Most Common Grammar Mistake Ever!! (Don't Do This!)

Sometimes you can improve your English a hell of a lot in a very short amount of time

and today we're going to do exactly that

I want to show you one thing today that will really improve your English

1,000% sure this is the mistake that I correct most often

more than any other mistake

this is the one that I hear most in my classes

and this is the mistake listen for the reply that she gives

I'm going to the cinema later, do you want to go to the cinema?

yes I want

okay

did you hear the mistake in her reply?

let's use the same mistake but a different example

Do you want a coffee?

yes I want

How about that time? No? Let's do another one

Do you want a banana?

yes I want

Do you want THIS banana?

yes I want

okay fine

so something is missing here. Let's fix it

this is a very common mistake so don't worry if you didn't see the mistake in this question

There's one word missing

do you know what it is?

TO!

and remember her reply was this

Yes I want

Now in Latin languages, probably others too...

It's enough to say your equivalent of "I want" for the reply

however in English we must have an object

in this case the object is a verb "to go"

you can of course say:

yes I want to go

that's fine no problem

however it's much more common, much more natural

just to say "I want to"

"Yeah I want to"

and the same for any other verb

"Do you want to sleep?"

"Yes I want to, very much"

Let's change the verb for a noun

For example: "Do you want a coffee?"

in your reply you still need that object

Which object should I use for a coffee?

just say:

"Yeah I want one

...I always want one"

this talks about something general

but if you're talking about a specific thing

then the question might be "Do you want this?"

"Do you want that?"

in which case the reply would not be "I want one"

we're talking about a specific thing

the reply is:

"It"

"Yes I want it! Give it to me!"

but honestly this happens in many other examples

This is an example of not using the object when you should

For example: if you want to ask "Did you like / love / hate this thing?"

this one singular thing

Then your answer should not be "Yes I loved"

You're missing that object

in this case it's a singular thing

we're talking specifically so what is that object?

It's a pronoun

"It" of course

So don't forget your objects, don't forget your pronouns

but be careful, modal verbs don't work the same

in a question like "Can you dance?"

Notice that modal verbs don't have "To" with the verb

So it works different

Your answer should NOT be:

"Yes I can to"

Noooo

Because remember in the question there's no "Can you TO dance?"

no

So the answer: NO "TO"!

So never forget your objects and your "TO" preposition in sentences and questions

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