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 much a student can take in during one lesson
.GOOD: Some teachers forget how much a student can take in during one lesson

Neglect

:fail to look after someone or something properly

.The garden has been badly neglected and will require a lot of attention

:fail to do something, especially something that you ought to do

The public are demanding to know why the government neglected to warn them of the oil shortage

Forget

:fail to realize something (and be guided by it)

.Children tend to forget that their parents like to have fun too