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Error Correction Exercises: Exercise No. 1. Correct the following sentences :
1. The government launched a number of schemes for employment of unemployed youth and allotted a large amount for their implementation but less youth came forward to avail their benefits. 2. Parents should allow their children to take their decisions themselves independent so that they may act in a responsible manner in their life. 3. The workers working in mines are provided with life saving jackets as they are under perpetual risk of accidents during its duty. 4. The young man was in dilemma to make a choice out of the options of offers of job made available to him at that moment. 5. The old father was so overwhelmed with his sons' devotion and affection that he decided to distribute his all wealth with his five sons. 6. The new recruits have been deputed to undergo a training course at the training centre of the company and these will last for a fortnight. 7. The report has brought to light that the investment made by the government in family welfare schemes have not been utilised properly by various agencies. 8. For successful implementation of these schemes the authorities are planning to make some structure changes in their agency arrangement. 9. The doctors have kept the patient under their constant observation in the hospital and they are waiting for the moment when he responds favourable to their treatment.
10. The boy drowning in the river shouted loud so that some one listening to him might come and rescue him from drowning.
SOLUTION 1. 'The government' is subject, noun 'launched' is verb 'a number of schemes' is object. 'Launched' and 'implemented' are two verbs in the same form that is in Past Indefinite tense joined by conjunction and. The use of 'But' is also correct as it joins two statements of different i.e positive and negative nature. 'Youth' is a noun and less describes it. 'Youth' means young men and it is a countable noun and for it 'fewer' instead of 'less' is used. 2. The word 'Independent' describes 'to take' Independent is an adjective whereas it should be an adverb 'independently'. 3.The noun 'Duty' is related to the pronoun 'they' for it the pronoun should be 'their' instead of 'its'. 4. The word 'dilemma' takes article 'a' with it So it should be 'in a dilemma'. 5. The part of the sentence ' .... distribute .... with his five sons' is incorrect. It should be ' distribute ..... among his five sons.' 6. The words 'have been deputed ....' show that the sentence is in passive voice. The word 'these' describes 'a training course' for this the pronoun should be 'it' instead of 'these'. 7. In this sentence the subject is singular, 'investment' and for this plural verb 'have' is used. It should be in singular'has'. 8. in this sentence 'changes' is a noun and 'structure' describes this noun. But 'structure' is a noun. A noun cannot describe a noun. Here an adjective 'structural' is a correct word. 9. In this sentence '....responds' is a verb and 'favourable' describes it. 'Fourable' is an adjective whereas for a verb an adverb is required. 'Favourably' instead of 'favourable' is the correct word. 10. In this sentence 'the boy' is Subject, a noun and 'shouted' is a verb and to describe it there should be an adverb 'loudly' instead of 'loud'.
Exercise No. 2. Correct the following sentences :
1. She was a tough negotiator and a strategic thinker who helped artists struggling financial to reconcile debts and budget their income. 2. Smog and soot from industrial processes contribute to atmosphere pollution which causes cardiovascular illnesses. 3. While here, she graciously swept and disposed off dead leaves around my front porch and walkway, creating a clean and clear pathway for me. 4. Despite efforts made by the government to uplift standard of living of the poor, the income gap between the haves and haves not is widening day by day. 5. The strong will to achieve and persistence towards achievement of goal fortifies a man against the hardship he faces during the process. 6. We need not only to protect and sustain the natural resources available to us on earth for ourselves but also for the generations to come. 7.Our forefathers have endeavour to protect the social cultures they inherited from their predecessors but today those appear to contradict with the present values. 8. A woman mentioned feeling like a wave, with a lot of highs and lows, while a man working for the company talked about the underlying stress and hazards he felt during day by day task. 9. Whenever I along with my wife go out for a morning walk, my wife prefers to stroll in the garden while I took light exercises. 10. My friend would have certainly helped me if he was knowing that I had suffered big losses.
SOLUTION 1. In this sentence words 'She was...' show that it is in past tense.Negotiator and thinker are two nouns joined by conjunction 'and' . The words 'tough' and 'strategic' are two adjectives describing these two nouns.All this is correct. 'Who' describes 'She'. Verb 'helped' is also in past tense. In the clause 'to reconcile..... their income' 'debts and 'income' are nouns joined by conjunction 'and'. Its pattern is also correct. After 'to' 'reconcile' and 'budget' are verbs in their first forms. This part is also correct. But in the portion 'artists struggling financial' 'artists' is Noun 'struggling' is a verb and 'financial' is adjective describing verb 'struggling' which is incorrect. Here should be an adverb 'financially'. 2, In this sentence 'Smog and soot' is Subject , both nouns, contribute is verb pollution is Object a noun. The word 'atmosphere' a noun describes noun 'pollution' which is incorrect. To describe a noun, an adjective is required. Here it shoyld be 'atmospheric'. 3. In this sentence 'she' a pronoun is Subject. 'swept' is a verb and adverb 'graciously' describes this verb.Further 'swept' and 'disposed' are two verbs joined by conjunction 'and'. A conjunction always joins words of the same level and degree. A noun with a noun, an adjective with an adjective and a verb with adverb in the same forms. But preposition used with 'disposed' is incorrect. It should be 'disposed of'. 4. In this sentence 'haves and haves not' is incorrect. It should be 'haves and have nots. 5. In this sentence 'achieve' and 'persistence' are joined together with a conjunction 'and'. 'Achieve' is a verb and 'persistence' a noun which is incorrect. It should be 'persist' instead of 'persistence'. 6. Not only and but also are used with words which are compared with each other. Here the comparison is between 'for ourselves' and 'for generation to come'. It should be 'not only for ourselves but also for generations to come'. 7. In this sentence in Present Perfect tense with 'have' first form of verb 'endeavour' is used which is incorrect. It should be 'have endeavoured'. 8. In this sentence ' day by day' is incorrect. It should be 'day to day'. 9. This sentence shows an action of habitual nature wghich is always in Present Indefinite Tense. The verbs 'go', and 'prefer' are correct bu the verb 'took' is incorrect. It should be 'take'. 10. In this sentence the part 'if he was knowing' is incorrect. It should be 'if he knew'. If two subjects are joined by 'as well as' the verb will be used according to first subject preceding 'as well as'. For example: My sons as well as I are....... I as well as my brother am ......... Question 1 : He as well as you are to blame.
Select the correct option : Option A : He as well as you are to blame. Option B : You as well as he is to blame. Option C : He as well as you is to blame. Option D : None of these.
ANSWER: In case of 'as well as' verb is used according to the subject preceding it. In this case it will be according to'He'. He as well as you is to blame.
If two subjects are joined by 'and' the verb will be used that of plural. For example: He and his friends are..... You and your brother were....... If two subjects joined by 'and' give impression of one entity a verb in singular form is used For example : The secretary and presiding officer is .......
If two subjects are joined by 'either ....or ' or 'neither ...nor' verb will be used according to subject following 'or, nor'. For example:
Either you or your brother is responsible for the lapse. Neither she nor her sisters have stolen the purse. Neither you nor your brother is allowed to go there. When Cor-relative join two sentences, one of these sentences generally has the Nominative after the verb. For example : Not only was he a fool but also a knave. No sooner did the hunter see the deer than he fired at him. Scarcely had I reached home when it started raining. Some examples Not only he is a miser but also mean. No sooner did we reach the school than the bell rang. Scarcely had they entered the room when the lights went off. No sooner did the mother go away than the child started crying. Not only the old man is rich but also kind.
In a sentence when the subject is an Interrogative Pronoun it comes before the verb. For example : Who stole the purse? Which is your book? What is your name?
Question 2 : Leave the room or else you will be caught.
Select the correct option : Option A : Leave the room else you will be caught. Option B : Leave the room or you will get caught. Option C : Both are correct. Option D : None of these. ANSWER : The words 'else' and 'or' have the same meaning. So only one of these two will be used.
Exercise No. 1. Correct the following sentences : 1. These days human life has become longer and healthy due to research made by medical experts. 2. Whomever comes late will not be allowed to mark attendance in the register. 3. There is a great impact of social and culture changes on our lives. 4. Our digestive system produces a liquid that nourishes and protect the body. 5. Much believe that the youth of today cannot coexist with the so called orthodox older generation. 6. The visitors were not only provided with food but also the facility of lodging. 7. There are lower chances of awarding strict punishment to the culprit in comparison to the offend. 8. You should once ponder on the consequences before you take any action against the wishes of your parents. 9. I have not forgotten and still remember clear the incident happened with me on that day. 10. The committee has come to this conclusion after thorough and carefully examination of evidences of the case. SOLUTION 1. In this sentence 'human life' is subject and 'has become' is a verb. The words 'longer and healthy' are adjectives describing the noun 'human life'. In between these two words 'and' is a conjunction. Conjunction always joins things of the same level i.e. a noun with a noun or an adjective with an adjective. But of the same degree. Here longer is a comparative degree whereas healthy is a positive degree. Instead of healthy it should be healthier. Both the adjectives should be of comparative degree. ....Life has become longer and healthier. 2. In interrogative sentences of 'Wh' ie sentences starting with who whom or which etc it is better to consider answer of the interrogative sentence in assertive form. Here it is ... He will not be allowed....He is in subject case. Out of who and whom , who is in subject case and whom is in object case. Here it will be the subject case 'whoever' instead of 'whomever'. 3. The main sentence is 'there is a great impact ........ on our lives.' 'there' in this sentence is in introductory place only. 'a great impact' is singular and with it singular verb 'is' has been used which is correct. 'Changes' is a noun and the words 'social and culture' describe the noun 'changes'. These two are joined by conjunction and. A conjunction joins words of the same type. Here Social is adjective of the noun Society and culture is a noun. To make both the words adjective 'Cultural' instead of 'culture will be used. '.........impact of social and cultural changes .....' 4. 'Our digestive system' is Subject in singular 'produces' is verb in singular 'a liquid' is object. 'nourishes and protect' are two verbs joined by conjunction and. These two are related to subject 'liquid' which is singular and accordingly the verbs also should be in singular form. So 'nourishes and protects' is correct. 5. Much describes quantity or uncountable things and Many describes number or countable things. Many instead of Much will be used with people. 6. Not only followed by but also are used here to describe two things ' food and facility of lodging'. These two should be used with the words which they describe. The sentence should be ........ provided with not only food but also the facility of lodging. 7. In this sentence there is comparison between punishment(noun) and offence(noun) but the word used offend is a verb. Instead of offend it should be offence. 8. With the verb ponder preposition 'over' instead of 'on' is used. 9. In this sentence 'remember' is a verb and to describe it an adverb should be used. Instead of adjective 'clear' adverb 'clearly' should be used. 10. In this sentence 'examination' is a noun. With a noun an adjective is used. Thorough is an adjective but 'carefully' is an adverb. It should be 'careful' instead of 'carefully'.
Exercise No. 2.
Correct the following sentences : 1. The idea of providing food and clothes to the workers instead of their wages were revolutionary. 2. There are certain worker of the party who always work sincerely and are worth depending upon. 3. The success of a project depends upon the degree in which the candidates involve themselves in the project. 4. The responsibility of taking good decisions and implement them lies solely on the authorities. 5. The new house that the family is considering to purchase is big and cleaner. 6. The authorities are considering to amend currently policies governing trade transactions between the two parties. 7. The decision of the boss to allow the manager to continue in service clearly indicates his confident about his integrity. 8. A congenial atmosphere in the vicinity proved very helpful in creating a sense of familiarly with the residents. 9. The words selected by the poet to describe the panoramic scenery adds to the beauty of the poem. 10.The old man had five sons but neither of them supported him in his old age.
SOLUTION 1. In this sentence 'the idea' is subject. It is singular. With it the verb used 'were' is incorrect. It should be in singular i.e. 'was'. 2. The word 'certain' indicates plural whereas 'a certain' means singular form. Here certain is in plural form and its verb 'are' is also in plural. But its noun is in singular it should be 'workers'. 3. In this sentence with 'degree' preposition 'in' is used. It should be 'to'. 4. In this sentence the portion of the sentence 'the responsibility ... lies solely on the authorities' is correct. In it both the subject (noun) 'responsibility' and verb 'lies' are singular and agree with each other. The other part ' taking good decision and implement them' have two verbs. These are joined by conjunction 'and'. These two verbs should in the same form. '..... taking good good decision and implementing them'. 5. Here two adjectives 'big and cleaner' are joined together by conjunction 'and'. These two should be in the same degree. ....bigger and cleaner. Comparative degrees are used because there is comparison between existing and new house. 6. In this sentence an adverb 'currently' is used to describe the noun 'policies'. The correct is adjective 'current'. It should be 'current policies'. 7. In this sentence two adjectives 'his and confident' are joined together. After adjective'his' there should be a noun 'confidence'. 8.In this sentence an adverb 'familiarly' is used whereas it should be a noun 'familiarity' . 9. In this sentence the subject 'The words' is plural but with it verb used is singular 'adds'. It should be 'add'. 10. In this sentence for noun 'five sons' the pronoun used is 'neither' which is incorrect. 'Neither' is used for two and 'none' for more than two. Instead of 'neither' it should be 'none'.
Exercise No. 3. Correct the following sentences : 1. While delegating power to juniors, the authorities make it sure that the employees act in a responsible manner and they are personal accountable for their work. 2. The person underwent a process of personal transformation involving values and beliefs that provides him purpose and guidance for living his remaining life. 3. All the employees welcome the new policy with an overwhelming response and gave their consent for its implementation. 4. The biggest problem the information and technology industry faces these days is that there is an acute paucity of skill workers in the industry. 5. A majority of the people living in the area does not have an access to the basic amenities required for their living. 6. In the past time one of the more essential virtues required for an employee were his integrity and diligence towards his job. 7. All the sections of society has strive hard to cope with each other during the difficult period of this calamity. 8. The company, keeping in view that its performance is run smoothly during the current year, plans to enhance its production next year. 9. Different political parties with a view to allure gullible voters often sacrifice its high standards and principles. 10. One of the hazard in the profession of medical practitioners is that their activities are subjected to questioning by legal as well as common people. SOLUTION 1. In this sentence the clause while....juniors is correct. The clause - the employees ... manner is also correct. The authorities- is Subject, Noun in plural, its verb in plural 'make' is correct. They Subject in plural has correct verb in plural 'are' Personal is and adjective It should be an adverb personally. Instead of persoal accountable it should be personally accountable. 2. The person underwent - shows that the tense is past tense. Further values and beliefs are plural but verb with it provides is in present tense. It should be provided. 3. 'All the employees' is subject in plural its verb 'welcome' is in plural 'the new policy' is object. Further the verb 'gave' describes the noun 'all the employees' but it is in past tense. Two verbs 'welcome' and 'gave' are joined together by conjunction 'and' . Both should be in the same tense. Instead of 'welcome' it should be 'welcomed'. 4. The information and technology industry is subject, noun in singular, faces is verb in singular and the biggest problem is object. 'An acute' is adjective describing noun 'paucity'. 'Workers' is noun in plural and with it is 'skill'. It is a verb i first form whereas there should be an adjective to describe noun 'workers'. Third form (and not first form) of verb acts as an adjective. So it should be 'skilled' instead of 'skill'. 5. 'A majority of the people' is Subject and with 'majority' a plural verb is used but here with it a singular verb 'does' is used. It should be 'do' instead of 'does'. 6.' One of the more essential is incorrect because it further describes about 'integrity and diligence' which are more than one. It should be 'the most essential' . 7. The sentence is in present perfect tense- has or have and third form of verb. 'All the sections of society' is Subject in plural and with this verb will be 'have' and third form of 'striven'. Instead of 'has strive' it should be 'have striven'. 8. In this sentence .... 'its performance' is Subject, Noun in singular. Verb 'is run' is passive voice in Present indefinite tense. But as the work still continues it should be in present continuous tense. It should be 'is running smoothly' in stead of 'is run'. 9. In this sentence ' Different political parties' is Subject Noun in plural. 'Sacrifice' is verb in plural and 'its high standards and principles' is object. 'Its and high' are adjectives and 'standards and principles' is noun. 'Its' describes plural subject 'parties' which is incorrect. It should be 'their' instead of 'its'. 10. 'One of the hazard' is incorrect. It is 'one of the hazards' i.e. one out of many.
Exercise no.6 Correct the following sentences :
These days he finds it very difficult to make his both ends meet.
The enquiry has brought at light some strange facts about the case.
He took with heart the death of his wife.
The strike have thrown many industries out of gear.
No sooner he fell off the horse then he passed away.
