I'm afraid he got it wrong

[Guest]

Test No. express/elem-3 "Take it easy", question 9

I'm afraid he has got it wrong.

(a) said it incorrectly
(b) did an error
(c) did a mistake
(d) made a mistake

Test No. express/elem-3 "Take it easy", answer 9

I'm afraid he has made a mistake.

Correct answer: (d) made a mistake

Your answer was: incorrect
I'm afraid he has said it incorrectly.
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why is made a mistake option incorrect?

[Torsten]

The correct answer in this test is I'm afraid he made a mistake.

I'm afraid he has got it wrong = I'm afraid he made a mistake.

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[Made Sariada]

Dear english trainers,

I find it confusing to differentiate the use of "error" and "mistake"? please help me.

Thanks in advance for your explanation.

Best wishes.

Made Sariada

[Alan]

Hi,

The main difference is that error means something that is wrong or incorrect in the sense of language, which is made through ignorance or not knowing the correct form. If you write: She speak English, this is an error because the person doesn't know that this verb form needs an 's'. A mistake is something that is wrong or incorrect in the sense of language, which is made by accident. If I type: soemthing instead of something, this is a mistake because I pressed the keys on my keyboard in the wrong order.

Hope this helps

Alan
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