200 English Grammar Mistakes!: A workbook of Common Grammar and Punctuation Errors with Examples, Exercises and Solutions So You Never Make Them Again

bear
foot.
It’s really hard to 
bare
the burden of four kids alone.
Correct: 
The man can walk on hot coals 
bare
foot.
It’s really hard to 
bear 
the burden of raising four kids alone.
The confusion with Dare/Dear
Dear
is used regarding affection or to mean intimacy. In contrast, 
dare 
can
be used in the form of a challenge.
Incorrect: My ex-boyfriend was so 
dare
to me that I felt disappointed when
he cheated on me.
He 
deared
me to slap the soldier’s face, and I did it gladly.
Correct: 
My ex-boyfriend was so 
dear
to me that I felt disappointed when
he cheated on me.
He 
dared
me to slap the soldier’s face, and I did it gladly.
Avoid the error of One’s/Once
One’s
and 
Once 
are similarly interesting words among users in this present
age, and a lot of writers find it difficult to use them appropriately because of
lack of knowledge to distinguish between the two.
By simple analogy, 
one’s
is used as a possessive word. Just like you say the
book is “his,” “one’s” can also be used in the same context. Further, when
you use 
one’s
in a sentence, you are using it in a non-directional manner. For
example, you can say, “It’s good to take care of one’s health,” instead of
saying “It is good to take care of your health.” In this way, you are saying

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people or humans should take care of their health, not necessarily referring to
a specific individual.
Once
is another case word and it means “a single time,” “on a one-time
occasion” or “formerly.” When you are using this word as compared to its
counterpart, you are mentioning a single event of occurrence or a former
event that had occurred.
Incorrect: He was