English Usage Errors – MBA – CUET PG – Notes & Practice Questions

Using If Conditionals
Incorrect: If I will visit London, I will meet you.
Correct: If I visit London, I will meet you.
Rule: Use simple present after conjunctions like when, after, if, as soon as to express future meaning.
Examples:
– I will talk to him when I see him.
– I will call you as soon as I arrive at the airport.
– If the plan succeeds, I will come.

Married with / Married to
Incorrect: She is married with an engineer.
Correct: She is married to an engineer.
Rule: Use to with married.

Every + Singular Noun
Incorrect: Every students is intelligent.
Correct: Every student is intelligent.
Rule: Use singular nouns after every.

Using but and although together
Incorrect: Although it was raining, but we went to market.
Correct: Although it was raining, we went to market.
Rule: If a sentence starts with although, do not use but.
Examples:
– Although cell phones have many merits, demerits exist.
– Although he was not well, he attended the function.

Your / You’re
Incorrect: What was you’re answer?
Correct: What was your answer?
Rule: Your shows possession; you’re = you are.
Examples: Where is your phone? / You’re responsible for this project.

Its / It’s
Incorrect: Its Sunday morning.
Correct: It’s Sunday morning.
Rule: It’s = it is; its shows possession.
Examples: The floor looks great with its new mat. / It’s raining outside.

There / Their / They’re
Incorrect: Parents work for there children.
Correct: Parents work for their children.
Rule: There for place; their for possession; they’re = they are.
Examples: There are many shops. / They’re going to Delhi.

Unique / Most unique
Incorrect: This is the most unique dress.
Correct: This is the unique dress.
Rule: Words like unique, perfect, ideal, entire do not take degrees of comparison.

Me / I
Incorrect: Smith and me went to the mall.
Correct: Smith and I went to the mall.
Rule: When you are part of the subject, use I.
Examples: John and I are planning a trip.

Then / Than
Incorrect: She is beautiful then her.
Correct: She is beautiful than her.
Rule: Than is used for comparison; then for sequence.
Examples: First go to Amritsar, then Delhi.

Amount / Number
Incorrect: A greater amount of people visited.
Correct: A greater number of people visited.
Rule: Amount for uncountable things; number for countable.
Examples: A large amount of sand / a number of TV shows.