correction

Group members

► Amina akbar
► Hira irfan
► Misha
► Aysha zaree
 Correction in nouns.
► Apostrophe (‘s) is used to show ownership or possessio
n but only for human beings. To show the ownership of
non living things or materials the word (of ) is used.
Examples:
Incorrect: the watch of Ali is here.
Correct: Ali’s watch is here
He broke the chair’s leg.
He broke the leg of the chair.
► Material and abstract nouns can not be co
unt.
Such nouns take singular verbs.
Examples: gold, wood, food, beauty, love, ho
nesty etc.
Inc: she purchased much golds.
C: she purchased much gold.
He likes honesties.
He likes honesty.
► Some nouns looks plural in form but have singular
meaning. such nouns also takes singular verb.
Examples: politics, economics, news, statistics etc.
Inc: physics are my favorite subject.
C: physics is my favorite subject.
Inc: The news were very funny.
C: The news was very funny.
► Some nouns looks singular but have plural
meanings. such nouns takes plural verbs.
Examples: people, socks, trousers, public etc.
Inc: My spectacle is new.
C: my spectacles are new.
Cattle is grazing in the field.
Cattle are grazing in the field.
► Some nouns have the same form in singular
as well as in plural.
Examples: hair, deer , sheep, fruit, family etc.
Inc: I bought two sheeps.
C: I bought two sheep
He caught many fishes.
He caught many fish.
► Some nouns have plural meaning. If a definite nu
merical adjective is used before them they are not
pluralized.
Examples: dozen, foot, hundred, ,million, billion, scor
e etc.
Inc: he gave me three hundreds rupees.
C: he gave me three hundred rupees
Score of books were lying on the floor.
Scores of books were lying on the floor.
 Correction in prepositions

At\in
► At used for small places and towns etc. whi
le in is used for big cities, towns, places etc.
Examples:
He lives in Lahore.
He lives at Gujrat.
► At shows stationary position or state while I
n shows moment.
Examples:
She is at home.
The train is in motion.
► At is used for point of time and in is used fo
r period of time.
Examples:
The train will arrive at six in the morning.
He will meet you in the morning.
Till\between \among
► Till is used for the time. Between is used in
between two people and places. Among is u
sed in between two or more people and pla
ces.
Examples:
We played till five O’ clock.
The matter was between you and me.
He distributed the chocolates among poor chil
deren.
Beside and besides.
► Beside and besides have altogether different mean
ings. Beside (at the side of)
Besides (instead of).
Examples:
He was sitting beside Ali.
He has a car besides a motor cycle.
► in is used before morning, evening, afternoon. At i
s used before midday, noon, midnight, dawn.
He met me in the evening.
They went to Lahore at noon.
 Correction in pronouns.

► After as and than the pronoun will remain in

subjective case.
examples:
Inc: Ali is stronger than me.
C: ALI is stronger than i.
Inc: you are as tall as him.
C: you are as tall as he.
► “Who” is used for the people “which” is used
for the things. “that” is used for the both pe
ople and things.
Examples:
This is the bird which sings.
This is the who played well.
► After “let” and “between” the pronoun is use
d in objective case.
Examples:
Inc: let he and I go.
C: let him and me go.
► For good deeds ( 2nd person+3rd person+1st perso
n)
► For bad deeds (1st person+3rd person+ 2nd person
)
Examples:
You he and I are good friends.
I he and you steal money.
► for two nouns ( each, between, either, neither).
► For two or more than two nouns (one another, a
mong, anyone, none).
Examples:
The two friends hate each other.
Neither of these two has failed.
 Correction in verbs.

► to talk about general or universal truths, we alwa

ys use the present tense.
Examples:
Inc: he told me that honesty was the best policy.
C: he told me that honesty is the best policy.
► To talk about ability we use can, not may.
Examples:
I am so weak that I cannot walk.
► In indirect question we put the auxiliary verb after
the noun. The question mark is not used in indirec
t question.
Examples:
Inc: I wonder why don’t you listen to me.
C: I wonder why you don’t listen to me.
► when the noun that precedes “as well as” is in the
singular, the verb should also be in the singular.
Examples:
Inc: Alia as well as her sister are beautiful.
C: Alia as well as her sister is beautiful.
► After the auxiliaries has, have and had, th
e past participle form of the verb is used.
Examples:
Inc: he has stole my pen.
C: he has stolen my pen.
► adjectives are used after sensory verbs.
Sensory verbs (taste, touch, feel, smell, hear)
Examples:
Inc: the grapes tasted sourly.
C: the grapes tasted sour.
► adjective don’t explain verb , adverb explai
n verb.
Examples:
Inc: he speaks loud.
C: he speaks loudly.
► As is used with these verbs,
(regard, represent, portray, depict, mention, d
efine)
Examples:
Inc: I regard him my brother.
C: I regard him as my brother.
► As is not being used with these specific verbs,
(name, call, term, think, consider)
Examples:
inc: I think him as an honest fellow.
C: I think him an honest fellow.
► if the first part of the sentence is in the past tense
then the second part of the sentence will be in the
past tense also.
Examples:
Inc: she said that she is a student.
C: she said that she was a student.
► 1st form of the verb is used with these helpi
ng verbs,
(will, shall, would, can, could, may, might, sh
ould, to. Let)
Examples:
Inc: I might went to college.
C: I might go to college.
Inc: I could completed my story.
C: I could complete my story.
 Correction in adverbs.

► Very is used without much before adjectives

and adverbs in the positive degree.
Examples:
Inc: I am very much sorry.
C: I am very sorry.
► Adverb of manner usually go in the end posi
tion.
Examples:
Inc: she angrily spoke
C: she spoke angrily.
► the adverb enough goes after the adjectiv
e or adverb it modifies.
Examples:
Inc: the room is enough spacious for us.
C: the room is specious enough for us.
► Know cannot be directly followed by an inf
initive. instead we use the structure know
how to.
Examples:
Inc: I know to swim.
C: I know how to swim.
► good is an adjective. And adverb for this m
eaning is well.
Examples:
Inc: he plays tennis good.
C: he plays tennis well.