Symbol |
Explanation / Title /
Shelf in CILL |
Examples |
A |
Article
Cobuild English Guides 3: Articles
(Grammar shelf, Intermediate level) |
| |
A |
|
A |
|
| She had |
the |
glass of milk and |
the |
apple for lunch. |
| She had |
a |
glass of milk and |
an |
apple for lunch. |
|
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|
Expression Error
Common English Errors in Hong Kong
(Grammar shelf, Intermediate level) |
I am hard to find a job in Hong Kong.
It is difficult for me to find a job in Hong Kong.
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|
F |
Formality
Academic Writing Course (Unit 14)
(Writing shelf, Intermediate level) |
F
Their research is rubbish. |
G |
Grammar - e.g. use of gerund and infinitive.
Common English Errors in Hong Kong
(Grammar shelf, Intermediate level) |
G
He want do good
in the test.
He wants to do well in the test. |
P |
Punctuation/Capital Letters
Cobuild English Guides 8: Spelling
(pages 16-18)
(Vocabulary shelf, Intermediate level) |
P
the weather girl smiled and said
P P
tomorrow will be a
bright clear and sunny day.
P
The weather girl smiled and said, "Tomorrow will be a
bright, clear and sunny day". |
| POS |
Part of speech
Oxford Practice Grammar Intermediate with Tests (Unit 1)
(Grammar shelf, Intermediate level) |
POS
They analysis the problem. |
Prep |
Preposition
Cobuild English Guides 1: Prepositions
(Grammar shelf, Intermediate level) |
Prep
She got on
a taxi and went to the airport.
She got in a taxi and went to the airport. |
| PV |
Passive voice
Grammar Troublespots (Unit 9)
(Grammar shelf, Intermediate level) |
PV
They were award the prize. |
S |
Sentence Structure - The
sentence is too long or doesn’t contain a subject or verb.
Grammar Troublespots
(Grammar shelf, Intermediate level) |
S
Walking down the
street singing a song.
She walked down the street singing a song. |
| S/Pl |
Singular / plural
Oxford Practice Grammar (p.194-201)
(Grammar shelf, Intermediate level) |
S/Pl
A new staff joined the company. |
Sp |
Spelling
Cobuild English Guides 8: Spelling
(Vocabulary shelf, Intermediate level) |
|
Sp |
He asked for a bowl
of soop.
He asked for a bowl of soup. |
|
| SVA |
Subject-verb agreement
Understanding English Grammar – for Chinese Learners (p. 14 -17)
(Grammar shelf, Intermediate level) |
SVA
I likes it. |
T |
Verb Tense
Get your tenses straight
(Grammar shelf, Early intermediate level) |
| |
T |
|
| Last Sunday they |
cycle |
from Shatin to Tai Po. |
| Last Sunday they |
cycled |
from Shatin to Tai Po. |
|
| U |
Uncountable nouns
Developing Grammar in Context (Unit 34)
(Grammar shelf, Intermediate level) |
U
This is important informations. |
( )
or
the |
Word
Not Needed
Common English Errors in Hong Kong p.96 (Grammar shelf, Intermediate
level) |
She works part-time at
(the) Mac
Donald’s.
She works part-time at the Mac
Donald’s.
She works part-time at Mac Donald’s. |
^ |
Word
Missing
Common English Errors in Hong Kong (Grammar shelf, Intermediate
level) |
He ran to ^ office.
He
ran to the office. |
WO |
Word Order
Common English Errors in Hong Kong p.95 (Grammar shelf, Intermediate
level) |
|
WO
|
They like
tennis playing.
They like playing tennis. |
|
WW |
Wrong Word
Common English Errors in Hong Kong p.84 (Grammar shelf, Intermediate
level) |
|
WW |
My father is a cooker.
My father is a cook. |
|
