Japanese often incorrectly use article "a" in phrases such as 'have breakfast', 'have lunch', 'have dinner'.
An article is only needed when lunch is modified, such as 'have a healthy lunch'.
Question 2
What will you do today?
A
I will go shop.
B
I will go to shopping.
C
I will go shopping.
D
I will go to shop.
Question 2 Explanation:
Japanese incorrectly use 'go to + gerund' (ex. 'go to shopping', 'go to fishing') when they should be using 'go + gerund' ('go shopping', 'go swimming', 'go surfing', 'go fishing', etc.).
Remember if you have the word 'go' followed by a gerund (-ing) do not use 'to'.
Question 3
How many of your friends study English?
A
Almost my friends study English.
B
Almost all of my friends study English.
C
Almost most of my friends study English.
D
Most my friends study English
Question 3 Explanation:
Japanese confuse 'almost all of my' and 'most of my' and incorrectly use a combination of the two 'almost my'.
When using partitives, remember 'almost' must be followed by 'all of'.
Question 4
You look great! What's happened?
A
I lost some of my weight.
B
I lost my weight.
C
I lost weight.
D
I lost the weight.
Question 4 Explanation:
Japanese often incorrectly put a possessive adjective in the phrase 'gain weight' or 'lose weight'.
Here is an easy rule to remember. Do not put anything between the words 'lose/gain' and 'weight'.
Question 5
How was the meeting?
A
I was boring at the meeting.
B
I felt boring at the meeting.
C
It felt boring at the meeting.
D
I felt bored at the meeting.
Question 5 Explanation:
Japanese mix up when to use the present participle and
when to use the past participle (bored vs. boring, surprised vs. surprising, excited vs. exciting, etc.)
Remember this; use 'I was + -ed' and 'It was + -ing'
I was bored. It was boring
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