Some Common Errors in English
Wrong
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Correct
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The Titanic drowned in the sea
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The Titanic sank in the sea
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Higher we go, cooler we feel
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The higher we go, the cooler we feel
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She quickly did the job.
|
She did the job quickly.
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He is my older Brother
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He is my elder Brother
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Most unique opportunity
|
Unique opportunity
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It is much hot today
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It is very hot today
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Rich should be kind to poor
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The rich should be kind to the poor
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S/He is my Cousin brother/sister
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S/He is my Cousin
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She quickly did the job
|
She did the job quickly.
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One must do his duty
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One must do one’s duty
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Do you know to Dance?
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Do you know how to Dance?
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Have you bought some
apples?
|
Have you bought any
apples?
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No less than 50 persons
Killed
|
No fewer than 50 persons
Killed
|
The climate of Goa is
better than Nagpur
|
The climate of Goa is
better than that of Nagpur
|
Many a man were here
|
Many a man was here
|
My state of health
|
The state of my health
|
I don’t know the English
alphabets
|
I don’t know the English
alphabet
|
May I take your leave
|
May I take leave of you
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Excuse me being late
|
Excuse my being late
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He rarely goes out,
doesn’t he?
|
He rarely goes out, does
he?
|
He admitted that he was in
wrong
|
He admitted that he was in
the wrong
|
The number of people are
small
|
The number of people is
small
|
My little sister goes to
the school by bus
|
My little sister goes to
school by bus
|
The series of lectures were
boring
|
The series of lectures was
boring
|
English teacher
|
Teacher of English
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He lives in a boarding
|
He lives in a boarding
house
|
You are wiser than
old
|
You are more wise than old
|
A good play of football
|
A good game of football
|
He behaves as if he was a
king
|
He behaves as if he were a
king
|
Chennai is further than
Delhi
|
Chennai is farther than
Delhi
|
They were counting on me
helping them
|
They were counting on my
helping them
|
This drawing is more
perfect than the other one
|
This drawing is perfect
than the other one
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Word by word translation
is not necessary
|
Word for word translation
is not necessary
|
Two third of the book
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Two thirds of the book
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No space in this
compartment
|
No room in this
compartment
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Thats all for now Friends........ Happy Reading :)