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Kerala PSC English Grammar Book Study Materials 1 Page 169
Book's First PageCOMMON ERRORS Look at the examples given below : 630. (1) Cattle is a Plural Noun Unless you study diligently, you’ll never understand Hence, The cattle is the right usage. trigonometry. 631. (3) Here, a number of deer is the right usage. The Unless we hurry, we will be late for the show. Plural of deer is not deers. Hence, he will not be is the right usage 632. (3) Screwdriver is a tool. Hence, with a screwdriver 612. (1) a will replace the because – is the right usage. we are not talking about any particular gentleman. Look at the example given below : Hence, I met a gentleman is the right usage Cut it with a knife. 613. (2) Of the two past events, the event that happens 633. (2) between (Prep.) should be followed by an Objec- earlier is expressed in Past Perfect. Hence, he had tive Pronoun (such as me, him, her, us) and not a left is the right usage Subjective Pronoun (such as I, he, she, we) 614. (1) An Ordinal number comes before a cardinal num- Hence, between you and me is the right usage ber. Hence, The last two is the right usage 634. (3) Use of to before beg is incorrect. 615. (1) It is a past event. Hence, Past Simple i.e. I saw Hence, of killing is the right usage is the right usage 635. (2) The word Guilty agrees with Preposition-of. 616. (4) No error. Look at the sentence : 617. (2) Rustam and I is the Sub. of the sentence, so the The jury found the defendant not guilty of the offence. Nominative Pro. is used for the sentence for making Hence, of killing is the right usage it grammatically correct. 636. (3) die of (something) ® direct cause of death as in - Hence, I saw is the right usage. died of cancer. 618. (2) Here, money is an uncountale Noun. Hence, Sin- die from (something) ® indirect cause of death as in gular Verb i.e. was spent is the right usage – died from injuries caused by the accident. 619. (3) Structure of Question Tag in Future Tense with Hence, teachers, died of cancer recently is the right will is as follows : usage You will come to my party tomorrow, 637. (1) The most commonly used word is people. Per- ̄ ̄ sons is very rarely used. Sub. Aux. V. Look at the examples given below won’t you ? There were a hundred people at the reception. ̄ ̄ Several persons were interviewed. Aux. V. + not Sub. In this case, people is more appropriate. Contraction of will not is won’t. Hence, Many people must have read is the right Hence, won’t you is the right usage. usage 620. (2) Here, overwhelmed with joy at is the right usage 638. (4) No error Overwhelmed agrees with Prep. – by/with as in – 639. (3) Overwhelmed by floods within (Prep.) a stipulated time means before that Overwhelmed with grief length of time has passed. 621. (3) Here, was very exciting is the right usage. Much Look at the example given below : is generally used in negative sense. The deal was completed within 24 hours. 622. (3) Inferior agrees with Preposition-to. Hence, in Cheque within the stipulated time is the Hence, to mine is the right usage right usage 623. (1) unique (Adj.) is used to mean the only one - only 640. (3) the (Def. Art.) will be used before needy (Adj.) thing of its kind. because needy talks about a group of people Hence, a will replace the most. Hence, the needy and the poor is the right usage 624. (1) Tell is followed by an Object. Hence, Our geography 641. (4) No error teacher told us is the right usage. 642. (1) Present Perfect Tense is used when we talk about 625. (4) No error. unfinished actions that started in the past and con- tinue to the present. We use it to say how long an 626. (3) Here, Subject (My brother-in-law) is Singular. action has continued with since and for. Hence, Singular Verb i.e. has come to is the right Hence, I have not received is the right usage usage 643. (3) If prefer is followed by a Noun, Preposition-to 627. (1) in. (Prep.) agrees with trust (V.) should be used. Hence, tea to coffee is the right Hence, Have trust in is the right usage usage 628. (3) The word injurious agrees with Preposition to. 644. (3) Here, which seemed so real/which looked so Hence, to health is the right usage real is the right usage 629. (2) One of is followed by a Plural Noun/Pronoun. 645. (3) breakneck (Adj.) : very fast and dangerous Hence, is one of the best tennis players is the right l to drive at breakneck speed. usage SEE–176