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101 Golden points to solve spotting errors
Here is the list of 101 golden points used for solving spotting errors in the English language on competitive exams.
POINT NUMBER 1:-
Some nouns like to be plural form but they are singular. For those subjects, we always treat them singular form and we use that verb in singular form.
Here is the list of them
- Scenery
- Advice
- Information
- Machinery
- Stationary
- Furniture
- Fuel
- Rice
- Issue
- Bedding
- News
- Poetry
- Business
- Economics
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Ethics
- Athletics
- Innings
- Gallows (a wooden frame to use for a punishment of hanging up the criminals)… etc
Example:-
- The scenery of Kashmir are enchanting (wrong)
- The scenery of Kashmir is enchanting (correct)
- He has given advice
- They have given me some pieces of advice
POINT NUMBER 2:-
Some nouns look like singular in form but they are used as a plural and always take a plural verb.
Here is the list of them
- Cattle
- Gentry (the people who belong to high-class society)
- Peasantry
- Actuary (large weapons took from one place to another place)
- People
- Clergy
- Company
- Police…. etc
Example:-
- The cattle is grassing in the ground (wrong)
- The cattle are grassing in the ground (correct)
POINT NUMBER 3:-
Some nouns are always used in the plural form and take plural verbs.
Here is the list of them
- Trousers
- Scissors
- Spectacles
- Stockings
- Shorts
- Missile
- Goods
- Alms
- Premises
- Thanks
- Tides….etc
Examples:-
- Where is my trousers (wrong)
- Where are my trousers (correct)
- Spectacles is now costly item (wrong)
- Spectacles are costly item (correct)
POINT NUMBER 4:-
Some nouns that give the measurements like follows
- Money
- Number
- measure
- weight…etc
When they are preceded by a numeral, they remain unchanged in form.
Example:-
- It is a 3 years degree course. (wrong)
- It is a 3-year degree course. (correct)
- I have 10 dozens of shoes. (wrong)
- I have 10 dozen of shoes. (correct)
POINT NUMBER 5:-
Collecting nouns such as public, team, commute, government, audience, orchestra, company…etc are both as singular and plural depending on the meaning.
When that word indicates that a unit the verb is singular otherwise it will be plural.
Example:-
- The team hasn’t come yet
- The team is not friends with one another.
POINT NUMBER 6:-
Some nouns have one meaning in singular another in plural
Here is some list of those
- Advice = counsel; advice = information
- Air = atmosphere; airs = proud
- Good = complement; goods = properties
- Iron = metal; irons= chains
- Force = strength; forces = army
- Content = satisfaction; contents = things contained
- Physic = medicine; physics = physical science
- Respect = regards; respects = complements
- Work = job; works = composition
- Quarter = one fourth of something; quarters = buildings or houses
Example:-
- Airs are necessary for all breathers (wrong)
- Air is necessary for all breathers (correct)
- It is bad to put on air (wrong)
- It is bad to put on airs (correct)
POINT NUMBER 7:-
- Family members is wrong; members of family is correct
- English teacher is wrong; teacher of English is correct
- Cousin brother or sister is wrong; cousin is correct
- Brother-in-laws is wrong; brothers-in-law is correct
- Place in the compartment or on the bench is correct; room in the compartment or room on the bench is wrong
- Our’s, your’s, thair’s are wrong; ours, yours, theirs are correct in here no use of apostrophe
- Wages in singular number is punishment
Example;-
- The wages of sin is death
- When it is in plural number it means charges for the labor
- The wages of daily workers have been raised
POINT NUMBER 8:-
There are some particular nouns in the English language which shows related but difference in meaning here is some list of those English words
Habit/custom
The noun ‘habit’ applies only to individuals whereas ‘custom’ applies to society or country
Cause and reason
‘Cause’ produces a result, while reason gives that the explanation of the cause
Example:-
- Scientists try to find out the cause of a phenomenon (a disaster).
- You have a good reason to be pleased with your students.
POINT NUMBER 9:-
- Man/gentleman
‘Man’ is used in ordinary sense while ‘gentleman’ is a man of character
Example:-
- Man is mortal
- He is a gentleman at large
- Man/people
‘Men’ is plural form of man; ‘people’ is used for persons
Example:-
- There are 5 men in the room
- The people of Bihar are simple
- Shade/shadow
‘Shade’ is a place sheltered from the sun; ‘shadow’ means the shade of a distant form of object
Example:-
- The villagers sat under the shade of a tree.
- He is even afraid of his own shadow.
- Cost/price
‘Cost’ is an amount paid by the shopkeeper or the manufacture; ‘price’ amount paid by the customer.
Example:-
- The cost of production of automobile item is gone up.
- For some items, the buyers have to pay the higher price for necessary items.
- House/home
‘House’– a building to living
‘Home’– one’s native place
Example:-
- Quarters or houses allocated to us for living
- My hometown is Markapur.
- Customer/client
‘Customer’– is a buyer of goods.
‘Client’ is one who avails one’s self at a service.
Example: –
- The shopkeeper has welcomed the customers with a smile.
- The lower discusses the cases of his clients.
POINT NUMBER 10:-
A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in person number and gender
Example:-
- Every man must bring his luggage.
- Each student must bring his books.
- Each of the girls must carry her own bag.
While using everyone, anyone, everybody, each the pronoun of the Macklin gender or the feminine gender is to be used according to the contest
Example:-
- Anyone can do this job if he tries.
- Each of the six boys in the class has finished his tasks.
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