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 usage

    Correct 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 usage

    Correct 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.