2 Common Mistakes

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• A . He wore a white trouser.
  

• B .He wore a white trousers.
  

Answer explanation

Some nouns have only a plural form. Examples are:police, cattle, oats, tweezers, pants, remains, scissors,binoculars, shorts, trousers, drawers and socks. It iswrong to say

a pant 

or

a trouser

Which of the following sentences is correct

• A . We must buy a binocular.
  

• B .We must buy a binocular.
  

Answer explanation

Some nouns have only a plural form. Examples are:police, cattle, oats, tweezers, pants, remains, scissors,binoculars, shorts, trousers, drawers and socks. It iswrong to say

a pant 

or

a trouser

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• A . The rich should help the poors.

• B . The rich should help the poor.

Answer explanation

The phrases

the blind, the rich, the poor, the employed, the dead etc. are always plural and should be followed by plural verbs. It is therefore wrong to say the blinds or the poors

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• A . He provided the blinds with food and clothes

• B .He provided the blind with food and clothes

Answer explanation

The phrases

the blind, the rich, the poor, the employed, the dead

etc. are alwayspluraland should be followed byplural verbs. It istherefore wrong to say

the blinds

or

the poors

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• A . I saw two females.

• B .I saw two women.

Answer explanation

We dont say I saw a male. Similarly we dontsay I saw a female.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• A . He is my cousin brother.

• B .He is my cousin. or He is my brother.

Answer explanation

Cousin

means any child of any uncle or aunt.Phrases likecousin brother and cousin sisterare wrong in standard English

Which of the following sentences is correct

• A . The luggages are mine.

• B . The luggage is mine.

Which of the following sentences is correct

• A . The scissors is sharp.

• B . The scissors are sharp.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• A . i bought two dozens of bananas.

• B . I bought two dozen of bananas.

Which of the following sentences is correct

• A . my family members are supportive.

• B . The members of my family are supportive.