends and felt very lonely.

3) Noun: research

Example:

✗ It is impossible to make any research without the Internet.

✓ It is impossible to do any research without the Internet.

4) Noun: work

Example:

✗ Francesca makes her work very efficiently.

✓ Francesca does her work very efficiently.

5) Noun: mistake

Example:

✗ People often do the same mistakes.

✓ People often make the same mistakes.

6) Noun: survey

Example:

✗ I made a survey of the level of job satisfaction in our department.

✓ I carried out/did a survey of the level of job satisfaction in our department.

7) Noun: effort

Example:

✗ It is worth doing an effort to live a healthier life.

✓ It is worth making an effort to live a healthier life.

8) Noun: child/children/baby

Example:

✗ They married young, got two children, and led an ordinary life.

✓ They married young, had two children, and led an ordinary life.

9) Noun: business

Example:

✗ I spent two days in the office making business by phone.

✓ I spent two days in the office conducting/doing business by phone.

10) Noun: change

Example:

✗ They suggested doing some changes to the schedule.

✓ They suggested making some changes to the schedule.