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Wrong: It’s seven twenty o'clock.
Right: It's seven twenty.
Wrong: Your coat is broken.
Right: Your coat is torn.
Wrong: Would you mind posting this letter for me ? Yes, certainly.
Right: Would you mind mailing this letter for me ? Of course not. OR (Not at all)
Wrong: He becomes better.
Right: He got better.
Wrong: We'll have a hearing test tomorrow.
Right: We'll have a listening test tomorrow.
Wrong: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
Right: I recommend that you take a long vacation
Wrong: It was still bright outside.
Right: It was still light outside.
Wrong: Come to here.
Right: Come here.
Wrong: Who cooked this salad?
Right: Who made this salad?
Wrong: Don't step on the grass.
Right: Keep off the grass.
Wrong: I get my salary twice a month.
Right: I get paid twice a month..
Wrong: Would you like a drink?
Right: Would you like something to drink ?
Wrong: Let me examine your pulse.
Right: Let me feel your pulse.
Wrong: I have no exercise talent.
Right: I am not athletic.
Wrong: Don't expect me too much.
Right: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
Wrong: I forget my hat in the house.
Right: I left my hat in the house.
Wrong: Lend me some money, for instance 100 rupees.
Right: Lend me some money, say 100 rupees.
Wrong: I have a free time.
Right: I am free.
Wrong: The sun rises from the East.
Right: The sun rises in the East.
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