ERRORS IN THE USE OF NOUNS
Incorrect:
Rickets/measles are the cause of my disturbance.
Correct: Rickets/ measles is the cause of my
disturbance.
Incorrect:
Mathematics have never been my favourite subject.
Correct. Mathematics has never been my favourite
subject.
Incorrect: These
news are very important.
Correct. This news is very important.
Incorrect: The sceneries of
Kashmir are beautiful.
Correct: The scenery of
Incorrect: My father gave me two
advices, which are very dear to me.
Correct: My father gave me two pieces of advice, which
are very dear to me.
Incorrect: I have bought three
soaps and two brushes.
Correct: I have bought three bars
of soaps and two brushes.
Incorrect: Her hairs are very
long.
Correct: Her hair is very long.
We may use the following patterns in this
case.
Ø A piece/ two pieces of (information, news, work, advice,
knowledge ,poetry, prose, criticism, etc )
Ø An article/ three articles of ( clothing, luggage, apparatus,
jewelry, cutlery, crockery, stationery, etc.)
- NOUNS
THAT HAVE SAME SINGULAR AND PLURAL
FORMS.
Swine, sheep, deer, salmon, trout,
fish, gallows, innings, counsel, aircraft, etc
Incorrect: These sheeps will be slaughtered early in the
morning.
Correct: These sheep will be slaughtered early in
the morning.
Incorrect: He has sold all his
swines.
Correct: He has sold all his swine.
Incorrect: The lions are reported
to have killed five deers in two days.
Correct. The lions are reported to
have killed five deer in two days.
Incorrect: These aircrafts are
made by
Correct: These aircraft are made by China
- THE
COLLECTIVE NOUNS THAT ARE ALWAYS USED AS PLURALS.
Poultry,
cattle, vermin, gentry, peasantry, clergy, police
Incorrect: Poultry has given him great profit.
Correct: Poultry
have given him great profit.
Incorrect: Peasantry of
Correct: Peasantry
of
Incorrect: The police has caught the thief.
Correct: The police
have caught the thief.
- NOUNS
WITH PLURAL FORMS AND TAKE PLURAL VERBS.
GROUP. A. Trousers, scissors, pants, pajamas, glasses,
shorts, drawers, pliers, spectacles, goggles, binoculars, fetters, scales,
compasses, etc.
GROUP. B. customs, remains, assets,
thanks, congratulations, condolences, savings, lodgings, regards, respects,
arms, pains, damages, surroundings, forces, troops, manners, friends, brains,
contents, particulars, valuables, belongings, orders, means, statistics,
effects, spoils, receipts, alms, credentials, papers etc.
NOTICE THE DIFFERNCE BETWEEN THE
USAGE OF UNDERLINED WORDS.
Ø Please give me two sheets of paper to write an
application.
Ø Please get the papers
of your property verified.
Ø He is carrying the branches of wood on his back
Ø The woods are lovely , dark and deep.
Ø The mass of this body is greater than what I expected.
Ø This is a country where masses are illiterate and the
rules are incompetent.
Ø He opened the bottle and pour half of the contents into
the glass
Ø He failed to understand the content of my essay.
ERRORS IN THIS CASE.
Incorrect: your allegation has no ground at all.
Correct: Your
allegation ahs no grounds at all.
Incorrect: W take great pain to satisfy our valued
customers.
Correct: We take
great pains to satisfy our valued customers.
Incorrect: he has received the order of his transfer.
Correct: He has
received the orders of his transfer.
Incorrect: His saving has increased to a considerable
extent.
Correct. His savings
have increased to a considerable extent.
Incorrect: Please convey my thank/ regard/respect to you
father.
Correct: Please
convey my thanks /regards/respects to you father.
Incorrect: You need to learn table manner.
Correct: You need to
learn table manners.
ERRORS IN PRONOUNS
- Use
of Reflexive Pronouns. ( verbs used in the following sentences are
followed by reflexive pronouns)
Enjoy, apply,
resign, absent, acquit, drive, exert,
avail, pride, etc.
Incorrect: You must avail this
opportunity.
Correct: You must avail yourself of this opportunity.
Incorrect: He should not absent from the school during these days.
Correct: He should not absent
himself from the school during these
days
Incorrect: Dear friend! You should
apply yourself to achieve the first position.
Correct: Dear friend! You should
apply yourself to achieve the first position.
- The
pronoun One must be followed by one`s.
Incorrect: One must finish his task
on time.
Correct. One must finish one`s task
on time.
- Whom
denotes object and Who denotes subject.
Incorrect. Whom do you think won the
award?
Correct: Who do you think won the
award?
Incorrect:Who are you taking to?
Correct: Whom are you taking to?
- each
other is used when there are two subject or object, one another is used
when there are more than two subject or object.
Incorrect: Romeo and Juliet loved
one another.
Correct: Romeo and Juliet loved each
other.
Incorrect: All the students of the
class hate each other.
Correct: All the students of the
class hate one another.
- Pronouns
must agree with their antecedents.
INCORRECT: It is important for a
doctor to keep their patients' records confidential.
Correct: It is important for a
doctor to keep his patients' records confidential.
Incorrect: Everybody ran to their cars and drove away.
Correct: Everybody ran to his/her cars and drove away.
- when
1st , 2nd and 3rd persons come together in one sentence, they must me in
the order: the 2nd person, the 3rd and the last of all the 1st person.
Incorrect: I, you and he will always
remain true to one another.
Correct: You , he and I will always remain true to
one another.
Incorrect: I and you must do our work.
Correct: You and I must do our work.
Incorrect: He and she are not happy
with her new employer.
Correct: He and she are not happy with their new
employer.
- Either and Neither are used for two
persons and are always followed verb agreed with the pronoun/ noun
preceding it
Incorrect: Neither you nor I are interested in this project.
Correct:
Neither you nor I am interested
in this project.
Incorrect:
Either you or he are at fault.
Correct:
Either you or he is at fault.
Incorrect: Neither of the two men were very strong
Correct: Neither of the two men was very strong
Incorrect: Either of you are to be rejected by the boss.
Correct. Either of you is to be rejected by the boss.
- After each
of we use a plural noun or pronoun and a singular verb.
Incorrect: Each of these boys play
cricket well.
Correct: Each of these boys plays cricket
well.
Incorrect: Each of these three
roads lead to the railway station.
Correct: Each of these three roads leads to
the railway station.
- In
negative sentences we do not normally use both. Instead, we use neither.
Incorrect: Both didn’t go.
Correct: Neither went
- In
negative sentences we do not normally use all. Instead, we use none.
Incorrect: We all did not go.
Correct: None of us went
- Let is
a verb. It should be followed by a pronoun in object form.
Incorrect: Let I go.
Correct: Let me go.
Incorrect: Let we move.
Correct: Let us move
COMMON ERRORS IN THE USE OF ADJECTIVES
16 . Use an
adjective not an adverb with the following verbs
Feel, taste, sound, smell, look, seem, appear, etc.
Incorrect: This flower smells sweetly
Correct: This flower
smells sweet.
Incorrect: She looks angrily.
Correct: She looks angry.
Incorrect: your statement sounds strangely.
Correct: Your statement sounds strange.
Incorrect: These apples taste sourly.
Correct. These apples taste sour.
Incorrect: I feel sadly.
Correct: I feel sad.
Incorrect: Their decision appears unjustly.
Correct. Their decision appears unjust.
17. senior, junior,
inferior, anterior, posterior, prior, elder are followed by to not by than.
Incorrect: He is senior than me.
Correct. He is senior to me.
Incorrect: I m not junior than
you.
Correct: I am not junior to you.
Incorrect: this pen is superior
than that pen.
Correct: This pen is superior to
that pen.
- Adjectives
which are already perfect in their meaning have no comparative or
superlative degrees.
Unique , ideal, perfect, round,
square , complete, universal, entire, extreme full.
Incorrect: This place is more ideal than that
one.
Correct: This is an ideal place.
Incorrect: This is the most
perfect painting of Picasso.
Correct: This is the perfect
painting of Picasso.
- Use
comparative degree for comparison of two things.
Incorrect:
He is the tallest of two brothers.
Correct: He is the
taller of two bothers.
Incorrect: One of the two bothers
is most intelligent.
Correct: One of the two bothers is
more intelligent.
- Double
comparatives and double superlatives are not to be used.
Incorrect: He is more wiser than
his brother.
Correct: He is wiser than his
brother.
- when
we compare two qualities in the same person or thing the comparative
ending with –er is not used.
Incorrect: You are wiser than old.
Correct: you are more wise than
old.
- when
two changes happen together , comparative degree is used in both.
Incorrect: The higher you go, the
cool you feel.
Correct: The higher you go, the
cooler you feel.
- when
comparative degree is used in superlative sense, it is followed by any
other.
Incorrect: He is better than any bowler.
Correct: He is better than any
other bowler.
- In
some cases, comparison is subtle and must be given proper attention.
Incorrect: the roads of Karachi
are wider than Lahore.
Correct: the roads of Karachi are
wider than those of Lahor.
Incorrect. Scenery of Kashmir is
better than Islamabad.
Correct: Scenery of Kashmir is
better than that of Islamabad.
- Older
refers to persons and thing and is followed by than. Elder is used for
members of family.
Incorrect: Rahim is elder than all
other boys in the class.
Correct. Rahim is older than all
other boys in the class.
Incorrect: Shoib is my older
brother.
Correct: Shoib is my elder brother.
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