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It has been observed
that ‘Correction of Errors’ poses difficulties for the students. The reason is
that the students don’t know even the bare essentials of English grammar.
Therefore, they are advised to acquire a good knowledge of grammar. In this
regard, I would recommend Sonia Bokharis’ book ‘Spoken and Functional English’.
1. Incorrect: No sooner he saw me, he ran away.
Correct: No sooner did he see me. Than he ran away.
Reason: No sooner is always followed by ‘did’ and ‘than’.
2. Incorrect: The committee comprises of five members.
Correct: The committee comprises five members.
Reason: The verb ‘comprise’ is not followed by a preposition in the active voice “Of” is used in the Passive Voice (The committee is comprised of five members).
3. Incorrect: I do not want to part from you.
Correct: I do not want to part with you.
Reason: ‘With’ is used to show separation.
4. Incorrect: I shall return after four days.
Correct: I shall return in four days.
Reason: When we mean ‘at the end of’ in future, we use ‘in’.
5. Incorrect: Talking is not allowed in the library.
Correct: Talking in the library is not allowed.
Reason: The subject of the verb “is not allowed” is not ‘talking’. It is talking in the library.
6. Incorrect: Smoking is injurious for health.
Correct: Smoking is in injurious to health.
Reason: Wrong use of the preposition.
7. Incorrect: Though old, he is hail and hearty.
Correct: Though old, he is hale and hearty.
Reason: Wrong spelling.
8. Incorrect: But not for you, I would have failed.
Correct: But for you, I would have failed.
Reason: When we mean ‘Had you not been there’, we say ‘But for you’.
9. Incorrect: It is a very repeated story.
Correct: It is a much repeated story.
Reason: When Past Participle (i.e. the third form of the verb) is used as an Adjective, it is preceded by ‘much’.
10. Incorrect: I have worked very hard all the month long.
Correct: I have worked very hard all the month over.
Reason: ‘All the month long’ is not idiomatic.
11. Incorrect: I don’t know why has he not come.
Correct: I don’t know why he has not come.
Reason: In the indirect form of speech, an interrogative sentence in changed into an affirmative sentence by using the helping verb (has) after the subject (he).
12. Incorrect: Such boys who have not done their home-work should stand up.
Correct: Such boys as have not done their home-work should stand up.
Reason: ‘Such’ is followed by ‘as’ not ‘who’.
13. Incorrect: I have met him last month.
Correct: I met him last month.
Reason: When definite time is given. We use the Past Indefinite Tense’ not Present Perfect.
14. Incorrect: This is not a house worth-living.
Correct: This is not a house worth living in.
Reason: The verb ‘live’ has to be followed by the preposition “in”.
15. Incorrect: One must keep one’s words.
Correct: One must keep one’s word.
Reason: The correct idiom is: ‘to keep one’s word’.
16. Incorrect: Although he is my friend yet I don’t trust him.
Correct: Although he is my friend, I don’t trust him.
Reason: ‘Although’ is not followed by “yet”.
17. Incorrect: This woman has five off-springs.
Correct: This woman has five off-spring.
Reason: ‘Off-spring’ in the plural form remains ‘off-spring’.
18. Incorrect: My head pains
Correct: My head aches.
Reason: ‘Pains’ in this sense is unidiomatic.
19. Incorrect: He is very keen to go abroad.
Correct: He is very keen on going abroad.
Reason: ‘Keen’ is always followed by preposition ‘or’ which, in turn, is followed by ‘ing’ form of the verb.
20. Incorrect: We have ordered for many books.
Correct: We have ordered many books.
Reason: No preposition is used after ‘order’.
It has been observed
that ‘Correction of Errors’ poses difficulties for the students. The reason is
that the students don’t know even the bare essentials of English grammar.
Therefore, they are advised to acquire a good knowledge of grammar. In this
regard, I would recommend Sonia Bokharis’ book ‘Spoken and Functional English’.
1. Incorrect: No sooner he saw me, he ran away.
Correct: No sooner did he see me. Than he ran away.
Reason: No sooner is always followed by ‘did’ and ‘than’.
2. Incorrect: The committee comprises of five members.
Correct: The committee comprises five members.
Reason: The verb ‘comprise’ is not followed by a preposition in the active voice “Of” is used in the Passive Voice (The committee is comprised of five members).
3. Incorrect: I do not want to part from you.
Correct: I do not want to part with you.
Reason: ‘With’ is used to show separation.
4. Incorrect: I shall return after four days.
Correct: I shall return in four days.
Reason: When we mean ‘at the end of’ in future, we use ‘in’.
5. Incorrect: Talking is not allowed in the library.
Correct: Talking in the library is not allowed.
Reason: The subject of the verb “is not allowed” is not ‘talking’. It is talking in the library.
6. Incorrect: Smoking is injurious for health.
Correct: Smoking is in injurious to health.
Reason: Wrong use of the preposition.
7. Incorrect: Though old, he is hail and hearty.
Correct: Though old, he is hale and hearty.
Reason: Wrong spelling.
8. Incorrect: But not for you, I would have failed.
Correct: But for you, I would have failed.
Reason: When we mean ‘Had you not been there’, we say ‘But for you’.
9. Incorrect: It is a very repeated story.
Correct: It is a much repeated story.
Reason: When Past Participle (i.e. the third form of the verb) is used as an Adjective, it is preceded by ‘much’.
10. Incorrect: I have worked very hard all the month long.
Correct: I have worked very hard all the month over.
Reason: ‘All the month long’ is not idiomatic.
11. Incorrect: I don’t know why has he not come.
Correct: I don’t know why he has not come.
Reason: In the indirect form of speech, an interrogative sentence in changed into an affirmative sentence by using the helping verb (has) after the subject (he).
12. Incorrect: Such boys who have not done their home-work should stand up.
Correct: Such boys as have not done their home-work should stand up.
Reason: ‘Such’ is followed by ‘as’ not ‘who’.
13. Incorrect: I have met him last month.
Correct: I met him last month.
Reason: When definite time is given. We use the Past Indefinite Tense’ not Present Perfect.
14. Incorrect: This is not a house worth-living.
Correct: This is not a house worth living in.
Reason: The verb ‘live’ has to be followed by the preposition “in”.
15. Incorrect: One must keep one’s words.
Correct: One must keep one’s word.
Reason: The correct idiom is: ‘to keep one’s word’.
16. Incorrect: Although he is my friend yet I don’t trust him.
Correct: Although he is my friend, I don’t trust him.
Reason: ‘Although’ is not followed by “yet”.
17. Incorrect: This woman has five off-springs.
Correct: This woman has five off-spring.
Reason: ‘Off-spring’ in the plural form remains ‘off-spring’.
18. Incorrect: My head pains
Correct: My head aches.
Reason: ‘Pains’ in this sense is unidiomatic.
19. Incorrect: He is very keen to go abroad.
Correct: He is very keen on going abroad.
Reason: ‘Keen’ is always followed by preposition ‘or’ which, in turn, is followed by ‘ing’ form of the verb.
20. Incorrect: We have ordered for many books.
Correct: We have ordered many books.
Reason: No preposition is used after ‘order’.
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