Common Errors from Noun,Pronoun and other Grammar Group C

Error in the use of Adjectives.

1.You are more stronger than I. (x)

→You are stronger than I. (√)

2.She is growing weak and weak every day.

→She is growing weaker and weaker every day. (√)

3.Mohan is elder than Salim. (x)

→Mohan is older than Salim. (√)

4.Delhi is older than all cities in India. (x)

→Delhi is the oldest of all cities in India. (√)

5.You have taken whole apple. (x)

→You have taken the whole of apple. (√)

6.Bombay is further from Delhi than Amritsar. (x)

→Bombay is farther from Delhi than Amritsar. (√)

7.Have you any ink? . (x)

→Have you some ink? . (√)

8.Have she much book? . (x)

→Has she many books? . (√)

9.Lila was her oldest daughter. (x)

→Lila was her eldest daughter. (√)

10.Lila was the eldest of the two sisters. (x)

→Lila was the elder of the two sisters. (√)

11.I have less friends than Shanta has. (x)

→I have fewer friends than Shanta has. (√)

12.He is the youngest and most intelligent of my two sons. (x)

→He  is younger and more intelligent of my two sons. (√)

13.I saw many worth seeing places. (x)

→I saw may places worth seeing. (√)

14.I told you the last news. (x)

→I told you the latest news. (√)

15.You are junior than I. (x)

→You are junior to me. (√)

Practice.(अभ्यास करें)-

16.I have less worries than Mohan.

17.No less than fifty persons died of cholera.

18.There was few reason to be afraid of.

19.This is the worst of the two.

20.After lunch we had no farther talk.

21..He wasted his all wealth.

22.I prefer cycling more than walking.

23.I am more stronger than he.

24.He is the weakest boy of the two.

25.I have got few books.

Answer.

16.I have fewer worries than Mohan.

17.No fewer than fifty persons died of cholera.

18.There was less reason to be afraid of.

19.This is worse of the two.

20.After lunch we had no further talk.

21.He wasted all his wealth.

22.I prefer cycling to walking.

23.I am stronger than he.

24.He is weaker boy of the two.

25.I have got a few books.

Note-

1.Elder and older mean bigger than both.Elder is used of the own blood relation on family there is not any generation gap whereas Older is used for the generation gap the person or thing is apart from your blood relation.Example-Mohan is older than Salim.

2.Further is used for apart or separate whereas Father is used to denote the things which is far from both of the two.

3.Many countable and Much not countable.

4.The use of degree should be used properly.

5.Few is just like Many and as a number i.e. countable however Much is like less i.e. is uncountable that denotes the mass only.So the use of these adjective should be done properly.

Conjunction and related errors.

1.Though Ramu works hard but he is weak. (x)

→Though Ramu works hard yet he is weak. (√)

2.The teacher asked that why I was. (x)

→The teacher asked why I was late. (√)

3.Wait here till I do not come. (x)

→Wait here till I come. (√)

4.No sooner we reached the station, the train started. (x)

→No sooner did we reach the station, than the train started. (√)

5.Not only he abused me but also beat me. (x)

→Not only did he abuse me but beat me. (√)

6.We had hardly gone out before it began to rain. (x)

→We had hardly gone out when it began to rain. (√)

7.Run faster lest you should not be late. (x)

→Run fast lest you should be late. (√)

8.As Satish is fat so he walks slowly. (x)

→As Satish is fat,he walks slowly. (√)

Exercise

9.I doubt that she will pass this year.

10.When I reached there then it was raining.

11.Although he is poor, but he is honest.

12.Wait here until I do not come.

13.Unless you do not try, you will never succeed.

14.There is no such country which you mention.

15.He had scarcely reached the station than the train started.

Answer.

9.I doubt whether she will pass this year.

10.When I reached there, it was raining.

11.Although he is poor, yet he is honest.

12.Wait here till I do not come.

13.Unless you try, you will never succeed.

14.There is no such country as you mention.

15.He had scarcely reached the station when the train started.

Note-

1. No sooner—than, Not only—but also, ”Though—yet, Hardly—when, Although—yet, Such—as, Lest—should,  and Scarcely—when” these words are use simultaneously.

2.Some negative words carry itself “did” after it such as (Not--only) and (No—sooner).
See Group-D Here.