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Proper usage of Adjectives.

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Wrong : Few days rest will do him much good.

Right : A few days rest will do him much good.

Proper usage of Adjectives.

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Wrong : We have only little time left.

Right : We have only a little time left.

Proper usage of Adjectives.

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Wrong : There is any water in the jug.

Right : There is some water in the jug.

Proper usage of Adjectives.

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Wrong : She spent whole the day in playing.

Right : She spent the whole day in playing.

Proper usage of Adjectives.

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Wrong : He saw not less than thirty lepers yesterday.

Right : He saw no fewer than thirty lepers yesterday.

Correct use of Only

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Wrong Sentence: Alex only studies when everybody else at home has gone to sleep.

Right Sentence: Alex studies only when everybody else at home has gone to sleep.

Correct use of seldom

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Wrong sentence:He visits my office seldom.

Right sentence: He seldom visits my office.

Proper usage of Verbs.

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Wrong : The boy was sunk.

Right: The boy was drowned.

Proper usage of Verbs.

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Wrong : The boat was drowned.

Right : The boat was sunk.

Proper usage of Verbs.

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Wrong : I will leave for London tomorrow.

Right : I shall leave for London tomorrow.

Proper usage of Verbs.

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Wrong : None of the members of the council have agreed to the decision.

Right : None of the members of the council has agreed to the decision.

Proper usage of Verbs.

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Wrong : Each of the two groups are to blame.

Right : Each of the two groups is to blame.

Proper usage of Verbs.

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Wrong : A large number of students was present to welcome the principal.

Right : A large number of students were present to welcome the principal.

Proper usage of Verbs.

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Wrong : The Jury were impartial.

Right : The Jury was impartial.

Error in the use of Good and well

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Wrong sentence: She plays good.

Right sentence: She plays well.

Use of Very and Too

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Wrong sentence: She is very clever to be taken in by anyone.

Right sentence: She is too clever to be taken in by anyone.

Use of Quite and Very

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Wrong sentence: We are quite sorry to hear that he has been cheated.

Right sentence: We are very sorry to hear that he has been cheated.

Proper usage of Hard

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Wrong sentence: Alex works hardly.

Right sentence: Alex works hard.

Error in the usage of Dear.

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Wrong sentence: He paid dear for his mistake.

Right sentence: He paid dearly for his mistake.

Use of very and much

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Wrong sentence: It is very better

Right sentence: It is much better

Proper usage of Harsh

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Wrong sentence: Her tone sounds harshly.

Right sentence: Her tone sounds harsh.

Proper usage of Fast.

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Wrong sentence: This boy runs fastly.

Right sentence: This boy runs fast.

Proper usage of Pronoun.

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Wrong : There are no secrets between you and she.

Right : There are no secrets between you and her.

Proper usage of Pronoun.

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Wrong : I and she respect their elders.

Right : She and I respect our elders.

Proper usage of Pronoun.

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Wrong : He availed of the opportunity.

Right : He availed himself of the opportunity.