English Grammar - Sentence Correction Exercises with Solution and Explanation.

Error Correction Exercises:

Exercise No.  1.

Correct the following sentences :

1. Whenever it rains my husband uses his car to go to his office but my children stayed at home.

2. During the festival season, a vast majority of people gathers here to celebrate the occasion with a great pomp and show.

3. Earth's sources are depleting with such a fast pace as we need to protect and sustain these for not only ourselves but also for the future generations.


4. One of the purpose for which I visited his place was to consult him for formulating policy for the new project. 

5. The doctor prescribed medicine after conducting carefully examination of the patient.

6. The leader is so popular among people of this area that whenever he visits here to meet his followers in this hall, it is packed fully to its capacity.

7. The company has decided to organise a training programme for their employees so that they may know about its new marketing policy.

8. The farmer spotted a herd of stray animals in his field which were destroying the crop. 

9. During this period of natural calamity, the worst hit are industrial and agricultre labourers.

10. The minister urged the people of the country to make generously donations for the country's relief fund to help the sufferers. 

SOLUTION


1. In this sentence the clause 'whenever it rains' has a correct subject and verb combination Subject and verb both are singular. The clause 'my husband uses his car' has 'my husband' subject singular 'uses' is singular verb and 'his car' is object. This combination is also correct. 'to go to his office' is also correct. The other clause 'My children stayed at home'  has 'my children' is Subject 'stayed at' is verb. These two clauses are joined by the conjunction 'but'. A conjunction joins two things (i.e. clauses in this case) of the same level. But here the first one is in present tense and the latter in past tense. This sentence shows action of continuous nature i.e. the action was in past as well as is in present time. It will be in future also. So it should be in present indefinite tense. Instead of 'stayed' it should be 'stay'.

2. Subject 'a vast majority of people' always has a plural verb . It should be 'gather' instead of 'gathers'.

3.'Such' has with it both  'as' and 'that'. 'As' describes a comparison and 'that' is a 'result'. Here it should be 'that'  instead of 'as'.

4. This sentence describes 'one' out of 'many' so instead of 'purpose' it should be 'purposes'.

5. The clause 'the doctor prescribed medicine' has a correct subject and Verb combination.'Examination' is a noun and 'carefully' describes the noun 'examination' but it is an adverb. To describe a noun an adjective is required. Instead of 'carefully' it should be 'careful examination'.

6. In this sentence 'packed'  is a verb and adverb 'fully' describes it. 'to its capacity' also describes it. Both have the same meaning. Here 'fully' is redundant. It should be 'packed to its capacity' meaning 'packed fully'.

7. The clause 'the company ......training programme' is in Present Perfect Tense. It  has a correct Subject Verb and Object combination.In 'for their employees', 'employees' is s noun and 'their' is adjective. It describes 'the company' and not 'employees'.It should be in singular form 'its' instead of 'their'.

8. 'A herd of animals' acts as a singular noun and with it the verb 'were destroying' should be in singular 'was destroying'.

9. In this sentence 'labourers' is a noun and  'industrial and agriculture' describe it . The conjunction and joins the  two. Both should be in the form of adjectives i.e. 'Industrial and agricultural'.

10. In this sentence 'donations' is a noun and 'generously' describes it but it is an adverb. Here it should be adjective instead of adverb i.e.'generous donations'.

Exercise No.  2.

Correct the following sentences :

1. Though he undoubtedly is a very honest and sincere person yet  nobody but his friends believe upon him.

2. With a view to provide such facility to its employees, the company is planning to build schools and parks in the colony.  

3. From the response of the people of this vicinity,it appears that they are not interested in purchasing these things no more.

4. It is noticed that during the last week procurement of wheat and pulses crops in various markets have picked up considerably.

5. The local authorities warned the traders of the city that if they resort to hoarding of essential goods, a strict action would be taken against them.

6. The climatic changes during the last decade or so has an adverse effect on the pattern of seasons of the subcontinent.

7. It is worth appreciating that the residents of the city are behaving proper like law abiding citizens.

8. One of the evident reason that he does not visit you is that he attends his office till late hours these days.

9. Promptly actions taken by the authorities have saved the situation from worsening further.

10. Between the period April to June farmers are busy in harvesting of wheat crop.



SOLUTION


1. In this sentence first part '... he undoubtedly is a very honest ......' in present tense is correct. The second part is also in present tense. These two are connected by yet. Nobody (not his friends)is subject, a Pronoun in singular and it should have singular verb i.e. believes and believe. Nobody, everybody or anybody take singular verb with them.

2. 'Such' is a word that takes singular as well as plural noun with it. For singular it should be 'such a facility' and for plural it should be such facilities. The hinder part of the sentence tells about more than one facilities. So it will be such facilities.

3. In this sentence there are two negatives which is incorrect. It should be either 'are not interested any more' or 'are interested no more'.

4. In this sentence 'procurement' (and not crops of wheat and pulses) is the subject in singular and with it verb should be in singular 'has picked up' instead of 'have picked up'.

5. Try to understand this sentence in the way of narration. He said to them,"if you refuse a strict action will be taken against you." Its indirect form is He warned them that if they 'refused' a strict action would be taken against them. Similarly it should be 'resorted' instead of 'resort'.
in other words the first clause in the sentence 'the local authorities......the city' is in past tense. It is joined with the other clause 'if they ..... goods' by conjunction 'that'. This clause also should be in past tense. So it should be 'resorted' instead of 'resort'.

6. The climatic changes is Subject in plural and with it the verb is 'has' whereas it should be in plural 'have'.

7.' ........ residents ........ are behaving' Residents is subject in plural. Verb is behaving and to describe it the word is 'proper' which is a noun. To describe a verb, an adverb is required. It should be 'properly'. 

8.In 'one of the evident reason' it should be 'one of the evident reasons'.

9.This sentence is in passive voice.  'Action' is object placed in the beginning of the sentence and subject 'the authorities' is in the last of the sentence. 'Promptly' describes the noun 'action'. But is an adverb. Instead of an adverb an adjective 'prompt' is required.

10. Between is used about any time from a particular time to another time. Here instead 'During' is required.

Exercise No.  3.

Correct the following sentences :

1. "This sort of customers are in the habit of making unusual demands and they are never satisfied." said the shopkeeper.

2. The boy carrying his luggage on his shoulder walks a little distance on foot before he boarded a bus to reach his house in the city.

3. It is hard deny that the chairman is adept in taking good decision and implement them without any hindrance.

4. The boy imitated his father and he sang like his father did.

5. He made his preference clearly when he declared that he will accept the deal only if the total amount is paid in advance.

6. He is the person who I think they selected as their captain.

Exercise No. 29

Which of the options given below be written in place of the underlined portion in the sentence so as to give its correct form.

Now our company has been venturing with the fields of production which it never tried earlier.

(correction tip- The word 'agree' is followed by prepositions- agree with a person, to a proposal, on a point )

1.  1) has being venturing with the fields of production which it never tried.
2.  2) has been venturing with the fields of production who it never tried
3.  3) has been venturing with the fields of production who we never tried
4.  4) has been venturing into the fields of production which it never tried
5.  5) No correction required
6.  6) None of these

Exercise no CS30

Which of the options given below be written in place of the underlined portion in the sentence so as to give its correct form.

He has created such a mess in the office that it has become immanageable for him to control all this.

(correction tip- the verb 'Dare' is never followed by 'to'. e.g. I dare not go there.)

1. 1)such a mess in the office as it has become immanageable for him to control
2.  2) such a mess of the office that it is become immanageable for him to control
3.  3) such a mess in the office that it has become unmanageable for him to control
4.  4) such a mess in the office that it would have become immanageable for him to control
5.  5) No correction required
6.  6) None of these.

Exercise no CS31

Which of the options given below be written in place of the underlined portion in the sentence so as to give its correct form.

Had you contacted his brother he would have helped you.

(correction tip- 's is used with living things & not with non-living things.e.g. Ram's arm & not table's leg)

1.  1) he had helped you
2.  2) he would had helped you
3.  3) he will help you
4.  4) he can help you
5.  5) No correction required
6.  6) None of these

Exercise no CS32

Which of the options given below be written in place of the underlined portion in the sentence so as to give its correct form.

It is I who has been putting up with this silly fellow for such a long time.

1.  1) It is I who is putting up with this silly fellow
2.  2) It is me who has been putting up with this silly fellow
3.  3) It is I who have been putting up with this silly fellow
4.  4) It am I who has been putting up with this silly fellow
5.  5) No Error
6.  6) None of these 

Exercise no CS 33.

Which of the options given below be written in place of the underlined portion in the sentence so as to give its correct form.

What makes you laugh?

1.  1) What does make you laugh?
2.  2) What do make you laugh?
3.  3) What does makes you laugh?
4.  4) What make you laughs?
5.  5) No Error.
6.  6) None of these.

Exercise no CS 34.

Which of the options given below be written in place of the underlined portion in the sentence so as to give its correct form.

Soon India and Pakistan will convene secretary level meetings of the bilateral process which stalled since January this year.

1.shall convene secretary level meetings of the bilateral process which stalled since January this year.

2.will convene secretary level meetings of the bilateral process which has stalled since January this year.

3.will convene secretary level meetings of the bilateral process which has been stalled since January this year..
...

4.will convene secretary level meetings of the bilateral process which stalled from January this year.

5.No Error.

6.None of these.

Exercise no CS 35.

Choose the correct word out  of the options given below in the sentence to be used  in blank space  so as to give it a correct meaning.

1. (a.Who/b.Whom).............wishes to see me?

2. (c.Who/d.Whom)..............do you wish to see me?

3. (e.Whom/f.Who)...............do you consider is right?

4. (g. Which/h.What)...............did he say to you?

5. With (i.whom/j.Which).........were you talking?

English Grammar - Sentence Correction Exercises with Solution and Explanation.

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.

Spot Error in Given Sentences / Sentence Correction Exercises for Competitive examinations

Spot the Error / Sentence Correction 

Spot the error in the following sentences and mark Alphabet of the relevant part of sentence as answer.If no error mark E as answer.

Exercise 1.

1. My brother purchased/(A) a pair of new shoes (B)but he could not wear those shoes (C)because they were biting him.(D) No Error (E).

2. A lot of confusion prevailed(A) in the examination centre (B) because the students appearing in the examination (C) were not well versed with the new rules of the examination.(D) No Error (E).

3. According to my opinion, (A) the secretary should call a meeting of the committee (B) and take all the members into confidence (C) before taking any decision in the matter. (D) No Error (E).

4. The lady was so absorbed with (A) the movie that she did not(B) notice when the visitors (C) entered the house. (D) No Error (E).

5. The three countries during their (A) last meeting passed a resolution (B) and agreed to act collectively (C) to combat against terrorism. (D) No Error (E).

Exercise 2.        

1. The villagers were moving with  great excitement (A) to witness the fair (B) but suddenly they heard commotion (C) as they approached near to the ground. (D) No Error (E).

2. Last year he was caught by  the police of that country(A) under the suspicion  of being a spy.(B) He is kept in prison now (C) awaiting for trial (D) No Error (E).

3. The people at the party (A) were enjoying themselves. (B) They were busy in having their dinner. (C) But soon they were baffled by the host's sudden outburst. (D) No Error (E).

4. The residents of the locality (A) present in the meeting were agitated (B) when they found that the chairperson of the committee (C) was not cognizant about the problems of the area.(D) No Error (E).

5. The teacher who teaches us English (A) has a command over  students (B). All the students respect him (C) because he has a good command of his subject. (D) No Error (E).

Exercise 3.

1. The Government has initiated various schemes (A) to impart good education to girls (B) but still a number of them abandons (C) their studies after their school is over. (D) No Error (E). 

2. A large number of dignitaries (A) came to attend the seminar.(B) The university provided (C) an excellent accommodation for the visitors. (D) No Error (E).

3. He  wanted to send his son to abroad (A) for his higher studies (B) after he completed his studies in the school (C) but his son refused to go there. (D) No Error (E).

4. Yesterday he along with all the members of his family (A) went to the market  (B) and returned late in the evening. (C) They all were too tired to go to anywhere after that. (D) No Error (E).

5. These days scientists are working hard (A) to develop  medicine (B) that will cure people from (C) the disease of AIDS. (D) No Error (E).

Exercise 4.

1. Despite the fact that the witness gave  (A) a good deal of description of the culprit,(B) the police is still unable to trace him (C) and he is still at large.(D) No Error (E).

2. He never spoke an unkind word (A) to his parents. He was never vexed up with (B)  their irritable behaviour but he lived happily (C) in a congenial atmosphere with them. (D) No Error (E).

3. During my visit to his office (A) I was surprised to find that (B) his boss was very rude with (C) all the members of his office.(D) No Error (E).

4. Earlier my friend had promised to me (A)  to extend financial help for my new project (B) but he did not fulfill his promise (C) and I could not complete my project.(D) No Error (E).

5. Those boys accompanied the old man till his house.(A) They stayed with him in his house (B)for about half a hour.The old man was grateful to (C) them for their help.(D) No Error (E).

Exercise 5.

1. Last week when he was unwell (A) and did not come to the office, (B) all of his friends went to his home (C) to enquire about his welfare. (D) No Error (E).

 2. The company will replace (A) the machine without any charges (B) if it is not in working order (C) because it is still in guarantee. (D) No Error (E). 

3. "As we are running short of time," (A)  said he, " I think it is high time (B) we all start working (C)  on our project." (D) No Error (E).

4. The young boys entered into (A) an argument with the farmer (B)when they tried to trespass into (C) his fields of cotton. (D) No Error (E).

5. Her brother did not take any interest (A) in his studies. During the days of his (B)  examinations even he did nothing (C) but played football. (D) No Error (E).

ANSWERS  

EXERCISE NO. 1

1. C ........they were biting him is wrong. It should be they were pinching him. because a shoe always pinches and not bites.

2. D. It is incorrect that ........... in the examination centre. It should be ....... at the examination centre.

3. A. It is incorrect to say 'according to my opinion'. I should be either 'according to me' or 'in my opinion'. Both these versions are correct. 

4. A. Instead of  'The lady was so absorbed with..'  it should be ' The lady was so absorbed in..'. meaning deeply focused on or engrossed. 'Absorbed with'  means to soak a liquid etc with some material like cloth etc.

5. D. The word Combat itself means to fight against. It is not followed by preposition 'against'. It should be combat terrorism.

EXERCISE NO. 2.


1. D. The word 'Approach' itself  means 'come near to' or 'to be in proximity'. Both the words 'near and to' are incorrect. It is not followed by 'near' nor by any preposition like 'to'.
2. D. 'Awaiting for trial' is not correct. The word await is not followed by preposition 'for'. It should be either 'awaiting his trial' or 'waiting for his trial.' 
3. E No error.
4. D. It is always 'cognizant of'' and not 'cognizant about'. It means one is aware of or has the knowledge of.

5. E. No error. 'Command over' means to have control over and 'command of'' means to be proficient in language etc.

 EXERCISE NO. 3

1. C. 'a number of ' or ' a good number of ' is always followed by a singular noun or pronoun and also a singular verb. In this sentence the pronouns 'them' and 'their' are correct but the verb 'abandons' should be 'abandon'.
2. D. 'Accommodation' is an uncountable noun. It is not preceded by the indefinite article 'an'. It should be 'excellent accommodation' and not 'an excellent accommodation'.
3. A. '...to abroad' is not correct. It should be 'abroad' only.
4. D. '....to go to anywhere' is incorrect. It should be ' to go anywhere'. The words like 'anywhere or somewhere' are not preceded by any preposition like 'in, at or to' etc.
5. C. The word 'cure' is followed by preposition 'of ' and not 'from'.

EXERCISE NO. 4.

1. E. Sometimes there is confusion of preposition with '.........gave the description'. It is always 'of ' and not ' about '. 

2. B. 'Vexed' means annoyed or worried. It is followed by prepositions 'by' or 'with' and not 'up with'. 

3. C. 'Rude' is followed by preposition 'to' and not 'with'.

4. A. 'Promise' is not followed by any preposition like 'to' or 'with'.
5. A. 'Till' is used for time and not distance. For distance 'up to' is used. For example 'upto his house' and not 'till his house'.

EXERCISE NO. 5.

1. C. It is incorrect to say  '.......to his home...' Instead it should be  '......to his house..'
2. D. Instead of '........in guarantee' it should be '......under guarantee.'
3. C. '...it is high time...' suggests that the activity started a long time ago and the commencement of the activity is long overdue now. When the expression 'high time' is used, the verb that follows is always in the past tense, not the present. So instead of 'start' it should be 'started'.
4. C. No preposition is used with the word 'trespass'. It should be '........ tried to pass his fields..'
5. D. After 'did nothing' first form of verb is used. It should be 'play' instead of 'played'.

 Exercise 1 (A)

Correct the following sentences :

1. Who is there? It is me.

2. I like curly hairs.

3. Travel lightly if you must.

4. I found a ten rupees note yesterday.

5. If I shall go to Delhi I shall bring a watch for you.

Exercise 2 (A)

1. They had gone to the market yesterday.

2. He is living in this house for the last two years.

3. God will help you if you will help me.

4 I am working for the last two hours.

5. You will succeed only if you will work hard.

Exercise 3 (A)

Correct the following sentences:

1.A new mall has been started last Sunday.

2.People left the place before the storm started.

3.He,you and I are at fault.

4.He managed to pass some how.

5.We rare see a tiger these days

Exercise no. 4 (A)

Correct the following sentences:

1.A new mall has been started last Sunday.

2.People left the place before the storm started.

3.He,you and I are at fault.

4.He asked the stranger where does he come from.

5.We rare see a tiger these days

Exercise no 5 (A)

Correct the following Sentences:

1.Every man,woman and child were happy.

2.Sticking of Bills on these walls are prohibited.

3.The United States have a big army.

4.With whom will he marry?

5.I assented with your proposal.

1. A child is not able to distinguish in good and evil.

2. He offered me a chair to sit.

3. They supplied the poor clothing.

4. I prefer tea for coffee.

5. The child resembles to her mother.

(ANSWERS)

Exercise No. 1 (A) 

1. Grammatically it is I is correct. But nowadays it is me also acceptable.

2.  Instead of hairs it should be hair. 

3. The adverb with verb travel should be light instead of lightly. 

4. Instead of rupees it should be rupee note. 

5. In first part of the sentence should be Present Indefinite Tense  instead of Future Indefinite Tense. If I go to Delhi I shall bring a watch for you. 

 Exercise No . 2 (A)

1.  In such sentences Past Indefinite Tense instead of Past Perfect Tense is used.
     They went to the market yesterday.
2.  It should be in Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
     He has been living in this house for the last two years.
3.  God will help you if you  help me.
     In the second part of the sentence it should be Present Indefinite Tense.

4.  I have been working for the last two hours. It is a sentence of Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
5.  You will succeed only if you  work hard.
     In the second part of the sentence it should be Present Indefinite Tense.


Exercise No. 3 (A)

1. A new mall started last Sunday. It is a sentence of Past Indefinite Tense.
2. People had left the place before the storm started.
3. I, he and you are at fault. In negative sentences sequence of persons is first,second and third.
4. He managed to pass anyhow.
5. The adverb should be rarely instead of rare. We rarely see a tiger these days.

Exercise No. 4(A)

1. A new mall started last Sunday.
2. People had left the place before the storm started.
3. I, he and you are at fault.
4. He asked the stranger where he came from.
5. We rarely see a tiger these days.

 Exercise No. 5 (A)

1. Every man, woman and child was happy.
2. Sticking of bills on these walls is prohibited.
3. The United States has a big army.
4. Whom will he marry?
5. I assented to his proposal.

Exercise No. 6 (A)

1.A child is not able to distinguish between good and evil.
2. He offered me a chair to sit on.
3. They supplied the poor with clothing.
4. I prefer tea to coffee.
5. The child resembles her mother.

English Grammar - Sentence Correction Exercise with Solution and Explanation.

Error Correction Exercises:


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 :

1. These days he finds it very difficult to make his both ends meet.
2. The enquiry has brought at light some strange facts about the case.
3. He took with heart the death of his wife.
4. The strike have thrown many industries out of gear.
5. No sooner he fell off the horse then he passed away.

Exercise no 7


Correct the following sentences:

1. The enemy force had to retreat.
2. She was at her wit's end.
3. He likes the girls the hair of which is brown.
4. The child tore five fifty rupees notes.
5. She is known by her honesty.

Exercise no. 8


Correct the following Sentences:

1. I did not go to the market yet.
2. I did not see him for a month.
3. I live in Bombay since 2010.
4. He has shifted his house yesterday.
5. He has resigned from his service last Monday.

Exercises ------- Misused words:

Exercise no. 1 Misused Words

Choose the correct word given in the brackets. 


Question 1 : He did not sight site cite any example in support of his statement.

Question 2 : What is the cost cast of this play.

Question 3 : He soon went out of sight site cite .

Question 4 : Please tell me the cast cost caste of this book.

Question 5 : This box is made of metal mettle .

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List of Words Misused in English for Alphabet------- D

List of Words Misused in English for Alphabet ------D
37. Drought (Dry Weather) : This year crops failed due to drought.

   Draught (Quantity of liquid drunk once) : He took the medicine 

    with a  draught of water.

38. Dose (Quantity of medicine taken at one time) : Take one dose of 

      this medicine every day.

      Doze (Nap) : He was dozing while sitting in the meeting.

39. Disease (illness) : He is suffering from a serious disease.

      Decease (Death) : His sudden decease is shocking for all of us.

40. Dearness (Price Rise) : The Government employees are paid 

      dearness allowance.

      Dearth (Shortage) : There is no dearth of talented persons in India.

41. Dew ( moisture in air in condensed form) : There were dew drops on 

      grass leaves.

      Due (something owing) : There is nothing due towards him. He has paid

     his all dues.

42. Diary ( Daily record of events) : He recorded all the names in his diary.

      Dairy ( Place where milk etc. is sold) : I purchased milk from dairy.


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