COMMON ERRORS
Direction: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. Your answer is (4) i.e., No error.
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lay will replace laid.
lay is the Past Tense of lie (Verb) which means to be there in a horizontal position, or to get into that position.
Look at the examples given below :
She lay on the floor, listening to music.
Lay a sheet of newspaper on the floor.
Here, lay (Verb) means to put something somewhere carefully or neatly.
Hence, The boy laid in the shelter is the right usageCorrect Option: A
lay will replace laid.
lay is the Past Tense of lie (Verb) which means to be there in a horizontal position, or to get into that position.
Look at the examples given below :
She lay on the floor, listening to music.
Lay a sheet of newspaper on the floor.
Here, lay (Verb) means to put something somewhere carefully or neatly.
Hence, The boy laid in the shelter is the right usage
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of winning will replace to win because –
Confident (Adj.) agrees with Prep.-of and + ing verb (Gerund)
Look at the example given below :
The team feels confident of winning.
Hence, of winning the gold medal is the right usageCorrect Option: B
of winning will replace to win because –
Confident (Adj.) agrees with Prep.-of and + ing verb (Gerund)
Look at the example given below :
The team feels confident of winning.
Hence, of winning the gold medal is the right usage
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I were will replace I am
Wish is most commonly used in imaginary/unreal situations. as in –
I wish (that) you were here. (But, you are not, and I miss you).
The tense of the Verb that follows I wish is mostly in Past Tense.
In Subjunctive form we use were and not was after wish.
Look at the examples given below :
I’m very fat. I wish I were thin.
I wish I were taller.
I wish to be taller. (Present Time)
Hence, I wish I were is the right usage.Correct Option: A
I were will replace I am
Wish is most commonly used in imaginary/unreal situations. as in –
I wish (that) you were here. (But, you are not, and I miss you).
The tense of the Verb that follows I wish is mostly in Past Tense.
In Subjunctive form we use were and not was after wish.
Look at the examples given below :
I’m very fat. I wish I were thin.
I wish I were taller.
I wish to be taller. (Present Time)
Hence, I wish I were is the right usage.
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to cope with is the right usage.
Look at the examples given below :
I can’t cope with your being late for work any more.
He wasn’t able to cope with the stresses and strains of the job.Correct Option: B
to cope with is the right usage.
Look at the examples given below :
I can’t cope with your being late for work any more.
He wasn’t able to cope with the stresses and strains of the job.
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would will replace will because –
in Indirect speech will changes into would as in –
She said, “I will teach you English.” (D.S.)
She said that she would teach me English. (I.S.)
Hence, that he would never is the right usage.Correct Option: B
would will replace will because –
in Indirect speech will changes into would as in –
She said, “I will teach you English.” (D.S.)
She said that she would teach me English. (I.S.)
Hence, that he would never is the right usage.