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The Most Common Errors in English Grammar A lot of People Do That.

           ERRORS IN THE USE OF NOUNS   1.      NOUNS THAT CANNOT BE MADE PLURALS. Thy always take singular verbs.  Scenery, furniture, machinery, information, news, stationery, abuse, fuel, rice, issue,repair, mischief, poetry, business, Electronics, linguistics, statistics, mechanics, civics, aeronautics, economics, avionics, cards, darts, dominoes, measles, rickets, news, politics, summons,  etc.         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....

100 Grammatical Mistakes Which A lot of People do While Writing

  100 golden rules of English Grammar for error detection and sentence improvement   SUBJECT - VERB AGREEMENT   1. Two or more Singular Subjects connected by and usually take a Verb in the Plural. Incorrect - Ali and Ahmad is here. Correct - Ali and Ahmad are here.   2.     If two Singular Nouns refer to the same person or thing, the Verb must be Singular. Incorrect - The Secretary and Principal are coming. Correct - The Secretary and Principal is coming. (Here the same person is. Secretary as well as Principal)     3.     If the Singular Subjects are preceded by each or every, the Verb is usually singular. Incorrect - Every boy and girl were ready. Correct - Every boy and girl was ready.   4.     Two or more Singular Subjects connected by or, nor, either ............................... or, neither .... nor take a Verb in the Singular Incorrect - Neither he nor I wer...