Common Mistakes with Enjoy and Fun

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The other day, when asked about her holidays, Cristina said "We enjoyed a lot." 😡

What  is missing from the sentence?

Enjoy is always followed by either an object or an object pronoun or a reflexive pronoun.

• I really enjoyed her company.  😍 
• A: How was the party last night?        B:  We enjoyed it a lot.  😍 
• As well as improving his English, our son really enjoyed when he was in Scotland.  😡
• As well as improving his English, our son really enjoyed himself when he was in Scotland.  😍          

     
The verbs like, love, prefer and hate are also followed by objects.

• A: Do you like Italian food?     B: Yes, I love.  😡     B: Yes, I love it.  😍 
• A: I hate Hugh Grant.     B: I don't like either. 😡      B: I don't like him either.  😍 

When talking about her summer holidays, Alicía said they were "very fun".  😡

Do you remember the difference between fun and funny?

We can say:

• My teacher is very funny.  😍 
• You should watch the new series. I think it's really funny.  😍 

Fun can be a noun or an adjective.

• My holidays were great/good fun. 😍 (adjective)
• My holidays were very fun. 😡
• I had a lot of fun when I lived in London. 😍 (noun)

Write some example sentences of your own.