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1. Certain nouns possess a singular form
but still represent plurality andthus, take a plural verb when used in a
sentence.
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E.g. Cattle, peasantry, people, clergy,
police
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# The Police has
come
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Incorrect
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# The Police have
come
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2. Certain nouns always take the plural
verb because their form is alwaysplural.
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E.g. Scissors, trousers, spectacles,
thanks, premises.
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# The scissors is
kept on the table.
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Incorrect
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# The scissors
are kept on the table.
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3. When a number is followed by a noun
denoting measure, length, money,number or weight, the form of the nouns does
not change so long as theyare followed by another noun or pronoun.
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e.g. Million, Pair, meter, year, dozen,
foot, head.
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# This is a nine
meters cloth.
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# This is a
nine-meter cloth.
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4. When a number is followed by a noun
denoting measure, length, money,number or weight, but these are not followed
by another noun orpronoun, then they take the plural form.
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E.g. Million,
pair, meter, year, dozen, foot, head.
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# This sari is
nine yard long.
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Incorrect
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# This sari is
nine yards long.
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5. Certain nouns, especially of the
collective category, are used as singularwhen they specify a unit.
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E.g. Public, team, committee, government,
audience, orchestra, company, jury
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# The public were
unanimous in their opinion.
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# The public was
unanimous in its opinion.
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Correct
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6. Certain nouns, especially of the collective
category, are used in pluralwhen they specify a difference of opinion or
class.
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E.g. Public, team, committee, government,
audience, orchestra, company, jury.
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# The jury was
divided in its opinion.
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Incorrect
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# The jury were
divided in their opinion.
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7. If the pronoun „one‟ is used, it must
be maintained throughout thesentence.
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# One must
respect his elders.
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Incorrect
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# One must
respect one’s elders.
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8. The word „whose‟ is used for living
people and „which‟ is used for non-living things or ideas.
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# Which box is
kept on the table?
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Incorrect
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# Whose box is
kept on the table?
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9. „Less‟ is used to denote quantity
while „fewer‟ is used to denote number.
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# No less than
twenty people were
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# No fewer than
twenty people were
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10.„One of‟ is always followed by noun in
the plural form.
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# She is one of
the least important person in the office.
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Incorrect
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# She is one of
the least important people in the office.
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11. Only „than‟ should be used after „no
other‟
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# I like no other
movie but Titanic.
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Incorrect
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# I like no other
movie than Titanic.
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12.After the word „Know‟, „how, „what‟ or
„when‟ should be used before usingthe infinitive.
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# I know to speak
English.
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Incorrect
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# I know how to
speak English.
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Correct
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13. If the verb indicates a purpose, an
infinitive must be used and if the verbindicates a cause, a gerund must be used.
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# He went to the
mall for watching a movie.
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Incorrect
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# He went to the
mall to watch a movie.
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Correct
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# He was
suspended to show indiscipline.
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Incorrect
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# He was
suspended for showing indiscipline.
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Correct
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14.‟As‟ is not used with verbs like
„appointed‟, „elected‟ , „considered‟, „called‟but it is used with the word
„regard‟.
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# He was elected
as Secretary of the organization.
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Incorrect
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# He was elected
Secretary of the organization.
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Correct
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# I regard Sahil
my best friend.
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Incorrect
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# I regard Sahil
as my best friend.
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Correct
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15. Adverbs should not be confused for
adjectives. An adjective describes thecharacteristic of the subject while an
adverb describes the action of the verb.
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# The horse
looked beautifully.
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Incorrect
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# The horse
looked beautiful.
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Correct
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16.Question tags are always the opposite
of the sentence which means that ifthe sentence is positive, the question-tag
is negative and vice versa.
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# You were dancing,
were you?
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Incorrect
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# You were
dancing, weren’t you?
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Correct
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17. An infinitive verb should never be
split.
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# I request you
to kindly tell me.
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Incorrect
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# I request you
kindly to tell me.
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Correct
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18.A pronoun after „like‟, „unlike‟ and
„let‟ takes an objective case
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# You will never
find a woman like she.
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Incorrect
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# You will never
find a woman like her.
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Correct
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# Let I do it.
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Incorrect
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# Let me do it.
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Correct
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19.The relative pronoun „that‟ is used
instead of „who‟ or „which‟ after.adjectives in the superlative degree.
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# This is the
best which she could do.
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Incorrect
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# This is the
best that she could do.
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Correct
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20. To show equality „as‟ is used both
before and after the adjective.
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# I can run as
fast, if not faster than you.
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Incorrect
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# I can run as
fast as, if not faster than you.
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Correct
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21.Even though „More than one‟ indicates
a plural sense, it agrees with asingular noun and takes a singular verb.
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# More than one
students completed their project.
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Incorrect
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# More than one
student completed his project.
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Correct
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22. „Scarcely‟ and „hardly‟ are followed
by „when‟ and not by „than‟.
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# Hardly had the
teacher left the room than the pupils started enjoying.
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Incorrect
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# Hardly had the
teacher left the room when the pupils started enjoying.
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Correct
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23. „Though‟ is followed by „yet‟ and not
by „but‟.
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# Though he is
poor but he is honest.
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Incorrect
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# Though he is
poor, yet he is honest.
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Correct
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24. „Lest‟ must be followed by „should‟
or by nothing at all and „Such‟must be followed by „as‟.
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# Work hard lest
you will fail.
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Incorrect
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# Work hard lest
you should fail.
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Correct
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# Work hard lest
you fail.
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Correct
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# He is such a
writer that everybody should read his books.
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Incorrect
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# He is such a
writer as everybody should read his books.
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Correct
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25.„Unless‟ expresses a condition and is
always used in the negative sense.Thus „not‟ is never used with „unless‟.
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# Unless you do
not work hard, you will not excel in the examination.
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Incorrect
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# Unless you work
hard, you will not excel in the examination.
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Correct
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26. „When‟ denotes a general sense and
„while‟ implies a time durationof doing something.
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# When learning
how to sing, technique is of utmost importance.
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Incorrect
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# While learning
how to sing, technique is of utmost importance.
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Correct
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27.Some nouns always use a singular verb.
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Eg: Advice,
scenery, stationery, mathematics, news
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# Mathematics are
a difficult subject.
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Incorrect
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# Mathematics is
a difficult subject.
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Correct
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28. „Who‟ denotes the subject and „whom‟
denotes the object.
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# Whom do you
think won the competition?
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Incorrect
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# Who do you
think won the competition?
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Correct
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# Who did you
talk to?
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Incorrect
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# Whom did you
talk to?
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Correct
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29. The verb and pronoun in case of two
nouns joined by „either...or‟or „neither... nor‟ or by „or‟ take the form of
the latter noun.
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# Either my
father or my sister will use their credit card.
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Incorrect
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# Either my
father or my sister will use her credit card.
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Correct
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30. The verb and pronoun are plural when
there is one singular nounand one plural noun and is joined by the
conjunction „and‟.
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# The teacher and
her students donated her money.
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Incorrect
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# The teacher and
her students donated their money.
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Correct
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31. When there are two nouns joined by a
preposition like „with‟ or „alongwith‟, the verb and pronoun take the form of
the main
first noun.
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# Mansi, along
with her students, were on their way to the movies.
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Incorrect
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# Mansi, along
with her students, was on her way to the movies.
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Correct
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32. If the plural subject indicates a
definite amount or quantity taken as awhole, it takes the verb in the
singular form.
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# Eighty
kilometres are a good distance.
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Incorrect
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# Eighty
kilometres is a good distance.
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Correct
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33. When two or more adjectives show the
qualities of the same person orthing, all the adjectives must be in the same
degree.
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# Bhanu is more
intelligent and wise than Manu.
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Incorrect
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# Bhanu is more
intelligent and wiser than Manu.
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Correct
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34. When two singular nouns are joined by
„and‟ are preceded by „each‟ or„every‟ the pronoun used is singular.
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# Each man and
each boy must be rewarded for their good deeds.
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Incorrect
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# Each man and
each boy must be rewarded for his good deeds.
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Correct
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35. „No sooner‟ is always followed by
„than‟.
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# No sooner had
the bell rung when the students started leaving the classroom.
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Incorrect
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# No sooner had
the bell rung than the students started leaving the room.
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Correct
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36. „No sooner‟ is always followed by
„does/do‟ or „has/have‟ in the presenttense and by „did‟ or „had‟ in the past
tense.
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# No sooner are
the boys marching than the whistle blows.
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Incorrect
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# No sooner do
the boys march than the whistle blows.
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Correct
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37. „A great many‟ is always followed by
a plural noun and a plural verb.
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# A great many
invention has been declared successful.
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Incorrect
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# A great many
inventions have been declared successful.
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Correct
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38. „Some‟ is used in affirmative
sentences to express quantity or degree."Any" is to be used in
negative or interrogative sentences.
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# I shall buy
some books.
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Correct
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# I shall not buy
any books.
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Correct
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# Have you bought
any books?
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Correct
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But ‘some’ might be used in interrogative
sentences which are requests.
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# Will you please
give me some water?
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Correct
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39. „Since‟ indicates a point of time and
„for‟ stands for the length of time.
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# He has been
reading the book since three hours.
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Incorrect
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# He has been
reading the book for three hours.
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Correct
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# It has been
raining heavily for Monday.
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Incorrect
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# It has been
raining heavily since Monday.
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Correct
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40. When we use „everybody‟ „everyone‟,
„anybody‟, and „each‟ the pronounof the masculine or the feminine gender is
used with respect to the content.
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# I shall be
willing to help each of the girls in her practice.
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Incorrect
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But when the gender is not mentioned, we
use the pronoun of the masculine gender.
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# Anyone can do
this job if he tries.
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Correct
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# Each of the
boys in the class has finished their tasks.
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Incorrect
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# Each of the
boys in the class has finished his task.
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Correct
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41. A singular pronoun is used for a
collective nouns, and should be in theneuter gender if the collective noun is
viewed as a whole.
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# The pride gave
away their location by roaring loudly.
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Incorrect
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# The pride gave
away its location by roaring loudly.
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Correct
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42. When pronouns of different persons
are to be used together in asentence, the sequence of persons should be as
follows: second person +third + first person in a normal sentence.
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# Raju, I and you
have finished the work.
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Incorrect
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# You, Raju and I
have finished our studies.
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Correct
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43. „Older‟ refers to persons as well as
things and is usually followed by„than‟.
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# Raju is elder
than all other boys of this class.
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Incorrect
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# Raju is older
than all other boys of this class.
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Correct
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‘Elder’ is used
for members of the family.
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# Suyash is my
older brother.
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Incorrect
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# Suyash is my
elder brother.
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Correct
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44. „Than‟ is used in the comparative
degree usually , but with words likesuperior, inferior, senior, junior,
prior, anterior, posterior and prefer „to‟ isused.
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# Gandhi is
preferred than Nehru.
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Incorrect
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# Gandhi is
preferred to Nehru.
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Correct
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45. „Many a‟ is always followed by the
singular verb.
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# Many a man were
influenced by the speech.
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Incorrect
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# Many a man was
influenced by the speech.
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Correct
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46. The singular verb is used when the
subject is “the number of”.
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# The number of
buildings are very low.
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Incorrect
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# The number of
buildings is very low.
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Correct
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47. „Since‟, „because‟, „as‟, „for „are
often used alternatively, however there isa difference in their degree.
Stronger cases use „since‟ and „because‟ and „as‟and „for‟ are used in weak
cases.
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# I respect him
as he is the best teacher.
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Incorrect
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# I respect him
because he is the best teacher.
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Correct
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48. A pronoun is sometimes incorrectly
used where it is not required at all.Eliminate the redundant ones.
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# He, being an
M.A., he is over qualified for the position.
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Incorrect
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# He, being an
M.A., is over qualified for the position.
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Correct
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49. The relative pronoun „that‟ is used
instead of „who‟ or „which‟ afteradjectives in the superlative degree.
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# This is the
best which the doctors could do.
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Incorrect
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# This is the
best that the doctors could do.
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Correct
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50. When „as if‟ is used in the sense of
pretension, „were‟ is used in all cases,even with third person singular.
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# She behaves as
if she was a queen.
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Incorrect
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# She behaves as
if she were a queen.
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Correct
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51. A pronoun takes an objective case
after „let‟.
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# Let I show it.
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Incorrect
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# Let me show it.
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Correct
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52. Pronouns joined by „and‟ are in the
same case.
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# He and me are
friends.
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Incorrect
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# He and I are
friends.
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