Rewrite the following after making necessary correction
1. Nouns such as advice, future, information, scenery, machinery, rubbish, poetry, bread, weather, traffic, work etc., are not used in plural forms.
E.g.
We engaged a porter to carry our luggage’s (X)
We engaged a porter to carry our luggage (ü)

I love the poetries of Words worth (X)
I love the poetry of Words worth (ü)

2. Nouns like people, police, poultry, cattle are plural in number
Eg :
The cattle’s are grazing (X)
The cattle are grazing (ü)

The police is searching for the escaped convict (X)
The police are searching for the escaped convict (ü)

3. Nouns like news, innings, measles, rickets, mumps, classics, economics, politics etc are singular
Eg:
The news are interesting (X)
The news is interesting (ü)

Eg : 2
Economics are my favourite subject (X)
Economics is my favourite subject (ü)

4. The phrase “One of” is followed by a plural by a plural noun but a singular verb.
Eg:
One of the door was not locked (X)
One of the doors was not locked (ü)

One of my friends are getting married today (X)
One of my friends is getting married today (ü)

5. Verbs like understand, know, remember, forget, think, prefer, want hear, smell, taste, see, like, dislike, hate, love, seem, become, mind etc. are not used in continuous tenses.
Eg :
I am forgetting your telephone number.(X)
I forget your telephone number.(ü)

The guide is knowing the way (X)
The guide knows the way ( )

Why are you hating her? (x )
Why do you hate her? (ü)

He is not liking me(X)
He does not like me (ü)

6.Verbs like have consist, belong, possess, resemble, cost, etc. are not used in continuous tense.
Eg :
The book is belonging to me(x )
The book belongs to me (ü)

These bottles are containing chemicals (x )
These bottles contain chemicals (ü)

I am not having much money (x )
I do not have much money (ü)

7.With the preposition ‘since’ and ‘for’ present perfect continuous tense is used ‘since’ is used for a point of time ‘for’ is used for period of time.
Eg:
The clerk is typing the letters since 3 ‘ O clock (X)
The clerk has been typing the letters since 3’ O clock (ü)

I am studying in the school from six years (X)
I have been studying in the school for six years (ü)

We are trying to learn English for ten years (X)
We have been trying to learn English for ten years (ü)

8. Remember the pattern of a direct question
(WH ) + HV + SUBJECT + MV ………………?
Eg :
Why you went out without my permission ? (x )
Why did you go out without my permission ? (ü)

“where you live ? “asked the stranger (x )
“where do you live? “ asked the stranger (ü)

How we can solve it? (x )
How can we solve it? (ü)

Note : But when a main clause precedes a question, the question is changed a statement from

Observe the following sentences

How old are you? Direct question
Tell me, how old are you? 2611 (Main clause )
Tell me how old you are (ü) ( main clause )

Eg :
Tell me, why do you hate him so much ? (x )
Tell me, why you hate him so much. (ü)

Please show me where is Aditya public school? (x )
Please show me where Aditya public school is. (ü)

Can you tell me when will the circar express arrive? (x )
Can you tell me when the circar express will arrive. (ü)

9. “ Be able to / able to “ are not used with can / could
Eg :
I can able to do it (x )
I can do it (ü)
I am able to do it (ü)

We could be able to finish the work (x )
We could finish the work (ü)
We were be able to finish the work (ü)

10. The verb ‘ RETURN’ is not followed by ‘ back’ & ‘repeat’ is not followed by ‘ again’
Eg :
Please return back the money and don’t repeat it again (x )
Please return the money and don’t repeat it (ü)

11. Verbs like avoid, stop, remember, enjoy, risk, mind, see, hear are followed by a gerund ( ing from)
Eg:
You must avoid to meet her. (x )
You must avoid meeting her. (ü)

Do you mind to wait a few seconds? (x )
Do you mind waiting a few seconds? (ü)

12. The phrase or the two is used with comparative adjective.
Eg :
She is the tallest of the two girls. (x )
She is the taller of the two girls, (ü)

Which is the best of the two books? (x )
Which is the better of the two books? (ü)

13. Adjectives like junior, inferior, superior, preferable, elder are follows by ‘to’
Eg :
Jack is junior than john (x )
Jack is junior to john (ü)

14. To make negative sentences of simple present & simple past, we must use
‘do’ forms.
‘do’/ ‘does’ for preset tense
‘did’ for past tense

Note: Do , does & did are followed by V

Eg :
I not know how to work on computers (x )
I do not know how to work on computers (ü)

He not like me (x )
He does not like me (ü)

Yesterday he not came to school. (x )
Yesterday he did not come to school. (ü )

15. Learn the following expressions carefully
a ) Had better is followed by V
Eg :
you had better to consult a doctor (x)
You had better consult a doctor (ü)

b) look forward to, with a view to, be used to, be given to, be addicted to, help,
no use, no good etc , are followed by a gerund ( ing from)
Eg :
I am looking forward to meet you soon (x )
I am looking forward to meeting you soon (ü)

I can’ t help to laugh at your behaviour (x )
I can, t help laughing at your behaviour (ü)

We are working hard with a view to score good marks. (x )
We are working hard with a view to scoring good marks. (ü)