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GOLDEN POINTS
Here is this material that contains the full notes on English which is useful
MICE
ENGLISH
101 Golden points to solve spotting errors
Here is the list of 101 golden points used for solving spotting errors in English language on
competitive exams.
POINT NUMBER 1:-
Some nouns like to be plural form but they are singular. For those subjects we always treat
them singular form and we use that verb in singular form.
Here is the list of them
Scenery Poetry
Advice Business
Information Economics
Machinery Physics
Stationary Mathematics
Furniture Ethics
Fuel Athletics
Rice Innings
Issue Gallows (a wooden frame to use for a
Bedding punishment of hanging up the criminals)…
criminals) … etc
News
Example:-
The scenery of Kashmir are enchanting ( wrong)
The scenery of Kashmir is enchanting ( correct)
He has given advice
They have given me some pieces of advice
POINT NUMBER 2:-
Some nouns are look like singular in form but they are used as plural and always take a plural
verb.
Here is the list of them
Cattle People
Gentry (the people who belongs to high Clergy
class society) Company
Peasantry Police….
Police…. etc
Actuary (large weapons taken on one
Example:-
The cattle is grassing in the ground ( wrong)
The cattle are grassing in the ground ( correct )
POINT NUMBER 3:-
Some nouns are always used in plural form and take plural verbs.
Here is the list of them
Trousers Goods
Scissors Alms
Spectacles Premises
Stockings Thanks
Shorts Tides….etc
Missile
Examples:-
Where is my trousers (wrong)
Where are my trousers ( correct )
Spectacles is now costly item (wrong)
Spectacles are costly item (correct )
POINT NUMBER 4:-
Some nouns that give the measurements like fallows
Money
Number
measure
weight…etc
When they are preceded by a numeral, they remain unchanged in form.
Example:-
It is a 3 years degree course. (wrong)
It is a 3 year degree course. ( correct )
I have 10 dozens of shoes. ( wrong)
I have 10 dozen of shoes. ( correct )
POINT NUMBER 5:-
Collecting nouns such as public, team, commute, government, audience, orchestra,
company…etc are both as singular and plural depending on the meaning.
When that word indicates that a unit the verb is singular otherwise it will be plural.
Example:-
The team hasn‟t come yet
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POINT NUMBER 6:-
Some nouns have one meaning in singular another in plural
Here is some list of those
Advice = counsel; advices = information
Air = atmosphere; airs = proud
Good = complement; goods = properties
Iron = metal; irons= chains
Force = strength; forces = army
Content = satisfaction; contents = things contained
Physic = medicine; physics = physical science
Respect = regards; respects = complements
Work = job; works = composition
Quarter = one forth of something; quarters = buildings or houses
Example:-
Airs are necessary for all breathers (wrong)
Air is necessary for all breathers (correct )
It is bad to put on air ( wrong)
It is bad to put on airs ( correct )
POINT NUMBER 7:-
Family members is wrong ; members of family is correct
English teacher is wrong ; teacher of English is correct
Cousin brother or sister is wrong ; cousin is correct
Brother-in-laws is wrong ; brothers-in-law is correct
Place in the compartment or on the bench is correct ; room in the compartment or room on the
bench is wrong
Our’s, your’s , thair’s are wrong; ours, yours, theirs are correct in here no use of apostrophe
Wages in singular number is punishment
Example;-
The wages of sin is death
When it is in plural number it means charges for the labor
The wages of daily workers have been raised
POINT NUMBER 8:-
There are some particular nouns in English language which shows related but difference in
meaning here is the some list of those English words
MICE
Habit/custom
The noun „ habit’ applies only to individuals where as „ custom’ applies to society or country
Cause and reason
„Cause’ produces a result, while reason gives that the explanation of the cause
Example:-
Scientists try to find out the cause of a phenomenon (a disaster).
You have a good reason to be pleased with your students.
POINT NUMBER 9:-
A) Man/gentleman
„Man’ is used in ordinary sense while „ gentleman’ is a man of character
Example:-
Man is mortal
He is a gentleman at large
B) Man/people
„Men’ is plural form of man; „ people’ is used for persons
Example:-
There are 5 men in the room
The people at Bihar are simple
C) Shade/shadow
„Shade’ is a place sheltered from sun; „shadow’ means the shade of a distant form of object
Example:-
The villagers sat under shade of a tree.
He is even afraid of his own shadow.
D) Cost/price
„Cost’ is amount paid by the shopkeeper or the manufacture; „ price’ amount paid by the
customer.
Example:-
The cost of production of automobile item is gone up.
For some items the buyers have to pay higher price for necessary items.
E) House/home
„House’ - a building to living
„Home’- one‟s native place
Example:-
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Example:-
Markapur is the largest commercial center in our area.
D) Before abstract nouns used in general scene.
Example:-
Beatty fascinates the people.
E) Before names of languages
Example:-
Telugu is a difficult language to learn when compared to English.
F) Before imitations or organizations like school, collage, church, bed, table, temple, hospital,
market, jail and prison when these places are used or visited for their common purpose.
Example:-
My Christian friends go to the church every Sunday. ( wrong)
My Christian friends go to church every Sunday. ( correct )
G) Before names of relations like father, mother, sister, brother….etc
Example:-
Father is very happy today.
H) Before predicative nouns denoting a unique position that is normally held at onetime by one
person only.
Example:-
He was elected chairman of the board.
POINT NUMBER 55:-
Use of „The‟
a) When the object is unique like follows
The earth
The sky
b) Before superlative of the objects like follows
The best
The finest
c) With proper nouns like seas, rivers, group of islands, chain of mountains, deserts, news papers,
buildings, religious books, gulfs.
The Arabian sea
The Gangas
The Taj mahal
The Times of India
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Example:-
The house is built of bricks. ( wrong)
The house is built of brick. ( correct)
Note:-
When such nouns are used in plural they become common nouns with changed meaning as
follows
Coppers:-
I found some coppers while flowing the field
Irons:-
This chair is made up of iron.
Tins:-
This container made up of tin.
Cans made of tin
Woods-forest:-
Tribal‟s living in the wood. ( wrong)
Tribal‟s living in the woods. ( correct )
POINT NUMBER 64:-
Clauses in a sentence beginning with a relative pronoun.
(„who‟, ‟which‟, ‟that‟) take a verb according to the noun or pronoun preceding the relative
pronoun.
Example:-
The boy he is my cousin who stood first in the mile race. ( wrong)
The boy, who stood first in the mile race, is m y cousin. ( correct )
POINT NUMBER 65:-
When two singular nouns joined by „and‟ are preceded by „each‟ or „every‟ the pronoun used
for the subject is singular.
Example:-
Each man and each boy is responsible for their act ions. (wrong)
Each man and each boy is responsible for his action. ( correct )
POINT NUMBER 66:-
The relative pronoun should be places as the near as possible to its antecedent no ambiguity
arrives
Example:-
The boy, who stood first in the mile race, is m y cousin.
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POINT NUMBER 97:-
Adverb „as‟ is not used with verbs like „appointed‟, „electe d‟, ‟selected‟, ‟considered‟ ,‟called‟ but is
used with regard.
Example:-
He was elected as president of our society. ( wrong)
He was elected president of our society. ( correct )
I regard Ramesh my friend. ( wrong)
I regard Ramesh as my friend. ( correct )
POINT NUMBER 98:-
After the verb, „doubt‟ in reporting verb „that‟ should not be used „if‟ or „whether‟ should be
used in its place.
Example:-
I doubt that Ravi will come. ( wrong)
I doubt if Ravi will come. ( correct )
POINT NUMBER 99:-
After a mistake is committed in the use at adjectives and adverb, an adjecti ve wrongly used
with the verb when the same quality of subject, rather t han at action of the verb is to be expressed.
Example:-
The flowers smelt sweetly. ( wrong)
The flowers smelt sweet. (correct )
POINT NUMBER 100:-
It is a common practice in conversation to make a statement and as per conformation; as it is
had isn‟t it two points are kept to be kept two points are to be kept in mind it the statement is +ve the
tag question is – ve.
Example:-
It is raining, is it? (wrong)
It is raining, isn‟t it? (correct )
You are not busy, aren‟t you? ( wrong)
You are not busy, are you? ( correct )
POINT NUMBER 101:-
There are certain common errors which should be avoided
a) The „two first is meaningless is employees that two first two things may be first.
We should say the „first two‟
Example:-
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