Saturday, 28 November 2020

Common errors in English: Usage of Hope and Wish

 Hope and Wish


Incorrect : I wish you will pass your exam. 


Correct : I hope you will pass your exam.


Incorrect: I hope I were a bird. 


Correct : I wish I were a bird.


Incorrect : I hope you every success.


Correct : I wish you every success. 


Note: You can hope for things that are possible, but you wish for things that you think are impossible or unlikely. In the last sentence above, wish is used as a ditransitive verb. Hope cannot be used in this way.



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