Monday, 12 August 2019

COMMON ERRORS FOR CLASSES IX AND X

I paid a hundred rupees for this shirt.

English Grammar
1. I paid hundred rupees for this shirt.
Answer: I paid a hundred rupees for this shirt.
2. He insisted on me to accompany him.
Answer: He insisted on my accompanying him.
3. Let us hear his speech.
Answer: Let us listen to his speech.
4. know him for a long time.
Answer: I have known him for a long time.
5.That boy does not even know the alphabets.
Answer: That boy does not even know the alphabet.
6. We reached the station timely.
Answer: We reached the station in time.
7.They left the hostel with bag and baggage.
Answer: They left the hostel bag and baggage.
8. If it will rain, we will not go out.
Answer: If it rains, we shall not go out.
9. He offered me a ten-rupees note.
Answer: He offered me a ten-rupee note.
10.One of his family members lives in Chennai.
Answer: One of the members of his family lives in Chennai.
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11.Tell me where is the post office.
Answer: Tell me where the post office is.
12. I am going to school by bus everyday.
Answer: I go to school by bus everyday.
13. Oranges are good to be eaten

Answer: Oranges are good to eat. 
14. The matter was informed to the police.
Answer: The matter was reported to the police.
15. The train will leave in time.
Answer: The train will leave on time.
16. You have less books than I have.
Answer: You have less books than me.
17. Do you repent for your misdeed?
Answer: Do you repent of your misdeed?
18. You should not do such mistakes.
Answer: You should not make such mistakes.
19. I asked him how far was it to the nearest town.
Answer: I asked him how far it was to the nearest town.
20. In her first book she describes about her childhood.
Answer: In her first book she describes her childhood.
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21. I can’t go out because I have too many work to do.
Answer: I can’t go out because I have lots of work to do.
22. He loves the music and playing the guitar.
Answer: He loves music and playing the guitar.
23. The opposite to ‘increase’ is ‘decrease’.
Answer: The opposite of ‘increase’ is ‘decrease’.
24. He thinks that the price for oil is bound to increase.
Answer: He thinks that the price of oil is bound to increase.
25. My ambition is to become engineer.
Answer: My ambition is to become an engineer.
26.You must stop to write now.
Answer: You must stop writing now.
27. It is you who had done wrong.
Answer:  It is you who have done wrong.
28. We can’t look in the dark.
Answer: can’t see in the dark.
29.Oranges are good to be eaten.
Answer: Oranges are good to eat.
30. He prefers coffee than tea.
Answer: He prefers coffee to tea. (Prefer to)
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31.He learnt the poem by his heart.
Answer: He learnt the poem by heart.
32. I do exercise in the morning.
Answer: I take exercise in the morning.
33. Either this is true or false.
Answer: This is either true or false.
34.He is not capable to do it.
Answer: He is not capable of doing it. (Capable of)
35.This carpet is feeling smooth.
Answer: This carpet feels smooth.
36. Don’t do anything in hurry.
Answer: Don’t do anything hurriedly.
37. We need some furnitures.
Answer: We need some furniture.
38. The both parents were present at the function.
Answer: Both the parents were present at the function.
39. When you do your homework?
Answer: When do you do your homework?
40. Please tell me who is your headmaster.
Answer: Please tell me who your headmaster is.
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41. I have visited the zoo last year.
Answer: I visited the zoo last year.
42. He is a MRCP and his brother is a FRCS.
Answer: He is an MRCP and his brother is an FRCS.
43. Six miles are a long distance.
Answer: Six miles is a long distance.
44. All his kiths and kins are against him.
Answer: All his kith and kin are against him.
45. He is my cousin brother.
Answer: He is my cousin.
46. I go to school by foot.
Answer: I go to school on foot.
47. Money isn’t the solution for every problem.
Answer: Money isn’t the solution to every problem.
48. This hotel provides fooding and lodging.
Answer: This hotel provides food and lodging.
49. Mr. Das deals with tea.qa
Answer: Mr. Das deals in tea.
50. She came back with bag and baggage.
Answer: She came back bag and baggage.
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51. We spent the evening listening music.
Answer: We spent the evening listening to music.
52. I saw a strange dream last night.
Answer: I dreamt a strange dream last night.
53. He is a coward person.
Answer: He is a coward.
54. His uncle sells second hand furnitures.
Answer: His uncle sells second hand furniture.
55. The scenaries of Arunachal Pradesh is charming.
Answer: The scenery of Arunachal Pradesh is charming.
56. She narrated the story shortly.
Answer: She narrated the story briefly.
57. I don’t know how to do it.
Answer: I don’t know how do it.
58. It is you who are to be blamed.
Answer: It is you who are to be blamed.
59. He told me that his brother was writing that letter.
Answer: He told me that his brother was writing that letter.
60. He asked me where do I live.
Answer: He asked me where do I lived.
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61. The scenaries of Arunachal Pradesh is charming.
Answer: The scenery of Arunachal Pradesh is charming.
62. I am feeling cold.
Answer: I feel cold.
63. Bread and butter make a good breakfast.
Answer: Bread and butter makes a good breakfast.
64. The news are true.
Answer: The news is true.
65. My mother is sick.
Answer: My mother is ill.
66. I came to day morning.
Answer: I came this morning.
67. Jim left yesterday night.
Answer: Jim left last night.
68. He talks English well.
Answer: He speaks English well.
69. He says good English.
Answer: He speaks English well.
70. He told I am ill.
Answer: He said, “I am ill.”
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71. I like my sister.
Answer: I love my sister.
72. I love a cup of tea.
Answer: I like a cup of tea.
73. I am feeling tired.
Answer: I feel tired.
74. The boat was drowned.
Answer: The boat sank.
75. I denied to help him.
Answer: I refused to help him.
76. I saw him long before.
Answer: I saw him long ago.
77. Did you go there? Of course.
Answer: Did you go there? Certainly.
78. I went ten miles by foot.
Answer: I went ten miles on foot.
79. This is my dining time.
Answer: This is my dinner time.
80. He tried his heart and soul.
Answer: He tried heart and soul.
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81. I hope to be doctor one day.
Answer: I hope to be a doctor one day.
82. He was seemed to be happy.
Answer: He seemed to be happy.
83. Everyone must do their duty.
Answer: Everyone must do his duty.
84. I hope I shall not pass.
Answer: I am afraid I shall not pass.
85. They made two goals.
Answer: They scored two goals.
86. Do not catch my hand.
Answer: Do not hold my hand.
87. He kept pass marks.
Answer: He obtained/got pass marks.
88. I intened learning German.
Answer: I intened to learn German.
89. He behaved gentlemanly.
Answer: He behaved in a gentlemanly manner.
90. Bread and butter make a good food.
Answer: Bread and butter makes a good food.
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91. The news are true.
Answer: The news is true.
92. The letter was written with ink.
Answer: The letter was written in ink.
93. He wrote me a long letter.
Answer: He wrote to me a long letter.
94. Many homes have been damaged by flood.
Answer: Many houses have been damaged by flood.
95. They did many mischiefs.
Answer: They did much mischief.
96. You must vacate; there is no help.
Answer: You must vacate; there is no help for it.
97. I paid hundred rupees for this shirt.
Answer: I paid one hundred rupees for this shirt.
98. Tell me where is the post office.
Answer: Tell me where the post office is.
99. Do you repent for your misdeed?
Answer: Don’t you repent of your misdeed?
100. He lives near Church on the hill.
Answer: He lives near the church on the hill.
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101. He is a boy who lives near my house.
Answer: He is the boy who lives near my house.
102. You should not eat too many meat.
Answer: You should not eat too much meat.
103. He is putting a lot weight.
Answer: He is putting a lot of weight.
English Grammar

Rajesh Konwar

Author & Editor

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