120 mistakes not to make during 2025

 33. Change of tense 

The first verb in a sentence establishes the tense of any verb that comes later. 

If you begin writing in the past, don’t change to the present. 

Similarly, if you begin writing in the present, don’t change to the past. 

• Incorrect: In the story, the king loses his kingdom, but he regained everything in the end. 

• Correct: In the story, the king loses his kingdom, but he regains everything in the end. 

• Incorrect: The team won yesterday, but goes and loses this afternoon. 

• Correct: The team won yesterday, but went and lost this afternoon.

40/100 words every high school student should know

 

36.	Focus	To concentrate attention or effort.
37.	Foreshadow	To indicate or hint at future events.
38.	Goal	A desired result or achievement.
39.	Gratitude	Thankfulness.
40.	Honest	Truthful and sincere.

50 idioms every student should know

 

1.	Break the ice	to relieve tension or get conversation started in an awkward situation.
2.	Bite the bullet	to endure a painful or unpleasant task courageously.
3.	Hit the nail on the head	to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
4.	Let the cat out of the bag	to reveal a secret, often unintentionally.
5.	Kill two birds with one stone	to achieve two aims with a single effort.