26 Tips for Spotting Errors in English for Bank PO (Part I) - Testbook Blog

9/5/2017

26 Tips for Spotting Errors in English for Bank PO (Part I) - Testbook Blog

26 Tips for Spotting Errors in English for Bank PO (Part I) 5 months months ago . 40 Comments

(https://testbook.com/blog/linkout/ (https://testbook.com/blog/linkout/44866) 44866) Every year State Bank of India or SBI Recruits Probationary Ocers for Ocers for their branches all over India. If you have applied for SBI PO Exam then you must be all set for the big day. If you have started your preparation then you must be in search of various materials and ideas for each and every subject of SBI PO Prelims. One of the most dreaded subjects for a lot of young students is English Language. It is generally dicult to clear the sectional cut off for English. Error Spotting is Spotting is one of the important topics in English language test. Therefore, we are here to give you General Tips for Spotting Errors in English for SBI PO Exam 2017. 2017 . Before you start with your practice of spotting errors in English, you should know the following:

Testbook WIN Before you start your preparation you should know that Testbook has made a full length magazine that focuses on English Language Exam as a whole. Preparation Strategy for English Language Test , Tips and Tricks, Success Stories of Previous Year toppers are all included in the Magazine. The Magazine is both in English and English and Hindi. Hindi. Click below for Testbook-WIN (Introductory Issue)

(https://testbook.com/blog/linkout/ (https://testbook.com/blog/linkout/44862) 44862)

Testbook ‘WIN’: Free Issue for SBI PO 2017 Preparation (https://testbook.com/blog/testbook-win-sbi-po(https://testbook.com/blog/testbook-win-sbi-popreparation-free-issue/) Our Experts on English language also conducted a LIVE Session for English Language Tips and Tricks. You can click on the article below that will take you the Video Session of the English Language Tips and Preparation Strategy. Strategy.

Last-Minute SBI PO Tips, FAQs & Expert Advice Session for English (Prelims 2017) (https://testbook.com/blog/sbi-po-tips-faqs-expert-advice/)

Spotting Errors in English – Tips for SBI PO

9/5/2017


Even those of us who are well-versed with English end up making the silliest of errors in grammar. It is a very natural tendency but error-spotting is not an art that one can’t master. It is just a matter of swearing by some guidelines and practice! Here are 26 tips for error spotting in English: 1. Certain nouns possess a singular form but still represent plurality and thus, take a plural verb when used in a sentence. E.g. Cattle, peasantry, people, clergy, police. Thus, The Police has come (Incorrect) The Police have come (Correct) 2. Certain nouns always take the plural verb because their form is always plural. E.g. Scissors, trousers, spectacles, thanks, premises. Thus, The scissors is kept on the table. (Incorrect) The scissors are kept on the table. (Correct) 3. When a number is followed by a noun denoting measure, length, money, number or weight, the form of the nouns does not change so long as they are followed by another noun or pronoun. E.g. Million, pair, metre, year, dozen, foot, head. Thus, This is a nine-metres cloth. (Incorrect) This is a nine-metre cloth. (Correct) 4. When a number is followed by a noun denoting measure, length, money, number or weight, but these are not followed by another noun or pronoun, then they take the plural form. E.g. Million, pair, metre, year, dozen, foot, head. Thus, This sari is nine yard long. (Incorrect) This sari is nine yards long. (Correct) 5. Certain nouns, especially of the collective category, are used as singular when they specify a unit. E.g. Public, team, committee, government, audience, orchestra, company, jury. Thus, The public were unanimous in their opinion. (Incorrect) The public was unanimous in its opinion. (Correct) 6. Certain nouns, especially of the collective category, are used in plural when they specify a difference of opinion or class. E.g. Public, team, committee, government, audience, orchestra, company, jury. Thus, The jury was divided in its opinion. (Incorrect)

9/5/2017


7. If the pronoun ‘one’ is used, it must be maintained throughout the sentence. Thus, One must respect his elders. (Incorrect) One must respect one’s elders. (Correct) 8. The word ‘whose’is used for living people and ‘which’ is used for non-living things or ideas. Thus, Which box is kept on the table? (Incorrect) Whose box is kept on the table? (Correct) 9. ‘Less’ is used to denote quantity while ‘fewer’ is used to denote number. Thus, No less than twenty people were (Incorrect) No fewer than twenty people were (Correct) 10. ‘One of’is always followed by noun i n the plural form. Thus, She is one of the least important person in the oce. (Incorrect) She is one of the least important people in the oce. (Correct) 11. Only ‘than’ should be used after ‘no other’ Thus, I like no other movie but Titanic. (Incorrect) I like no other movie than Titanic. (Correct) 12. After the word ‘Know’, ‘how, ‘what’ or ‘when’ should be used before using the innitive. Thus, I know to speak English. (Incorrect) I know how to speak English. (Correct) 13. If the verb indicates a purpose, an innitive must be used and if the verb indicates a cause, a gerund must be used. Thus, He went to the mall for watching a movie. (Incorrect) He went to the mall to watch a movie. (Correct) He was suspended to show indiscipline. (Incorrect) He was suspended for showing indiscipline.(Correct) 14.‘As’ is not used with verbs like ‘appointed’, ‘elected’ , ‘considered’, ‘called’ but it is used with the word ‘regard’. Thus, He was elected as Secretary of the organisation. (Incorrect)

9/5/2017


He was elected Secretary of the organisation. (Correct) I regard Sahil my best friend. (Incorrect) I regard Sahil as my best friend. (Correct) 15. Adverbs should not be confused for adjectives. An adjective describes the characteristic of the subject while an adverb describes the action of the verb. Thus, The horse l ooked beautifully. (Incorrect) The horse looked beautiful. (Correct) 16. Question tags are always the opposite of the sentence which means that if the sentence is positive, the question tag is negative and vice versa. Thus, You were dancing, were you? (Incorrect) You were dancing, weren’t you? (Correct) 17. An innitive verb should never be split. Thus, I request you to kindly tell me. (Incorrect) I request you kindly to tell me. (Correct) 18. A pronoun after ‘like’, ‘unlike’ and ‘let’ takes an objective case. Thus, You will never nd a woman like she. (Incorrect) You will never nd a woman like her. (Correct) Let I do it. (Incorrect) Let me do it. (Correct) 19. The relative pronoun ‘that’is used instead of ‘who’ or ‘which’ after adjectives in the superlative degree. Thus, This is the best which she could do. (Incorrect) This is the best that she could do. (Correct) 20. To show equality ‘as’is used both before and after the adjective. Thus, I can run as fast, if not faster than you. (Incorrect) I can run as fast as, if not faster than you. (Correct) 21. Even though‘More than one’indicates a plural sense, it agrees with a singular noun and takes a singular verb. Thus, More than one students completed their project. (Incorrect)

9/5/2017


More than one student completed his project. (Correct) 22. ‘Scarcely’and ‘hardly’ are followed by ‘when’ and not by ‘than’. Thus, Hardly had the teacher left the room than the pupils started enjoying. (Incorrect) Hardly had the teacher left the room when the pupils started enjoying. (Correct) 23. ‘Though’ is followed by ‘yet’and not by ‘but’. Thus, Though he is poor but he is honest. (Incorrect) Though he is poor, yet he is honest. (Correct) 24. ‘Lest’must be followed by ‘should’ or by nothing at all and ‘Such’ must be followed by ‘as’. Thus, Work hard lest you will fail. (Incorrect) Work hard lest you should fail. (Correct) Work hard lest you fail. (Correct) He is such a writer that everybody should read his books. (Incorrect) He is such a writer as everybody should read his books. (Correct) 25. ‘Unless’ expresses a condition and is always used in the negative sense. Thus ‘not’ is never used with ‘unless’. Thus, Unless you do not work hard, you will not excel in the examination. (Incorrect) Unless you work hard, you will not excel in the examination. (Correct) 26. ‘When’denotes a general sense and ‘while’ implies a time duration of doing something. Thus, When learning how to sing, technique is of utmost importance. (Incorrect) While learning how to sing, technique is of utmost importance. (Correct) Now that you know spotting errors in English, you can now practice some exercises on the same to get a good grip on the topic. Keep looking this space as we would be coming up with more related articles to make your preparation journey easy. Don’t forget to look at Part 2 of this article – More tips for error spotting (https://testbook.com/blog/26-tips-for-spotting-errors-in-english-for-sbi-po-part-ii/) ! Let us how you are going about your SBI PO Preparation. Tell us about your experience with the actual exam. We are keen to know.

(https://testbook.com/blog/linkout/44847)

71

Suggested Posts

Save

Top Posts

9/5/2017


(https://testbook.com/blog/static-indeterminacy-gate-civil-pdf/) Static Indeterminacy – GATE (Civil) Study Notes i... (https://testbook.com/blog/staticindeterminacy-gate-civil-pdf/) 1 week ago

(https://testbook.com/blog/temples-and-monuments-gk-notes-ssc-pdf/)

Famous Historical Temples and Monuments – GK Note... (https://testbook.com/blog/temples-and-monuments-gk-notes-ssc-pdf/) 3 weeks ago

(https://testbook.com/blog/books-and-authors-ssc-bank-exams/)

Books and Authors – Previously Asked Questions &#... (https://testbook.com/blog/books-and-authors-ssc-bank-exams/) 4 weeks ago

(https://testbook.com/blog/prominent-rulers-of-india/)

Prominent Rulers of India – List for SSC & B... (https://testbook.com/blog/prominentrulers-of-india/) 4 weeks ago

Search

Search for...

Recent Articles Detailed IB Syllabus ACIO Grade B Exam 2017 wit h Marks Distribution (https://testbook.com/blog/ib-syllabus/) 2 hours ago

NIOH Recruitment for Technical Ocers & Assis tants – Direct Link to Apply (https://testbook.com/blog/nioh-recruitment/) 2 hours ago

SSC MTS Admit Card 2016 Released – Download Now! (https://testbook.com/blog/ssc-mts-admit-card/) 4 hours ago

SSC Selection Post Re cruitment 2017 – Direct Link to Apply for All Regions! (https://testbook.com/blog/ssc-selection-post-recruitment/) 6 hours ago

Expected + Previous Year SSC MTS Cutoffs (https://testbook.com/blog/ssc-mts-cutoffs/) 7 hours ago

Download Our App Now Prepare 40,000+ free Questions On The Go For Banking, GATE, Railways, Insurance and much more

(https://bit.ly/2m01Ox0) Visit us on Playstore (https ://bit.ly/2m01Ox0)

Enter Phone Number

+91

SMS App Link

ouTube

19K

Follow

9/5/2017






#803-805, The Landmark Building, (Above Croma), Sector 7, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai - 410210

9/5/2017




[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])



+91-8080-433-233 (tel:+91-8080-433-233) Oce hours: 10 AM to 8 PM (Sunday Closed)

COMPANY About Us (https://testbook.com/about-us) Careers (https://testbook.com/careers) Vyaktitva (https://testbook.com/vyaktitva-testbook-leadership-initiative)

Partners (https://testbook.com/partners)

Blog (https://testbook.com/blog/) Media (https://testbook.com/news) COURSES Bank PO (https://testbook.com/bank-po) Bank SO (https://testbook.com/bank-so) Bank Clerk (https://testbook.com/bank-clerk) RBI (https://testbook.com/rbi) Insurance (https://testbook.com/insurance)

SSC CGL (https://testbook.com/ssc-cgl)

Railways RRB (https://testbook.com/railways-rrb) Aptitude (https://testbook.com/aptitude) GK & Current Affairs (https://testbook.com/gk-and-current-affairs)

GATE (https://testbook.com/gate) BSNL TTA (https://testbook.com/bsnl-tta)

SSC JE (https://testbook.com/ssc-je) CIL (https://testbook.com/cil) MOBILE (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.testbook.tbapp)

FOLLOW US

 

  (https://www.linkedin.com/company/testbook-

(https://www.facebook.com/testbookdotcom) (https://www.facebook.com/testbookdotcom) (https://plus.google.com/+Testbookdotcom) com)

© Testbook 2017 Privacy (https://testbook.com/privacy-policy)

Terms (https://testbook.com/terms-of-service)

User Policy (https://testbook.com/acceptable-use-policy) (https://mixpanel.com/f/partner)

26 Tips for Spotting Errors in English for Bank PO (Part I) - Testbook Blog

Recommend Documents