Common mistakes: Obligation :Check the correct statement(s) .My obligations include doing the housework and picking up the children from school .My duties include doing the housework and picking up the children from school Obligation Noun .BAD: My obligations include doing...

Common mistakes: Oblige :Check the correct statement(s) .You can’t oblige children to study if they don’t want to .You can’t force children to study if they don’t want to .In order to pay the hospital bill, it obliged me to...

Common mistakes: Obey :Check the correct statement(s) .He was a good boy and obeyed to his parents all the time .He was a good boy and obeyed his parents all the time Obey Verb .BAD: He was a good boy...

Common mistakes: Nowadays :Check the correct statement(s) .This is a major problem for nowadays society .This is a major problem for today’s society .People live longer in nowadays .People live longer nowadays Nowadays Adverb .BAD: People live longer in nowadays...

Common mistakes: Now .Check the correct statement(s) .I’m sure you’ll be happier from now .I’m sure you’ll be happier from now on .From now I shall make all the decisions myself .From now on I shall make all the decisions...

Common mistakes: Notice :Check the correct statement(s) .I wrote him a note saying that the package had arrived .I wrote him a notice saying that the package had arrived .It was so crowded that at first I didn’t take any...

Common mistakes: Nothing :Check the correct statement(s) .He has hurt his back and can’t do nothing .He has hurt his back and can’t do anything Nothing Pronoun .BAD: He has hurt his back and can’t do nothing .GOOD: He has...

Common mistakes: Noon :Check the correct statement(s) .The cafeteria is always crowded in the noon .The cafeteria is always crowded at noon .The cafeteria is always crowded in the noon .The cafeteria is always crowded at noon Noon Noun .BAD:...

Common mistakes: Nominate :Check the correct statement(s) .Mr. Tong was nominated manager of the company in 1984 .Mr. Tong was appointed manager of the company in 1984 Nominate Verb .BAD: Mr Tong was nominated manager of the company in 1984...

Common mistakes: Noise :Check the correct statement(s) .I turned on the radio but there was no noise .I turned on the radio but there was no sound .He was woken up by the noise of broken glass .He was woken...

Common mistakes: Nobody :Check the correct statement(s) .He closed the door quietly so that nobody wouldn’t hear him .He closed the door quietly so that nobody would hear him .Nobody has done something yet .Nobody has done anything yet .Nobody...

Common mistakes: No one :Check the correct statement(s) .No one of us regrets volunteering .None of us regrets volunteering .Not one of us regrets volunteering No one Pronoun .BAD: No one of us regrets volunteering .GOOD: None of us regrets...

Common mistakes: Night :Check the correct statement(s) .I don’t like driving in the night .I don’t like driving at night .It was about nine o’clock in the night when we heard a noise outside .It was about nine o’clock at...

Common mistakes: Nice :Check the correct statement(s) .The room where I do my work is nice and quiet .There is a nice quiet room where I do my work .There is a nice and quiet room where I do my...

Common mistakes: Next :Check the correct statement(s) .I’m looking forward to seeing you on next Sunday .I’m looking forward to seeing you next Sunday .I have some spare time this week but the next week I’ll have to start work...

Common mistakes: News :Check the correct statement(s) .The news are never very good nowadays .The news is never very good nowadays .I’m looking forward to hearing a good news from you .I’m looking forward to hearing some good news from...

Common mistakes: Nervous :Check the correct statement(s) .Thinking she might be hurt, I felt very nervous .Thinking she might be hurt, I felt very anxious .What really made me nervous was the way he kept pulling my sleeve .What really...

Common mistakes: Negligible :Check the correct statement(s) .There was a negligent amount of liquid in the test tube .There was a negligible amount of liquid in the test tube Negligent Adjective .BAD: There was a negligent amount of liquid in...

Common mistakes: Neither :Check the correct statement(s) .Inside the examination room we could neither smoke or talk .Inside the examination room we could neither smoke nor talk .His parents neither shouted at him or smacked him .His parents neither shouted...

Common mistakes: Neglect :Check the correct statement(s) .Some teachers neglect how much a student can take in during one lesson .Some teachers forget how much a student can take in during one lesson Neglect Verb .BAD: Some teachers neglect how...