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Some Common Errors in English

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All of us know English. We can chat with our friends in English, read English books and ofcourse watch English movies and understands them. But we cant get more marks in English paper of bank exams. Some times we feel disappointed by seeing our English marks lesser than our expectations. Whats the problem ? Well the problem is "we Neglect some basic things!!! we know everything, but we don't mind forgetting them. Lets have a look at some common errors in English. Just read these point twice or thrice so that you can get 5 marks at least for sure :)


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The Titanic drowned in the sea
The Titanic sank in the sea
Higher we go, cooler we feel
The higher we go, the cooler we feel
She quickly did the job.
She did the job quickly.
He is my older Brother
He is my elder Brother
Most unique opportunity
Unique opportunity
It is much hot today
It is very hot today
Rich should be kind to poor
The rich should be kind to the poor
S/He is my Cousin brother/sister
S/He is my Cousin
She quickly did the job
She did the job quickly.
One must do his duty
One must do one’s duty
Do you know to Dance?
Do you know how to Dance?
Have you bought some apples?
Have you bought any apples?
No less than 50 persons Killed
No fewer than 50 persons Killed
The climate of Goa is better than Nagpur
The climate of Goa is better than that of Nagpur
Many a man were here
Many a man was here
My state of health
The state of my health
I don’t know the English alphabets
I don’t know the English alphabet
May I take your leave
May I take leave of you
Excuse me being late
Excuse my being late
He rarely goes out, doesn’t he?
He rarely goes out, does he?
He admitted that he was in wrong
He admitted that he was in the wrong
The number of people are small
The number of people is small
My little sister goes to the school by bus
My little sister goes to school by bus
The series of lectures were boring 
The series of lectures was boring
English teacher
Teacher of English
He lives in a boarding
He lives in a boarding house
You are wiser than old 
You are more wise than old
A good play of football
A good game of football
He behaves as if he was a king
He behaves as if he were a king
Chennai is further than Delhi
Chennai is farther than Delhi
They were counting on me helping them
They were counting on my helping them
This drawing is more perfect than the other one
This drawing is perfect than the other one
Word by word translation is not necessary
Word for word translation is not necessary
Two third of the book
Two thirds of the book
No space in this compartment
No room in this compartment

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