Common

Mistakes
 “There are millions residents in the state of
Florida.”

“There are 21 million residents in the state of

Florida.”
Explanation: If we
mention an exact
number, we don’t
add an ‘s’
after hundred, thous
However, we use an
‘s’ in these
expressions is if we
give a non-specific
number (hundreds of
 Examples of correct usage (exact number):

“Four thousand people have signed the petition so far.”

“The average price of a house in this neighborhood is

three million dollars.”
 Examples of correct usage (non-specific number):

“Thousands of people have signed the petition so far.”

“Houses in this neighborhood cost millions of

dollars.”
“Thanks God I don’t have to work tomorrow.”

“Thank God I don’t have to work tomorrow.”

 Thank God is an
expression we use to
communicate that
we are happy about
something 
“Thank God it’s
Friday! I thought
this week would
never end.”
 “We always look forward to relax on the weekend.”

“We always look forward to relaxing on the weekend.”

Explanation: We
always use the
gerund form of the
verb after a
preposition. In the
 Play - verb
-ing suffix

Playing - noun
Playing poker is not safe
Flower is blue
Are you looking forward to seeing your family over the
holidays?”

“My friends are looking forward to the concert next

weekend.”