1. It is the most unique work (wrong)
It is a unique work (right)
Explanation: some adjectives have no degrees of comparison: round, perfect, unique, eternal, etc..
2. The stranger entered in to the building (w)
The stranger entered the building (R)
Exp: preposition is not used after enter in the sense of go in to
3. The patels will return from london in this month (w)
The patels wil return from london this month (R)
Exp: Time expressions beginning with, this, that, next, last are with out a preposition
4. The minister returned back this evening from Nalgonda (w)
The minister returned this evening from Nalgonda (R)
Exp: The word back can not be used with return, since return means to come back
5. I and he went for the movie (w)
He and I went for the movie (R)
Exp: The first person comes last. The second person is tobe placed the third.
6. This is my friends sharaths car (w)
This is my friend sharaths car (R)
Exp: when two nouns are in
opposit-ions is added to the second noun
7. They who have not brought their text books should stand up (w)
Those who have not brought their text books should stand up (R)
Exp: they must not be used as an antecedent to who or that, those is
used.
8. The umpire was the latest person to leave the ground (w)
The umpire was the last person to leave the ground (R)
9. The last news from china is disquieting (w)
The latest news from china is disquieting (R)
Exp: we can use latest to talk about something new, and last to mean
the one before
10. There are less girls than boys in the class (w)
There are fewer girls than boys in the class (R)
11. They do not sell fewer than ten bags of rice (w)
They do not sell less than ten bags of rice (R)
Exp: less refers to quantity and fewer refers to number.
12. The man is mortal (w)
Man is mortal (R)
Exp: No article is used before the common nouns Man and Woman when used
in a general sense.
13. My father is a MLA (w)
My father is an MLA (R)
14. Sharan is a NCC officer (W)
Sharan is an NCC officer (R)
Exp: An is used before abbreviat-ions which begin with A, E, F, H, I,
L, M, O, R, S or X are pronounced as individual letters.
But if the abbreviation is said as a word and begins with a consonant
sound, a is used before it.
Exp: a SAARC country a NATO member.
15. He will forgive you when you will say that you are sorry (w)
He will forgive you when you say that you are sorry (R)
Exp: The verb in the if clause is in the present tense. The verb in the
main clause is in the future tense.
16. They named the baby as yuvraj (w)
They named the baby yuvraj (R)
17. The painter painted the door as yellow (w)
The painter painted the door yellow (R)
Exp: As is not used after the following verbs in the pattern: subject +
verb + object + object
Complement: call, consider, select, elect, choose, name, paint,
appoint, etc..
18. The children always go by walk to school (w)
The children always go on foot to school (R)
Exp: we go by bus, by train, by aeroplane, by sea or on foot.
19. One of my class-mates are in Germany (w)
One of my class-mates is in Germany (R)
Exp: If the subject (the subject is plural) is preceded by one of and
either of, the verb is in the singular.
20. The principal and the clerk is coming for the meeting (w)
The principal and the clerk are coming for the meeting (R)
Exp: When two nouns refer to different persons, the is used before both
the nouns, if they refer to the same person, the is used before the
first noun only.
Eg: The secretary and correspondent is in the office. (same person)
21. My uncle and my guardian wants me to study medicine (w)
My uncle and my guardian want me to study medicine (R)
Exp: when two nouns refer to different persons, the possessive
adjectives are used before both the nouns, if they refer to the same
person, the possessive adjectives are used before the first noun only.
Eg: My uncle and well-wisher lives in Nalgonda (same person)
22. Ganesh lives here since 1990 (w)
Ganesh has been living here since 1990 (R)
Exp: The present perfect continuous tense is used with key words for
and since. Since is used with a point of time. It denotes the beginning
of the event or action. For is used with a period of time. It denotes
how long has the action been going on.
23. Rani has eaten the mango yesterday (w)
Rani ate the mango yesterday (R)
Exp: simple past is used with key words and phrases of past time: ago,
once upon a time, yesterday, last day, last night, last week, last
month, last year, then, at that time, as if, as though, it is time, it
is high time, etc..
24. The criminal was hung two days ago (w)
The criminal was hanged two days ago (R)
Exp: Hanged means death punish-ment (hanghanged- hanged) Hung means
show publicly (hang hung hung)
Eg: Her paintings were hung in the room
25. Why she is crying? (w)
Why is she crying (r)
26. When they will announce the results? (w)
When will they announce the results? (R)
Exp: In interrogative sentences the helping verbs are placed before the
subject.
27. Aishwarya can drive a car, isnt she? (w)
Aishwarya can drive a car, cant she? (R)
Exp: A tag question contains a helping verb and a pronoun.
An affirmative statement tales a negative tag. A negative statement
takes an affirmative tag.
28. The guard prevented the man to enter the office (w)
The guard prevented the man from entering the office (R)
Exp: stop and prevent are often followed by object + from + ing form
Eg: The rain prevented me from going
29. Being a hot day, we ate icecream (w)
It being a not day, we ate icecream (R)
Exp: The phrase being a hot day is left unrelated. If has no subject.
The subject of the main clause is different. So it must have its own
subject.
30. Neither Usha nor Sudha took their food (w)
Neither Usha nor Sudha took her food (R)
Exp: If two or more subjects connected by either or, neither nor are of
different person, the verb agrees with the one nearest to it.
Eg: Either she or I am to blame
Neither you nor he has done it
31. Although prema was lazy, but she managed to pass. (w)
Although prema was lazy, she managed to pass (R)
Exp: One conjunction is enough to join two clauses we do not normally
use two.
Model Questions
1.I and he went for the show (w)
2.Why you are laughing? (w)
3.I returned back the pen he gave me (w)
4.She is a MA in English (w)
5.I shall call you when my father will arrive here (w)
6.One of my friends are in Delhi (w)
7.He has took the book yesterday (w)
8.Though I advised him but he did not listen to me (w)
9.I am living here since 1990 (w)
10.The shopkeeper prevented the customer to enter the shop (w)
Answers
1.He and I went for the show (R)
2.Why are you laughing? (R)
3.I returned the pen he gave me (R)
4.She is an MA in English (R)
5.I shall call you when my father arrives here (R)
6.One of my friends is in Delhi (R)
7.He took the book yesterday (R)
8.Though I advised him he did not listen to me (R)
9.I have been living here since 1990 (R)
10.The shopkeeper prevented the customer from entering the shop (R)
