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Objective case (of Noun or• Pronoun) is used after Preposition. For example, Incorrect- I do not depend on he. Correct- I do not depend on him. The Prepositions used after two words must be made clear if these two words are connected by and or or. For example, Incorrect- She is conscious and engaged in her work. Correct- She is conscious of and engaged in her work. If a Principal Verb is used after about, after, at, before. for, from, in, on. to, that Verb must be in ing (V4) form. For example, Incorrect- You prevented me from do it. Correct- You prevented me from doing it. . On, in, at, are not used before today, tomorrow, yesterday, the following day, the next day etc. For example, Incorrect- He will go there on to-morrow. Correct- He will go there tomorrow. No Preposition is used before the word home. At home is a phrase which bears a different meaning. For example, Incorrect- Bring a T.V. set at home. Correct- Bring a T.V. set home.   Af...

 Two Conjunctions should not be used in the same sentence. Incorrect- Although she was tired, but she still went on working. Correct- Although she was tired, she still went on working. ' Both' should be followed by 'and'. It should be used in the positive sense.  In the negative sense, 'neither' ..... .'nor• should be used in place of 'both'. incorrect- Both Ravi as well as Raja were present there. Correct- Both Ravi and Raja were present there. 'Either ... or', 'neither .... nor:  'both and', 'not only but also'  should be followed by the same parts of speech. I ncorrect - He not only lost his ticket, but also his luggage. Correct- He lost not only his ticket but also his luggage. ' Neither' should be followed , by 'nor', 'either' should be followed by 'or'.  Both these should not be con¬fused. Incorrect- He washed neither his hands or his face. Correct - He washed ...

To modify a Verb, an Adjective or another Adverb, we use an Adverb. Incorrect- She writes very careful. Correct- She writes very carefully. Carefully is an Adjective which cannot modify the Adverb very, therefore carefully (Adverb) must be used in place of Adjective careful. Too means more than required and it is used with Unpleasant Adjective. So, we cannot use too glad, too happy, too pleasant, too healthy. For example, Incorrect- I am too glad to meet you. Correct- I am very glad to meet you. A sentence which is based on ''Too .... To" format, we cannot replace to with so that. If we replace to with so that, too also must be replaced with cannot. For example, Incorrect- He is too weak so that he cannot walk. Correct- He is too weak to walk. Correct- He is so weak that he cannot walk. Much too is followed by Unpleasant Adjective, whereas too much is followed by Noun. Much too + Unpleasant Adjective. Too much + Noun. For example, Incorrect- His fail...

 Adjectives of quantity show how much of a thing is meant. Adjectives of  quantity (some; much, little, enough, all, no, any, great, half, sufficient, whole)  are used for Uncountable Nuns only. For example, Incorrect- I ate a few rice. Correct- I ate some rice.   Numeral Adjectives are used for Countable Noun only and they show how  many persons or things are meant or in what order a person or thing stands, For example, Incorrect- I have taught you little things. Correct- I have taught you a few things. When cardinal and ordinal are used together ordinal precede the cardinal. For example, Incorrect- The four first boys will be given the chance. Correct - The first four boys will be given the chance. Later, latest refer to time, latter and last refer to position. For example, Incorrect- I reached at 10 am. But he was latter than I expected. Correct- I reached at 10 am. But he was later than I expected, F arther means mo...

 When there are two Subjects in a sentence and they are not in the same  Number, then we must have to use separate Auxiliaries (is, are, am, was,  were, have, has) for both of them. For example, Incorrect- Three- killed and one were injured. Correct- Three were killed and one was injured. A single Verb should be made to serve two Subjects, only when the form  of Verb is same for both the subjects. Incorrect- I am seventeen years old and my sister fourteen. Correct - I am seventeen years old and my sister is fourteen. Two auxiliaries can be used with one principal Verb, only when the form of  the principal Verb is appropriate to both the auxiliaries. ' Incorrect- He never has, and never will take such strong measures. Correct- He never has taken, and never will take such strong measures. When there is only one auxiliary to two principal Verbs it should be  correctly associated with the both. Incorrect- Ten candidates have passed one ...

Ask, advise, allow, command, force, forbid, invite, encourage, compel,  beg, order•, imagine, instruct, permit, persuade, tell, require, remind, teach,  etc. are followed by Object + To +V2 For example,   Incorrect - He advised to do it by me.   Correct- He advised me to do it. But if these are used in Passive Voice, then they are followed by To +V,.  Know is followed by how/ where/when/why and Infinitive.  For example,   Incorrect- I know to write a letter.  Correct- I know how to write a letter.  After let, bid, behold, watch, see, feel, make etc. we use Bare-Infinitive and not To-infinitive.   For example,  Incorrect- I heard him to speak on several subjects. Correct- I heard him speak on several subjects. Bare Infinitive is used after Modal Auxiliaries (can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, must, dare not, need not).  For example,  Incorrect- You need n...