RulesandTipstoSolveSpottingErrorsinSentences:

1.Somenounsalwaystakeasingularverb.

Scenery,advice,information,machinery,stationary,furniture,abuse,fuel,rice,gram,issue,
bedding,repair,news,mischief,poetry,business,economics,physics,mathematics,classics,
ethics,
athletics,innings,gallows.
a)TheSceneryofKashmirareenchanting.
(Incorrect)
TheSceneryofKashmirisenchanting.
(Correct)
b)Hehasgivenadvices.
(Incorrect)
Hehasgivenadvice.
(Correct)
c)TheIndianteamdefeatedtheEnglishbyinnings.
(Incorrect)
TheIndianteamdefeatedtheEnglishbyaninnings.
(Correct)
d)Mathematicsareagoodsubject.
(Incorrect)
Mathematicsisagoodsubject.
(Correct)
2.Somenounsaresingularinform,buttheyareusedaspluralnounsandalways
takeapluralverb.

Cattle,gentry,vermin,peasantry,artillery,people,clergy,company,police.
a)Thecattleisgrazingintheground.
(Incorrect)
Thecattlearegrazingintheground.
(Correct)
b)Theclergyisinthechurch.
(Incorrect)
Theclergyareinthechurch.
(Correct)
3.Somenounsarealwaysusedinapluralformandalwaystakeapluralverb.
Trousers,scissors,spectacles,stockings,shorts,measles,goods,premises,thanks,tidings,
annals,chattelsetc.
a)Whereismytrousers?
(Incorrect)
Wherearemytrousers?
(Correct)
b)Spectaclesisnowacostlyitem.
(Incorrect)
Spectaclesarenowacostlyitem.
(Correct)
4.Therearesomenounsthatindicatelength,measure,money,weightornumber.
whentheyareprecededbyanumeral,theyremainunchangedinform.
Foot,meter,pair,score,dozen,head,year,hundred,thousand,million.
a)Itisathreeyearsdegreecourse.
(Incorrect)
Itisathreeyeardegreecourse.
(Correct)
5.Somenounshaveonemeaninginthesingularandanotherintheplural.

authority=command,authorities=personsinpower,good=wise,goods=property,force=
strengthforces=army
content=satisfactioncontents=thingscontained,physic=medicinephysics=physical
sciences,iron=metal,irons=fetter,chains.
Examples:
a)Airisnecessaryforhumanlife.
b)Itisbadtoputonairs.
c)Ihavebeeneatenonequarterofthecake.
d)Iliveinthegovernmentquarters.
6.Apronounmustagreewithitsantecedentinperson,numberandgender.
Examples:
a)Everymanmustbringhisluggage
b)Allstudentsmustdotheirhomework.
c)Eachofthegirlsmustcarryherownbag.
Eachstudentmustbringtheirbooks.
(Incorrect)
Eachstudentmustbringhisbooks.
(Correct)
7.Thepronounonemustbefollowedbyones.
a)Onemustfinishhistaskintime.
(Incorrect)

Onemustfinishonestaskintime.
(Correct)
8.Whodenotesthesubjectsandwhomisusedfortheobject.
a)Whomdoyouthinkwontheaward?
(Incorrect)
Whodoyouthinkwontheaward?
(Correct)
b)Whoareyoutalkingto?
(Incorrect)
Whomareyoutalkingto?
(Correct)
9.Costamountpaidbytheshopkeeper.priceamountpaidbythecustomer.
a)Thecostofproductionofautomobileitemshasgoneup.
b)Sometimesthebuyershavetopayhigherpricefornecessaryitems.
10.Causeproducesaresult,whilereasonexplainsorjustifiesacause.
a)Scientiststrytofindoutthecauseofaphenomenon.
b)Youhaveagoodreasontobepleasedwithyourstudents.
11.MenispluralofmanPeopleisusedforpersons.
a)Therearefivemenintheroom.
b)ThepeopleofBihararesimple.
12.HouseisabuildingtoliveinHomeisonesnativeplace.
a)Quartersarehousesallotedtousforadefiniteperiod.

b)MyhometownisHyderabad.
13.CustomerabuyerofgoodsClientonewhoavailsoneselfofaservice.
a)Theshopkeeperswelcomecustomerswithsmiles.
b)Thelawyersdiscussesthecasesofhisclients.
14.Useoflessandfewer.Lessdenotesquantityandfewerdenotesnumber.
a)Nolessthanfiftypersonswerekilled.
(Incorrect)
Nofewerthanfiftypersonwerekilled.
(Correct)
b)Therearenofewerthanfivelitresofwaterinthejug.
(Incorrect)
Therearenolessthanfivelitresofwaterinthejug.
(Correct)
15.Useoflittle,alittle,thelittle.
Littlemeanshardlyany.
a)Thereisalittlehopeofhisrecovery.
(Incorrect)
Thereislittlehopeofhisrecovery.
(Correct)
alittlemeanssome,thoughnotmuch.
a)Littleknowledgeisadangerousthing.
(Incorrect)
Alittleknowledgeisadangerousthing.
(Correct)
Thelittlemeansnotmuchbutallthereis.

a)Alittlemilkthatisinthepotmaybeusedforthepatient.
(Incorrect)
Thelittlemilkthatisinthepotmaybeusedforthepatient.
(Correct)
16.Useofelder,older
Olderreferstopersonsaswellasthingsandisfollowedbythan.
a)Ramiselderthanallotherboysofhisarea.
(Incorrect)
Ramisolderthanallotherboysofhisarea.
(Correct)
Elderisusedformembersofthefamily.
a)Sureshismyolderbrother.
(Incorrect)
Sureshismyelderbrother.
(Correct)
17.Normallythanisusedinthecomparativedegree,butwithwordslikesuperior,
inferior,senior,junior,prior,anterior,posteriorandprefertoisused.
a)ShellyisjuniorthanWordsworth.
(Incorrect)
ShellyisjuniortoWordsworth.
(Correct)
b)Ipreferreadingthansleeping.
(Incorrect)
Ipreferreadingtosleeping.
(Correct)
18.Whenacomparisionismadebyusingacomparitivefollowedbythan,theword
othermustbeusedtoexcludethethingcomapredfromtheclassofthingswith
whichitiscomparedfromtheclassofthingswithwhichitiscompared.

a)Heisstrongerthananyman.
(Incorrect)
Heisstrongerthananyotherman.
(Correct)
19.Oneofalwaystakesapluralnounafterit.
a)Itisoneoftheimportantdayinmylife.
(Incorrect)
Itisoneoftheimportantdaysinmylife.
(Correct)
20.Scarcelyandhardlyarefollowedbywhenandnotbythan.
a)Ihadscarcelyenteredtheroomthanthephonerang.
(Incorrect)
Ihadscarcelyenteredtheroomwhenthephonerang.
(Correct)
21.Sinceindicatesapointoftimeandforstandsforthelengthoftime.
a)Hehasbeenreadingthebooksincetwohours.
(Incorrect)
Hehasbeenreadingthebookfortwohours.
(Correct)
b)IthasbeenrainingforMondaylast.
(Incorrect)
IthasbeenrainingsinceMondaylast.
(Correct)
22.Untilexpressestime.Ithasanegativesense.andthusnotshouldneverbeused
withit.
a)WaithereuntilIdonotreturn.
(Incorrect)
WaithereuntilIreturn.
(Correct)

23.Useofwhenandwhile:Properattentionmustbepaidtothesewords.
Whenindicatesageneralsenseandwhileimpliesatimeduringtheprocessofdoingawork.
a)Whenlearningtoswim,oneofthemostimportantthingsistorelax.
(Incorrect)
Whilelearningtoswim,oneofthemostimportantthingsistorelax.
(Correct)
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