Converse of object

• make: Make no mistake, the Romans were very good at putting people to death.

• correct: In some cases they correct mistakes in the older versions.

• repeat: A new round should not repeat the mistakes of the past.

• spell: Make sure there are no spelling mistakes or grammatical errors.

• avoid: The video will help you to avoid the mistakes of others.

• rectify: Thankfully there is still time to rectify these mistakes.

Adjective modifier

• costly: All in all an extremely useful session that has enabled me to avoid making costly mistakes!

• fatal: Playing the odds was a fatal mistake: the coin came down heads.

• terrible: During my first few hours in this mental health placement, I started to think I had made a terrible mistake by going there.

• silly: Silly mistakes were made by Newark MP Mrs Fiona Jones in her election return, the Crown Court was told on Monday.

• stupid: Which was a stupid mistake which there is no going back from.

• common: A common mistake is to type ` = ' instead of ` == ' .

Preposition: on

• lap: He seized the opportunity to move into fifth place when James Haydon made a mistake on lap three.

Noun used with modifier

• spelling: Are there any spelling mistakes or other textual errors?

• grammar: Grammar conventions The students, in groups, watch the recorded conversation and take notes on possible grammar mistakes in it and make corrections.

• punctuation: In all work importance is attached to clear, well structured work with a minimum of spelling, grammatical or punctuation mistakes.

• category: To conflate the two is to commit a category mistake ( Ryle, 1949 ).

Preposition: of

• past: A new round should not repeat the mistakes of the past.

Preposition: with

• conversion: Whitehead made no mistake with the simple conversion that cut the deficit by seven points ( 17-10 ).