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ENGLISH common errors & sentence correction Dr. T.K. Jain. AFTERSCHOOOL M: 9414430763 [email protected] www.afterschool.tk www.afterschoool.tk

Correct it: I have a examination to give tomorrow. I

have an examination to take tomorrow.

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Correct it : she is looking gorgeously in blue dress.  Replace

gorgeously by gorgeous – as adjective is required – not an adverb  she is looking gorgeous in blue dress.

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Correct it : this is one of a reason for not come to party.  It

should be reasons – not reason  this is one of the reasons for not coming to party.

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Correct it: the next morning, the tree disappeared and with it there hopes  Replace

there by their  There is for place  There is for persons 

the next morning, the tree disappeared and with it their hopes

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Correct it a picture hanged on the wall depict a village scene. a

picture hung on the wall, depicting a village scene.

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Correct it : as many of the guest did not turn up, many of food wasted.  as

many of the guests did not turn up, much of the food got wasted.

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Correct it my landlord have give me the month’s notice.  my

landlord has given me a month’s notice.

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Correct it: pass the binocular to me so that I can see the ring over Saturn very distinct.  

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Use indirect object first and then use direct object – so use me first and then binoculars There is no word as binocular – it is always binoculars (similar words are scissors, trousers etc.) Use article the before Saturn, Earth, Sun etc. pass me the binocular, so that I can see the ring around the Saturn more distinctly. www.afterschoool.tk

Correct it : we had an one hour lunch break follow by farther sessions on mathemetic.  Farther

refers to distance, further refers to additional

 we

had a one hour lunch break followed by further sessions on mathemetics.

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Correct it : Sun look beautifully.  The

Sun looks beautiful.

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Correct it : today is a holiday, I have to go to the bank, going to school and to market. 

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Go and going are not matching – let us match and have go to as common for all these. When we do to school for study, we don’t use article the – but when we go for some other purpose, we use article the. Today being a holiday, I have to go to the bank, to the school and also to the market. www.afterschoool.tk

Correct it : one day a conceited hare, who thought he was better, meet a old tortoise.

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one day a conceited hare, who thought he was the best, met an old tortoise.

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Correct it: the leader along with followers have comed to the party.

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of the sentence is the leader – so we will use has instead of have.  the leader along with the followers has come to the party.

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Correct it : the play put by my college is good than other colleges.  Don’t

use good – use better  We have to compare plays – and not colleges – so use those of with other colleges.  the play put up by my college is better than those of other colleges.

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Correct it : he died from cancer.  We

use preposition of for disease.  He died of cancer.

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Correct it: shrilly lobbies have sprang instantly for and against the report.

 Lobbies

is noun, so use shrill (adjective) not adverb.  We use 3rd form with perfect tense – so use sprung  Sprung will take preposition up.  shrill lobbies have instantly sprung up for and against the report. www.afterschoool.tk

Correct it: he is coming here daily.

 He

comes here daily

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Correct it: Abhilasha as well as her friends have come.  Here

subject is Abhilasha – singular, so use has  Abhilasha as well as her friends has come.

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Correct it: flowers smells sweetly.  Flowers

is plural, so use smell – not

smells  Use adjective – not adverb – so use sweet.  flowers smell sweet.

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Correct it: tomorrow I will giving my first examination.

 Tomorrow,

I will take my first examination.

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Correct it : If I will go to Delhi, I shall also go to Punjab. We don’t use will with if. We use article the before Punjab. If I go to Delhi, I shall also go to the Punjab.

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Unscramble this jumbled sentence: Am I I am you afraid boring.

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am afraid, I am boring you.

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Unscramble this jumbled sentence: encouraged by woman needs to a man be primarily a A

man needs to be encouraged primarily by woman.

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Unscramble this was lost the who lamb Mary not it  It

was not Mary, who lost the lamb.

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