April 2017

Exercise 71: Give the correct adverb, hard or hardly, in these sentences 1. The country was hit very _______ by the drought. 2. I ________ know how to thank you…

260. Omission of there as an introductory word Don’t say: Once lived a great king. √ Say: Once there/There once lived a great king. Use the adverb there to introduce the…

251. Omission of a or an from make a noise, etc. Don’t say: I told them not to make noise. √ Say: I told them not to make a noise…

242. The -s or -es of the third person singular omitted Don’t say. He speak English very well. √ Say: He speaks English very well. Take great care not to leave…

             Incorrect omissions                        Omission of prepositions The following are examples of mistakes made through…

211. Set a watch by, not put a watch with Don’t say: I put my watch with the radio news. ✓ Say: I set my watch by the radio news. 212.…

196. Ask a question, not make a question Don’t say: Naomi made me several questions. ✓ Say: Naomi asked me several questions. 197. Take an hour, not need an hour,…

Exercise 50: Use hung or hanged in the following 1. He was found guilty and ___________. 2. Mother _________ the clothes up to dry. 3. The picture __________ on the…

                 Un-English expressions Mistakes often result from too close a translation into English of foreign idiomatic expressions. The following are examples of such…