COMMON ERRORS


Direction: In the following questions some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error the number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from errors, then your answer is (4) i.e. No error.

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    your will replace your’s because –
    your is a Possessive Adjective that modifies a noun/ noun phrase to indicate ownership.
    There is no such word as your’s. Yours is a Possessive Pronoun.

    Correct Option: B

    your will replace your’s because –
    your is a Possessive Adjective that modifies a noun/ noun phrase to indicate ownership.
    There is no such word as your’s. Yours is a Possessive Pronoun.


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    won’t you will replace isn’t it because –
    the Aux. Verb used in the Positive Statement is will.
    Its tag will be will + not written as won’t.

    Correct Option: C

    won’t you will replace isn’t it because –
    the Aux. Verb used in the Positive Statement is will.
    Its tag will be will + not written as won’t.



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    The Pacific Ocean will replace Pacific Ocean because –
    the (Def. Art.) is used before the names of Oceans, mountain ranges, rivers, seas, etc. (Geographical features)

    Correct Option: A

    The Pacific Ocean will replace Pacific Ocean because –
    the (Def. Art.) is used before the names of Oceans, mountain ranges, rivers, seas, etc. (Geographical features)


Direction: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. If there is No error, the answer is (4). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

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    After you return will replace After you will returns because –
    In Conditional clauses will is not used.
    The Verb in the clause (Conditional) is in the Simple Present Tense.
    Look at the examples given below :
    If you go to London, you can visit the British Museum.
    You’ll get fatter if you eat too much.

    Correct Option: A

    After you return will replace After you will returns because –
    In Conditional clauses will is not used.
    The Verb in the clause (Conditional) is in the Simple Present Tense.
    Look at the examples given below :
    If you go to London, you can visit the British Museum.
    You’ll get fatter if you eat too much.



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    John, Hari and I will replace John, I and Hari.
    The first person pronoun-I comes last in the sequence.

    Correct Option: A

    John, Hari and I will replace John, I and Hari.
    The first person pronoun-I comes last in the sequence.