COMMON ERRORS:
TO BE ANSWERED AS DIRECTED
FROM QUESTION PAPERS OF PREVIOUS YEARS
2011
Write the sentence correctly: 1 mark each
1.He turned every stone to get the job.
Answer: He left no stone unturned to get the job.
2. I knew that he is a coward person.
Answer: I know that he is a cowardly person.
3. He behaves as if he is the leader.
Answer: He behaves as if he were the leader.
4. The population of London is greater than any town in India.
Answer: The population of London is greater than that of any town in India.
5. The umbrella is superior and more expensive than that.
Answer: The umbrella is superior to and more expensive than that.
6. He was hung for the crime he had committed.
Answer: He was hanged for the crime he had committed.
7. The flower smells sweetly.
Answer: The flower smells sweet.
2012
8. He knew that it will rain.
Answer: He knew that it would rain.
9. He is a man of childish simplicity.
Answer: He is a man of childlike simplicity.
10. He knows to swim.
Answer: He knows how to swim.
11. Wait until I do not return.
Answer: Wait until I return.
12. Ram as well as Hari were present in the meeting.
Answer: Ram as well as Hari was present in the meeting.
13. You must do it before a week.
Answer: You must do it within a week.
14. I prefer tea for coffee.
Answer: I prefer tea to coffee.
15. You must take care for the poor.
Answer: You must take care of the poor.
2013
16. If one wants to succeed in life he should work hard.
Answer: If one wants to succeed in life one should work hard.
17. I know to swim.
Answer: I know how to swim.
18. He insisted me from going there.
Answer: He insisted me on going there.
19. I cannot part with you.
Answer: I cannot part from you.
20. I congratulate you for your success.
Answer: I congratulate you on your success.
21. Tel me what is your name.
Answer: Tell me what your name is.
22. The boy took his birth in a good family.
Answer: The boy was born in a good family.
2014
23. He said that he will come back in a week.
Answer: He said that he would come back in a week.
24. Have you a pen to write?
Answer: Have you a pen?
25. He was prevented to do the work.
Answer: He was prevented from doing the work.
26. I prefer tea than coffee.
Answer: I prefer tea to coffee.
27. I wish I was dead.
Answer: I wish I were dead.
28. He is a man of childish simplicity.
Answer: He is a man of childlike simplicity.
29. He knows to swim.
Answer: He knows how to swim.
2015
30. English as well as French are taught in college.
Answer: English as well as French is taught in college.
31. The rose smells sweetly.
Answer: The rose smells sweet.
32. Ram said that he will help me.
Answer: Ram said that he would help me.
33. You should be little more stricter.
Answer: You should be a little more strict.
34. Columbus invented America.
Answer: Columbus discovered America.
35. He was hung for the crime he committed.
Answer: He was hanged for the crime he committed.
36. He was prevented to do the job.
Answer: He was prevented from doing the job.
2016
37. He is a man of childish simplicity.
Answer: He is a man of childlike simplicity.
38. He left the hostel with bag and baggage.
Answer: He left the hostel bag and baggage.
39. He turned every stone to get the job.
Answer: He left no stone unturned to get the job.
40. He insisted me to go there.
Answer: He insisted me on going there.
41. He said that he will come in a week.
Answer: He said that he would come within a week.
42. He sat under the shadow of the tree.
Answer: He sat in the shade of a tree.
43. The information are interesting.
Answer: The information is interesting.
2017
44. Unemployment is a major problem in these days.
Answer: Unemployment is a major problem these days.
45. Everyone knows that smoking effects one’s health.
Answer: Everyone knows that smoking affects one’s health.
46. His lecture was fairly boring.
Answer: His lecture was quite boring.
47. He thinks that the price
of oil is bound to increase.
Answer: He thinks that the
price for oil is bound to increase.
48. The water in the canal was much more higher than usual.
Answer: The water in the canal was much higher than usual.
49. He wanted to know what was into the parcel.
Answer: He wanted to know what was in the parcel.
50. The flower is more lovelier than the other.
Answer: The flower is lovelier than the other.
2018
51. I completely disagree to pay women less than men.
Answer: I completely disagree that women are paid less than men.
52. There was a little progress so far.
Answer: There was little progress so far.
53. I have gone to Scotland but I have never gone to Wales.
Answer: I have gone to Scotland but I have never been to Wales.
54. She is neat but fairly slow.
Answer: She is neat but rather slow.
55. He has always been jealous for his sister.
Answer: He has always been jealous of his sister.
56. She has curly hairs.
Answer: She has curly hair.
57. The committee recommended the best of the two candidates.
Answer: The committee recommended the better of the two candidates.
58. The news was broadcasted last evening.
Answer: The news was broadcast last evening.