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. If there is No error, the answer is (4), i.e., No error.
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less will replace fewer because –
less (Det.) is used with uncountable Nouns to mean a smaller amount of as in-less better/time/importance
and
fewer (Det.) is used with Plural Nouns and a Plural Verb to mean not many as in –
Few people understand the difference.
There seems to be fewer tourists around this year.
Hence, less than ten bags of rice is the right usageCorrect Option: C
less will replace fewer because –
less (Det.) is used with uncountable Nouns to mean a smaller amount of as in-less better/time/importance
and
fewer (Det.) is used with Plural Nouns and a Plural Verb to mean not many as in –
Few people understand the difference.
There seems to be fewer tourists around this year.
Hence, less than ten bags of rice is the right usage
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are better off will replace could be better off because – be better off is used for saying that somebody is/ would be happier/more satisfied if he was in a particular position or did a particular thing to have more money.
Look at the examples given below :
Families will be better off under the new law.
She is better off without him.
Hence, you are better off these days is the right usageCorrect Option: A
are better off will replace could be better off because – be better off is used for saying that somebody is/ would be happier/more satisfied if he was in a particular position or did a particular thing to have more money.
Look at the examples given below :
Families will be better off under the new law.
She is better off without him.
Hence, you are better off these days is the right usage
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No error.
Correct Option: D
No error.