English Vocabulary from
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- Rita was as good a singer as her. (wrong)
- Rita was as good a singer as she. (correct)
- Explanation : 'She' is the subject of the deleted predicate 'was a good singer'.
- You cannot tell us people what to drink. (wrong)
- You cannot tell we people what to drink. (wrong)
- You cannot tell us what to drink. (correct)
- Though he is fat yet he runs fast. (wrong)
- Though he is fat, her runs fast. (correct)
- Explanation : 'Though' is the conjunction and a second conjunction - 'but', 'yet' or 'still' is not required.
- If he is fat then he will run slowly. (wrong)
- If he is fat, he will run slowly. (correct)
- Explanation : In a conditional clause, the consequent clause need not have 'then'.
- As I fired at the tiger at that time he shook my arm. (wrong)
- As I fired at the tiger, he shook my arm. (correct)
- Explanation : The first clause refers to a point of time, its repetition (at that time) is redundant.
- Because he is clever therefore (or so) he gets good marks. (wrong)
- Because he is clever, he gets good marks. (correct)
- Explanation : In a clause-effect sentence, if the cause is indicated by 'because', the result clause doe not need 'therefore'.
- He did not come to school. Because he was ill. (wrong)
- He did not come to school because he was ill. (correct)
- Explanation : The clause that indicates the cause cannot be separated from the clause that indicates its effect.
- No sooner I had spoken, than he left. (wrong)
- No sooner had I spoken than he left. (correct)
- Explanation : Just like 'never', if a sentence begins with 'no sooner', the auxiliary precedes the subject.
- I have bought many fireworks, such as rockets and etc. (wrong)
- I have bought many fireworks, such as rockets. (correct)
- Explanation : It would be good if that overworked Latin abbreviation 'etc.' was forbidden in all composition.
- I want to know as to why I have been detained. (wrong)
- I want to know why I have been detained. (correct)
- Explanation : In modern English 'as to' is not needed to connect a clause with the main clause.
- This is my friend, he was at school with me. (wrong)
- This is my friend who was at school with me. (correct)
- Explanation : 'Who' is needed if the relative clause is attached to the noun phrase 'my friend'.
Shared by Bhargav Gupta Yechuri
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